Marcus Freeman just learned the hard way that 10 straight wins don’t mean much when conference politics get involved . Notre Dame rolled through the back half of its schedule by double digits, looking every bit like a team ready for the playoffs. Then Sunday happened, and the selection committee dropped the Irish to No. 11, leaving them on the outside looking in as First Team Out.

ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips came out Tuesday, calling for playoff expansion after Notre Dame got bounced from the 12-team field.

“If you’re leaving teams out of the Playoff that could win a national championship, then you don’t have the right number,” Phillips told On3. Miami grabbed the final at-large spot at No. 10, jumping the Irish after the committee suddenly cared about their August 31 head-to-head

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