text: why is notre dame ranked 5th???  they suck!!!!? they have a pathetic schedule. the only hard ranked team they played they got their a#$ handed to them by my boys. just stupid they are up their. maybe 10th but no higher. i agree that other than big ten teams they have played no one and the teams from the big ten they did play aren't that good other than michigan, who has you said pasted the irish.  i think they get too much credit based on their history,   personally i think west virginia, rutgers, wisconsin and lsu should all be ranked above the irish.  it will settle itself though once usc gives them a beat down in two weeks.