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Notre Dame playoff scenarios, explained: How BYU, Alabama win or loss would impact CFP rankings

No. 10 Notre Dame is the last at-large team in the College Football Playoff field, according to the next-to-last College Football Playoff rankings.

Will the Irish stay there after conference championship weekend? It’s bound to be one of the hottest debates of the final weekend of the 2025 college football regular season. Notre Dame — an independent FBS team — could either benefit or lose out on a second straight College Football Playoff as a result.

The debate with Notre Dame (10-2) and No. 12 Miami (10-2) is one piece of that conversation. Will it rekindle one more time ahead of the final CFP rankings on Sunday? The Irish, however, will keep an eye on the Big 12 champ

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