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2022 Week 2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
crownebeach	4	Awesome defensive effort, and I really like what I see from their quarterback. I don't think this team looks like a title threat, but...they're not far off. They could run the table and get in, and if they've settled into an offensive identity by that point, I do think they could threaten 1-3 on some level. The talent is there if they ever find The Guy at quarterback.
kamiller2020	4	That could've gone much much worse. ND gave themselves a fighting chance in this game, when most people thought they'd get crushed. The offense wasn't good but....it's week 1 with a new QB. However the defense was spectacular against a unit many think is the best in CFB. If they get that kind of effort all year than Notre Dame is a playoff team. If any case the September 24th game vs UNC is must-watch TV.
DataDrivenPirate	5
galacticdude7	5
monkeymatt1836	5
12panther	6
AllHawkeyesGoToHell	6
BlueSCar	6
CollegeGolf69	6
Corgi_Koala	6
dan4223	6
Hobbes_121	6
ikindalikelemons	6	Great fight on the road in the shoe. Buchner could be great for the Golden Domers.
JeromesNiece	6
King-Clover	6
molodyets	6	The defense fared much better vs the Bucks than people thought they would.
RavenclawWiz816	6
Red261	6
SCsprinter13	6
ShamusJohnson13	6	That defense is either really damn good or Ohio State's offense is not what was promised. I hope it's the former for Notre Dame's sake, because when that offense gets healthy again, and that defense is beastly, Notre Dame would not only be in a position to sneak into the Playoff, but possibly win a game and make the title. If it's the latter, then Freeman's first season at the helm might be a bit bumpy. The good news is that it looks like Kelly was actually holding the Irish back.
Sometimeswelose	6
StevvieV	6
Thorteris	6
wesman212	6
Zloggt	6
arrowfan624	7
Buckeyes2010	7
Corporal_Hicks	7
Dropbackandpunt	7
Hackasizlak	7
mellolizard	7
nbingham196	7
one98d	7
PalmettoFace	7
RiffRamBahZoo	7
SlaminSammons	7
srs_house	7
Striker743	7
TheReformedBadger	7
TheZachster	7
tmothy07	7
wameron	7
zacheiny	7
52hoova	8
_fastball	8
Acm0028	8
BamaPride95	8
Cassiyus	8
Cecil_Hardboner	8
Chucky1539	8
CockADoodleBOOM	8
COLU_BUS	8
coogs35	8
cota1212	8
CptCheese	8
cyclonepsycho	8
darkra01	8
fo13	8
Helifino	8
IAmAChemicalEngineer	8
IceColdDrPepper_Here	8	Notre Dame put on an impressive display against Ohio State, even with the loss. I expect ND will bounce back and should be a contender for a NY6 at minimum.
JustAManAndHisLaptop	8
malowry0124	8
Meany_Vizzini	8	16.8, -1.1, -2
MrTheSpork	8
peachios	8	well they kept it close for awhile, and lost to a team who should "easily" make the playoffs, and they wont (could make it not easily tho) but dropping some du eot so early and losses are losses
Polarbear1914	8
Staind075	8
tdeff19	8
TheJeemTeam	8
badgers4194	9
boxman151515	9
Casaiir	9
CFBHurts	9
CommodoreN7	9
crimsonlaw	9
DarkLegend64	9	They put up a tough fight against OSU and had a pretty good gameplan too. For now, they remain in my top 10.
Drexlore	9
GoBlueScrewOSU7	9
HelioOne	9
jjjoebox	9
MoneyManeVick	9
MWiatrak2077	9	Good outing for Marcus Freeman, but the offense remains a serious concern going into the season.
Nathanael-Greene	9
nw____	9	Looked as good as a team can in a loss. It was closer than the score. They looked as tough as I’ve seen them look in years. Once they settle in, they will be even scarier. Still need to see them deliver in a big game, though. Strangely enough, I was really impressed by what they showed despite only putting up 10 and being shut out after halftime. The potential and talent are not the issue.
Omegaus492	9
owlalwaysloveyew	9
Pollaski	9
PromEmperorHarbaugh	9
Rakarei	9
realclean	9
ReallyCreative	9
SpadeRyker	9
stesser	9
TDenverFan	9
Techwid	9
ThaCarter	9
thexraptor	9
TopGoose	9
TrojanMan35T	9
ucieaters33	9
VerySeriousBanana	9
Arteza147	10	Loss to OSU does not warrant massive dropoff from last week especially considering they managed to keep it a tight game for the majority of the contest. Offensive line play will continue to be a question mark that may drop them further in the future.
