Notre Dame football slides to No. 11 in AP poll, but hype train rolls on

The Irish (4-1) will carry a slightly lower national ranking, though, when they visit 17th-ranked Duke (4-0) Saturday night in Durham, N.C., than the No. 9 standing they had before this past Saturday night’s primetime, last-second, 17-14 loss to Ohio State at Notre Dame Stadium. Notre Dame checked in at No. 11 in both the Associated Press and NFF-FWAA Super 16 polls on Sunday, while the coaches poll dropped the Irish to No. 13.