Irish land at No. 10 in first selection committee rankings
Notre Dame may have been better off in the old BCS system.
That is if the first College Football Playoff selection committee rankings are any indication.
The Irish (6-1), ranked No. 6 in the AP poll, were 10th in the initial committee rankings.
The top four in order are Mississippi State, Florida State, Auburn and Ole Miss.
Oregon was fifth, followed by Alabama, TCU, Michigan State, Kansas State and ND.
The Irish play Navy (4-4) Saturday night at Landover, Md. (8 ET, CBS-TV).
1. Mississippi State (7-0)
2. Florida State (7-0)
3. Auburn (6-1)
4. Mississippi (7-1)
5. Oregon (7-1)
6. Alabama (7-1)
7. TCU (6-1)
8. Michigan State (7-1)
9. Kansas State (6-1)
10. Notre Dame (6-1)
11. Georgia (6-1)
12. Arizona (6-1)
13. Baylor (6-1)
14. Arizona State (6-1)
15. Nebraska (7-1)
16. Ohio State (6-1)
17. Utah (6-1)
18. Oklahoma (5-2)
19. LSU (7-2)
20. West Virginia (6-2)
21. Clemson (6-2)
22. UCLA (6-2)
23. East Carolina (6-1)
24. Duke (6-1)
25. Louisville (6-2)