Notre Dame Notches Top 25 Victory
October 1, 2023
Notre Dame quarterback Sam Hartman converted a 4th and 16 to keep the Fighting Irish drive going, then Audric Estime scored on a 30-yard run with 31 seconds left to give Notre Dame a 21-14 victory over then-No. 17 Duke. The Fighting Irish rise two spots to No. 11 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll while the Blue Devils drop to No.
Rank School (1st votes) Pts. Prev. Rec.
1 Georgia (59) 1,589 1 5-0
2 Michigan (1) 1,503 2 5-0
3 Ohio State (2) 1,405 3 4-0
4 Texas (1) 1,381 5 5-0
5 Florida State 1,374 4 4-0
6 Penn State 1,241 7 5-0
7 Southern California 1,227 6 5-0
8 Washington (1) 1,199 8 5-0
9 Oregon 1,118 9 5-0
10 Alabama 996 11 4-1
11 Notre Dame 925 13 5-1
12 Oklahoma 888 14 5-0
13 North Carolina 795 15 4-0
14 Washington State 711 17 4-0
15 Mississippi 617 20 4-1
16 Oregon State 606 21 4-1
17 Miami 566 18 4-0
18 Tennessee 490 19 4-1
19 Utah 428 10 4-1
20 Kentucky 356 NR 5-0
21 Duke 319 16 4-1
22 Missouri 283 22 5-0
23 LSU 169 12 3-2
24 Fresno State 144 NR 5-0
25 Louisville 99 NR 5-0
Dropped out: No. 23 Florida (3-2); No. 24 Kansas (4-1); No. 25 Kansas State (3-1).
Others receiving votes: Maryland (5-0) 81; Kansas State (3-1) 73; Texas A&M (4-1) 59; Air Force (5-0) 32; UCLA (3-1) 29; Clemson (3-2) 18; Iowa (4-1) 17; Wyoming (4-1) 12; Kansas (4-1) 11; Tulane (4-1) 10; James Madison (5-0) 8; West Virginia (4-1) 6; Brigham Young (4-1) 5; Marshall (4-0) 3; Wisconsin (3-1) 3; Ohio (4-1) 2; Florida (3-2) 1; Memphis (4-1) 1.
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Notre Dame quarterback Sam Hartman converted a 4th and 16 to keep the Fighting Irish drive going, then Audric Estime scored on a 30-yard run with 31 seconds left to give Notre Dame a 21-14 victory over then-No. 17 Duke. The Fighting Irish rise two spots to No. 11 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll while the Blue Devils drop to No.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Pts. | Prev. | Rec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia (59) | 1,589 | 1 | 5-0 | |
| 2 | Michigan (1) | 1,503 | 2 | 5-0 | |
| 3 | Ohio State (2) | 1,405 | 3 | 4-0 | |
| 4 | Texas (1) | 1,381 | 5 | 5-0 | |
| 5 | Florida State | 1,374 | 4 | 4-0 | |
| 6 | Penn State | 1,241 | 7 | 5-0 | |
| 7 | Southern California | 1,227 | 6 | 5-0 | |
| 8 | Washington (1) | 1,199 | 8 | 5-0 | |
| 9 | Oregon | 1,118 | 9 | 5-0 | |
| 10 | Alabama | 996 | 11 | 4-1 | |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 925 | 13 | 5-1 | |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 888 | 14 | 5-0 | |
| 13 | North Carolina | 795 | 15 | 4-0 | |
| 14 | Washington State | 711 | 17 | 4-0 | |
| 15 | Mississippi | 617 | 20 | 4-1 | |
| 16 | Oregon State | 606 | 21 | 4-1 | |
| 17 | Miami | 566 | 18 | 4-0 | |
| 18 | Tennessee | 490 | 19 | 4-1 | |
| 19 | Utah | 428 | 10 | 4-1 | |
| 20 | Kentucky | 356 | NR | 5-0 | |
| 21 | Duke | 319 | 16 | 4-1 | |
| 22 | Missouri | 283 | 22 | 5-0 | |
| 23 | LSU | 169 | 12 | 3-2 | |
| 24 | Fresno State | 144 | NR | 5-0 | |
| 25 | Louisville | 99 | NR | 5-0 |
Dropped out: No. 23 Florida (3-2); No. 24 Kansas (4-1); No. 25 Kansas State (3-1).
Others receiving votes: Maryland (5-0) 81; Kansas State (3-1) 73; Texas A&M (4-1) 59; Air Force (5-0) 32; UCLA (3-1) 29; Clemson (3-2) 18; Iowa (4-1) 17; Wyoming (4-1) 12; Kansas (4-1) 11; Tulane (4-1) 10; James Madison (5-0) 8; West Virginia (4-1) 6; Brigham Young (4-1) 5; Marshall (4-0) 3; Wisconsin (3-1) 3; Ohio (4-1) 2; Florida (3-2) 1; Memphis (4-1) 1.
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