As experience has taught me, Notre Dame will always get the benefit of the doubt and so it is as they are ranked 10 despite their only quality win is over USC. A Group of 5 team is guaranteed a playoff spot but no Group of 5 team made it into the top 25 ranking.
Notre Dame is the most hyped and overrated football team EVER.
Unfortunately, they usually get crushed by one of the College Football Aristocrats in the Play Offs - or sooner.
Texas fought their way back up the rankings after two losses, but they close out the season with #5 Georgia and #3 Texas A&M.
My team - University of Florida - might have had the most daunting schedule in 2025. They will play seven ranked teams, then close out the season against arch-rival, and un-ranked, Florida State.
According to ESPN, Memphis is currently the highest ranked team leading a G5 conference. They would be the #12 seed.