Notre Dame has probably the toughest schedule in the country going up against 6 teams now ranked in the top 25.
If the Dawgs do well against Auburn, then they deserve their number 1 ranking.
And if Notre Dame wins out (even though they won't have a conference title game), they'll deserve a spot in the Finals.
Great games coming up this Saturday!
The University of Southern California had a tougher schedule than Notre Dame. The Trojans were given no bye weekends this season and had to play two road games five days apart. All of the teams they have played this year have been worthy opponents—no cream puffs.
Notre Dame got two consecutive bye weekends. Although the Domers have played some tough teams, a couple of their opponents were cream puffs—the Temple Owls and the Miami Redskins.