"The Irish had been ranked in the top 10 of every CFP rankings release until Sunday, when they were placed No. 11 and were the first team out. Miami, which beat Notre Dame in Week 1, moved ahead of the Irish in the final rankings to take the final at-large berth."
"Bevacqua expressed frustration with the entire process, telling ESPN's Jen Lada that the team felt as if it had the rug pulled out from under them, in part because they believed they were well situated to make the field because of where it had been previously ranked."
"'Once we moved Miami ahead of BYU, then we had that side-by-side comparison that everybody had been hungering for,' Yurachek said. 'You look at those two teams on paper, and they are almost equal in their schedule strength, their common opponents, the results against common opponents.'"
Notre Dame was excluded from the 12-team College Football Playoff after the final CFP rankings placed the Irish at No. 11, with Miami taking the last at-large spot. The Irish had been inside the top 10 on every prior CFP release but slipped in the final ranking despite not playing that weekend. Notre Dame officials expressed shock and frustration and criticized pre-final rankings as misleading. Miami climbed steadily in the rankings and overtook BYU and Notre Dame; the CFP committee cited Miami’s head-to-head victory and a side-by-side comparison when evaluating the final positions.
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