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Ohio State Football: Week 8 CFP Power Rankings

By Shayne Nissen

COLUMBUS, OH - SEPTEMBER 22: Head Coach Urban Meyer of the Ohio State Buckeyes watches as his team warms up before a game against the Tulane Green Wave at Ohio Stadium on September 22, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OH - SEPTEMBER 22: Head Coach Urban Meyer of the Ohio State Buckeyes watches as his team warms up before a game against the Tulane Green Wave at Ohio Stadium on September 22, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images) /
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SOUTH BEND, IN – SEPTEMBER 15: Miles Boykin #81 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish attempts to make a catch against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Notre Dame Stadium on September 15, 2018 in South Bend, Indiana. Notre Dame defeated Vanderbilt 22-17 (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
SOUTH BEND, IN – SEPTEMBER 15: Miles Boykin #81 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish attempts to make a catch against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Notre Dame Stadium on September 15, 2018 in South Bend, Indiana. Notre Dame defeated Vanderbilt 22-17 (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

3. Notre Dame

Notre Dame is one of the most sound and disciplined teams in the nation this season. They rank 36th with a turnover margin of +0.4 and they also rank 9th in the country in penalties per game only committing 4.4 penalties a game.

They are coming off a too close for comfort game against Pitt. But as I said in the Alabama section, pretty much every team has had a close call with a team that they should have beaten badly and Dame is no exception.

There is no denying since Ian Book has taken the helm Notre Dame has played better on basically all fronts, including defense. The offense playing at a high level has led to a shorter time on the field for the defense which is always a plus.

Not only is this Fighting Irish team for real, they are going to be a real pain in the sides of teams looking to get into the College Football Playoff.

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