Notre Dame Overtakes Miami in Top 3 After 31-24 Win

Notre Dame jumped to No. 3 in the Week 11 Coaches Poll on Saturday following a 31-24 victory over previously top-ranked Miami. The result reshuffled the upper echelon of college football standings and marked a pivotal shift in the national race.

C.J. Carr led the Fighting Irish with 319 passing yards and three touchdown passes. The performance avenged a loss from the previous season and solidified the Irish's position in the rankings. Miami fell five spots to No. 6 after suffering its first defeat of the year.

Georgia returned to the No. 1 position after a three-week absence. The Bulldogs defeated then-No. 12 Ole Miss by 35 points, with Gunner Stockon throwing four touchdown passes. The Georgia defense prevented Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss from scoring for the first time this season.

The number of undefeated teams has dropped to a historic low. Utah and UCLA are the only remaining unbeaten programs as of Nov. 8. This matches the fewest undefeated FBS teams at this point in the season since 2003, when Oklahoma and TCU were the final teams to lose.

Miami's loss extended a streak in which a top-two team has dropped in five consecutive weeks. That pace ties the longest such run in poll history. Notre Dame also extended its November winning streak to 12 games, the second-longest in college football behind Oregon's 13-game mark.

Other major movement included Ohio State falling out of the top 10 entirely. The Buckeyes dropped to No. 11 after a 41-28 loss to Oregon on Saturday. Kentucky plummeted from No. 7 to No. 13 following a 28-point defeat to Tennessee, while Tennessee rose seven spots to No. 9.

South Carolina replaced Northwestern in the top 25 after securing its fourth straight win. The Gamecocks will play Arkansas next weekend before hosting No. 1 Georgia on Nov. 21. Duke led the group of teams receiving votes with 172 points, ahead of Missouri at 147 and Oklahoma State at 27.