Blazeth	10
bretticus33	10	Everyone expected Notre Dame to get blown out but they played Ohio State almost as well as they could have. Props to the Irish for holding their own in Columbus and limiting Ohio State's offense to just 21 points.
buckeyegold	10
cinciforthewin	10
Conglossian	10
Feral_Squirrel	10
Fmeson	10
fourpinz8	10
jmac_21	10
jmt85	10
Johnnycockseed	10
Lex_Ludorum	10
Maladroit44	10
nburt13	10
not_folie	10
Our-Gardian-Angel	10	Week 1: Ohio State 21, Notre Dame 10 Record: 0-1 It's another loss for Notre Dame in a big game and I don't think moral victories are what their fans are looking for at this point, but there's nothing for the Irish to hang their heads about in the first game of Marcus Freeman's first full season as head coach. They still look like a team that should be contending for an NY6 bowl.
pileatedloon	10
plannedsickdays	10
practicallybert	10
rain_parkour	10	Played Ohio State pretty close given how much better the top 3 teams are
scronko	10
SteemieRayVaughn	10
thegreendalegelf	10
TimeBroken	10
turkishguy	10
vanburen1845	10
WarEagle9	10
311polo	11
AlphaH4wk	11
ALStark69	11	-6
Blooblod	11
Ch-i-ef	11	Still better off than LSU
cornholesurfer	11
dicky_________seamus	11
dogwoodmaple	11
DrKennethJNoisewater	11
e8odie	11
HUSKEROYAL	11
jlh2b	11
ndbroski	11
olmsted	11
Pikachu1989	11
sasmith2015	11
Shrektastic28	11
teddythe3rd	11
ChargerFan2121	12	Computer Poll: Georgia Southern
deadtofall12	12
EpicSchwinn	12
icklebush	12
lillipup03	12
noahthearc	12
physedka	12
PumpSmash	12
RollWarTideEagle	12
ScarletFever333	12
seaotter2	12
Ticklebump	12
TouchdownHeroes	12
ya111101	12
Branzilla91	13
bties	13
eclectic_tastes	13	I like the energy Freeman is bringing to ND and I think that the offensive struggles had a lot more to do with OSU than ND.
GilBrandt	13
PrimalCookie	13	-7
RheagarTargaryen	13	Hard fought, but still lost. I’ll be more forgiving to them after I see them in their next few games. Hard to really judge them and OSU after that game.
SCRx	13
corundum9	14
DarthYoda2594	14
JCiLee	14
Mr_Brews	14
NoMorning6152	14
SportingMoose	14
T-nawtical	14
thomasosu	14
Bank_Gothic	15
DylanCarlson3	15	I loved Notre Dame's first half, and was pleasantly surprised by how Buchner performed early. Hated the second half, especially the fourth quarter, where it felt like Notre Dame was playing just to keep it close rather than to win. At the end of the day, they lost on the road to a likely playoff team by two possessions, which is not exactly a terrible loss.
JaxofAllTrades13	15
joebob431	15
MahjongDaily	15
ThePelvicWoo	15	Damn Notre Dame, try scoring more points next time
woakley	15
BallSoHerd	16
dabul-master	16
Longvols	16
nemoran	16
NotSoSuperNerd	16	23.79
RegionalBias	16
UNC_Samurai	16
BUSean	17
strikersteve60	17
TaylorLeprechaun	17	-8
chweris	19
falconlover79	19
Inkblot9	19
The_Horse_Joke	19
BigBoutros	20
NyquillusDillwad20	21
typicaliconoclast	21
spsellers	23
tks231	23
Xtremeloco	23
placid_salad	25

Provisional Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
perspicacious_crumb	4
PolitiBob	4
brucewaynewins	5
Butternades	5
ManiacalBlazer	5
Muffinnnnnnn	5
OldCoaly	5
PNW_Jeff	5
Dan20698	6
fredmerc111	6
jthomas694	6
MADBuc49	6
maxwell6233	6
PaulMSURon	6
the-robo-boogie	6
the_lost_carrot	6
TheFalconGuy	6
TheRedKing75	6
TommyTwoTaps	6	Played one of the clear top-3 teams in the country very tough and led at halftime, limiting a high scoring offense to 21 points. I find it hard to drop them from the top 6 due to the quality of their performance vs. the quality of opponent of the teams below.
AnAngryPanda1	7
Bereft13	7
camryn_16	7
DukeTheDuke23	7
FeliceDot27	7
Harpua99	7
ianmcmoney	7
ImAndytimbo	7
Jaymoney00	7	You actually exceeded my expectations so you don't go down that much. Just don't fuck up more like i think you will.
