The second installment of the College Football Playoff rankings were released and it was good news for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Notre Dame jumped up two spots to No. 8 in the latest installment,

Four one-loss teams are still ranked ahead of Notre Dame by the coaches: Ohio State, Texas, Tennessee and Penn State. Previous Notre Dame victims this season include Texas A&M (7-2) and Louisville (6-3), ranked 15th and 24 th in the coaches poll, respectively.

After all of the debate. All of the questions. All of the intrigue. The 12-team CFP playoff era is officially upon us. The first set of CFP rankings has been revealed and Notre Dame is sitting at the ten-seed. Ahead of the Irish from one to nine are Oregon, Ohio State, Georgia, Miami, Texas, Penn State, Tennessee, Indiana, and BYU.