Dec. 6, 2025, 8:31 p.m. ET
Notre Dame soccer is on the bubble within the Faculty Soccer Playoff race, with the Preventing Irish at the moment occupying the ultimate at-large bid at No. 10 within the rankings.
Coach Marcus Freeman shared his argument for Notre Dame throughout an interview with Fox forward of No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Indiana within the Large Ten championship sport on Saturday, Dec. 6, earlier than the bracket is revealed on Dec. 7.
“I feel the final word query is: ‘Who’s the most effective staff now?’” Freeman stated. “And that is what the playoff committee desires and I am positive that is what school soccer followers need. I feel anytime you take a look at one single information level, it should sway you a method or one other.
“However the committee made it clear on Tuesday that the controversy and focus has been on Notre Dame and Alabama. I won’t agree with their resolution to flip us, however it exhibits the controversy is not Notre Dame (and) BYU (or) Miami, it is Notre Dame and Alabama.”
Notre Dame was ranked No. 9 over No. 10 Alabama for 2 weeks earlier than Alabama jumped Notre Dame on Dec. 2 after its highway win over Auburn. The Preventing Irish have received 10 consecutive video games after dropping their first two video games of the season towards Miami, one other CFP bubble staff, and Texas A&M, who’s firmly within the image.
Alabama fell to Georgia 28-7 within the SEC Championship sport on Dec. 6, which might probably make a dent within the Crimson Tide’s CFP probabilities. Notre Dame has received all of its 10 video games by double-digits, though solely a type of video games was towards a present ranked staff (No. 16 USC).
“As I consider our staff, and what we have been capable of do these previous 10 weeks, I consider we’re as full of a staff and taking part in in addition to anybody within the nation,” Freeman stated. “Ten straight wins by at the very least 10 factors or extra. Suppose solely 4 groups within the high 25 have finished that. I feel solely three groups up to now 5 years have received 10 straight video games with a median margin of 30 factors per victory.”
Freeman additionally shared his argument for Notre Dame over Miami, though it fell to the Hurricanes in Week 1. The top-to-head debate between the Preventing Irish and Miami has been one of many most-heated arguments within the sport in current weeks.
“We’re 10-2 with losses to at the moment No. 7 and No. 12 staff in school soccer rankings by a mixed 4 factors,” he stated. “And so they have been the primary two weeks of the season. You take a look at Miami, who went 10-2 and’s a extremely good soccer staff, however their two losses are to 2 unranked groups in the course of the season and in early November.
“I simply do not consider you may eradicate a staff primarily based on one information level.”
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