JBonkies	7
mcfly97	7
mmaxey14	7
PattyKane16	7
Phillyfan3	7
shadowwingnut	7	We shouldn't be dropping teams far for losing road games to top 3 teams.
tapswitch	7
Temporary-Profit-643	7
washington_jefferson	7
BananaBouquet	8
bethe2ndmouse	8
Cobainism	8
colby983	8
DownshiftGD	8
Dravens19	8
dusklord1	8	Despite losing, ND still looked like a clear top 10 team for most of the game
GreenAndYellow12	8	-4
Hugefootballfan44	8
LamarcusAldrige1234	8
madskillzmatt	8
MaxMan1300	8	quality loss
mill1634	8
muzikjamr	8
NanoBuc	8
noffinater	8
Sam_Seaborne	8
Sflabuckeye13	8
thatoneguyD13	8	Went on the road and played a tough game.
TheBeekman8	8	Close loss to Ohio State will get better
UVUboi2	8
WBLwiffleball	8
1Subject	9
ActuallyJasonPrice	9
bannista7	9	Not a typical drop for a loss since their defense showed up against one of the most (projected) talented offenses in the nation. All around a good showing. LW: 5
Beck4ou	9	Down from #7. A valiant fight from the Irish, they held an incredibly talented offense to only 21 points. It's difficult to come into the Horseshoe week 1 and stay with such a prolific offense, covering the spread and disrupting the Buckeyes should make them feel proud of their performance. Offense was not great but the OSU defense is much improved, also points for the Fullback TD.
ChaseTheFalcon	9
coletheredditer	9
colonel750	9	Notre Dame's loss to tOSU wasn't insurmountable but warranted a decent drop in the rankings.
definitelynotpatrick	9
entropy888	9
GoCardinals74	9
horaff	9
itsnotnews92	9
JmGrim	9
Matthias382	9
Megalomanizac	9
NeverDieKris	9
newSomberMan	9
RaceScottRace	9
spartan_mk	9
Steelthornn	9
The_Good_Constable	9
True_Ad5324	9
zachw900	9
zacjacobson	9
70277027	10
BearsAreGreat1	10	Despite their loss, they played competitive against a top 5 team, so they still should be a top 10 team as of now.
Dawg-Bite	10	I originally had Notre Dame around #15 in my last poll because I just didn’t think they’d have the pieces to be top 10, but they proved me wrong and played Ohio State close. The offense needs more explosiveness but rn I’d say ND is a rare case of losing yet still moving up in the rankings.
diehardcubforever	10
drneilpretenamen	10
Fantastic-Calendar-9	10	LW: 8
giveupanddie	10
hershculez	10
JB_Gibson	10	I can't think of a reason to push them lower. They did everything they could, but a new head coach got beat by an experienced coach... It's that simple, and I think there was ample opportunity for it to swing the other way. I am still wondering why there were 3 runs on a 1st and 25 though....
Loopylime	10
losbullitt	10
mthompson2320	10
romulusjsp	10
sconbon	10	Better than I expected.
Terminal_BAS	10
whereismysauerkraut	10
WitchKing17	10	Didn't look great against OSU, but still a Top 10 team
_n8n8_	11
dtynes10	11
FourteenClocks	11
guttata	11
IT_JUST_MEANS_JORT	11
jalexjsmithj	11
mauliknshah	11
OSUfan88	11
PSUMediaPA	11	They were in the game against #1 (imo) until late in the 4th Quarter and led for more than entire quarter of the game. They get knocked down a few pegs but they're not out of the CFP hunt.
Pure_Protein_Machine	11
redrumsoxLoL	11
The_Ghost_of_TK9	11
the_neverdoctor	11
Xarathustria	11
Archaic_1	12	The irish are fine, but you can't be 0-1 and be in the top 10.
biblur	12
iDevourer	12
rocco2246	12
secoja8	12
TimHowardsHands	12
zachismadewell	12
DaewooLanosMFerrr	13
Due_Connection179	13
I-AMA-KarmaWhore-AMA	13
IMissMW2Lobbies	13
jaybigs	13
JustinMSU21	13
KyleAg06	13
mathmanhale	13
PleasantElevator8340	13
ggskater	14
hdbutler	14
just-regular-I-guess	14	They lost
RealignmentJunkie	14
59brad	15
Cooliamabeast	15
mcdsmaster8824	15
catman1256	16
funf_	17
herrkatze5	17
Sebene	17
beaver333	18
ch1l1_ch33s3	18
Spacesurfer6	18
ewolfy13	19	An overrated team which did hang tough until the end. OSu did struggle offensively in the beginning, likely due to ND's defense playing well, but the offense did not look good
mynameisotis	20
buckeye4249	21

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