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Notre Dame Finishes Ranked 14th In The Polls

Both the AP and Coaches Polls ranked the Irish No. 14 in the final regular season polls
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Notre Dame finished the 2019 regular season ranked 14th in both the Associated Press and Amway Coaches Polls.

The Fighting Irish finished 3-2 against Coaches Poll Top 25 teams and 2-2 against AP Top 25 teams. The Irish defeated USC (No. 22 AP, No. 23 CP), Navy (No. 21 in both polls) and Virginia (No. 25 Coaches). Notre Dame lost to No. 5 Georgia and No. 17 Michigan.

Both polls continue to overrate Utah, who finished 11-2 against an incredibly soft schedule. Utah played just two opponents that won at least eight games this season, and the Utes lost to both teams. The Coaches Poll had Utah ranked No. 10 while the AP Poll dropped them all the way down to 12.

So a Utah team that went 0-2 against ranked teams is ahead of a Notre Dame squad that had three wins against Top 25 teams and a Penn State team that had two wins over Top 25 opponents.

Should Notre Dame win its bowl game and stay in its current slot (or move up) it would mark the first time since 1991-93 the Fighting Irish finished three straight seasons ranked in the Top 15.

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Bryan Driskell is the publisher of Irish Breakdown and has been covering Notre Dame football for over a decade. A former college football player and coach, Bryan and Irish Breakdown bring a level of expertise and analysis that is unmatched. From providing in depth looks at the Fighting Irish, breaking news stories and honest recruiting analysis, Irish Breakdown has everything Notre Dame football fans want and need. Bryan was previous a football analyst for Blue & Gold Illustrated before launching Irish Breakdown. He coached college football at Duquesne University, Muhlenberg College, Christopher Newport University, Wittenberg University and Defiance College. During his coaching career he was a pass game coordinator, recruiting coordinator, quarterbacks coach, running backs coach and wide receivers coach. Bryan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Salisbury University, where he played quarterback for the Sea Gulls. You can email Bryan at bryan@irishbreakdown.com. Become a premium Irish Breakdown member, which grants you access to all of our premium content and our premium message board! Click on the link below for more. BECOME A MEMBER Be sure to stay locked into Irish Breakdown all the time! Follow Bryan on Twitter: @CoachD178Like and follow Irish Breakdown on FacebookSubscribe to the Irish Breakdown YouTube channelSubscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes Sign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter

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