AP Poll Voter Forgets To Include Notre Dame In Top 25

It was a simple mistake to keep the Irish out of the poll, but now they need to be unforgettable

Oct 19, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback Riley Leonard (13) runs against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images / Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

Notre Dame was nowhere to be found on one AP voter's ranking submission

Notre Dame held steady in this week's AP poll, checking in at number 12. AP votes logged are a matter of public record. Everyone can see exactly where every eligible voter places each team each week.

With this in mind, immediate questions were asked of ABC11 in Raleigh's Kate Rogerson when she did not include Notre Dame in her top 25 ballot despite the Irish being 6-1 and coming off an impressive 31-13 beatdown of Georgia Tech in Atlanta.

Was Kate trying to highlight how little she thinks of Notre Dame? Nah. She claims that she inserted her ballot incorrectly which caused this error.

We've all been there.

While this is a perfectly believable reason for the mishap, it's fair to ask. Did Kate simply forget about Notre Dame altogether?

Total mistake by me! I inserted my ballot incorrectly, but ND should have been ranked #13 on my poll.

Sorry Irish fans! I’ll be better. https://t.co/3Dd4bBrjg9

— Kate Rogerson (@KateRogersonTV) October 20, 2024

Notre Dame is out of sight, out of mind to many people due to independence

While it certainly seems like this was an innocent procedural mistake by Kate, it does lend to a bigger picture concept about Notre Dame and its standing in the sport of college football.

Sometimes it feels like the Irish exist on an island all alone by being independent. And this comes with positives and negatives.

Many fans and media around the country are so consumed and wrapped up in conference races and matchups, the independent Irish fall between the cracks and are out of sight out of mind for many weeks of the season.

How can Notre Dame try to avoid this issue moving forward? Be a legitimate title contender that nobody can forget about.

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