Notre Dame is the best of the top 10

Notre Dame is the best of the top 10

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Notre Dame is the best of the top 10
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA – OCTOBER 4: Maddux Madsen #4 of the Boise State Broncos is sacked by Drayk Bowen #34 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the first half of the NCAA game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Boise State Broncos at Notre Dame Stadium on October 4, 2025 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) | Getty Images

This isn’t word salad or verbal vomit, this Notre Dame Football team is the best of the top 10.

Recently, On3 via Crain and Cone released their projections for the Top Ten Offenses and Top Ten Defenses in college football. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish came in at No. 2 on both lists.

So let’s add it all up. No need for weird math here — just some simple math. For both sets of rankings we will grant 11 points for 1st and 2 points for 10th and give a single point for the honorable mention.

  1. Notre Dame Fighting Irish— 20
  2. Miami Hurricanes— 17
  3. Texas Longhorns— 17
  4. Oregon Ducks — 15
  5. Ohio State Buckeyes —11
  6. Oklahoma Sooners — 11
  7. Georgia Bulldogs — 10
  8. LSU Tigers — 8
  9. Indiana Hoosiers — 6
  10. Ole Miss Rebels — 6
  11. Texas Tech Red Raiders — 5
  12. USC Trojans — 4
  13. Texas A&M Aggies — 2
  14. BYU Cougars — 1
  15. Iowa Hawkeyes — 1
  16. Alabama Crimson Tide — 1

So there you have it. Notre Dame is the best team in America — it’s science.

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