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[QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 2801078, member: 27"]
Probably.  ND was 12th in the preseason AP poll.  If they lose their first playoff game, which looks likely, they will end up around 8th.  Kelly did a good job but he had a lot to work with.

Here is a list of the top 25 teams in the preseason AP poll and where they sit now.  I also included any teams ranked now that were not ranked in the preseason.

I would say that the biggest positive surprises are Syracuse and Army. Syracuse had a better season and more impressive wins, so I would give Dino the edge here.

My Top 6 Coaching Jobs for 2018:

Syracuse-Dino Babers
Army-Jeff Monken
Texas-Tom Herman
Washington State-Mike Leach
UCF- Josh Heupel
Kentucky-Mark Stoops

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[TD]
Preseason
[/TD]
[TD]
Ranking
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
Team
[/TD]
[TD]
Ranking
[/TD]
[TD]
Today
[/TD]
[TD]
Variance
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
Alabama
[/TD]
[TD]
1
[/TD]
[TD]
1
[/TD]
[TD]
0
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
Clemson
[/TD]
[TD]
2
[/TD]
[TD]
2
[/TD]
[TD]
0
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
Georgia
[/TD]
[TD]
             3
[/TD]
[TD]
               4
[/TD]
[TD]
              -1
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
Wisconsin
[/TD]
[TD]
          4
[/TD]
[TD]
               NR
[/TD]
[TD]
21-
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
Ohio State
[/TD]
[TD]
         5
[/TD]
[TD]
              6
[/TD]
[TD]
               -1
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
Washington
[/TD]
[TD]
      6
[/TD]
[TD]
              10
[/TD]
[TD]
 -4
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
Oklahoma
[/TD]
[TD]
         7
[/TD]
[TD]
              5
[/TD]
[TD]
                +2
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
Miami
[/TD]
[td]
                8
[/TD]
[TD]
             NR
[/TD]
[TD]
             17-
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
Auburn
[/TD]
[TD]
              9
[/TD]
[TD]
             NR
[/TD]
[TD]
16-
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
Penn State
[/TD]
[TD]
        10
[/TD]
[TD]
            14
[/TD]
[TD]
               -4
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
Michigan State
[/TD]
[TD]
11
[/TD]
[TD]
            NR
[/TD]
[TD]
              14-
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
Notre Dame
[/TD]
[TD]
12
[/TD]
[TD]
             3
[/TD]
[TD]
                +9
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
Stanford
[/TD]
[TD]
13
[/TD]
[TD]
            NR
[/TD]
[TD]
              12-
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
Michigan
[/TD]
[TD]
14
[/TD]
[TD]
            8
[/TD]
[TD]
                 +6
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
USC
[/TD]
[TD]
15
[/TD]
[TD]
NR
[/TD]
[TD]
10-
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
TCU
[/TD]
[TD]
16
[/TD]
[TD]
NR
[/TD]
[TD]
9-
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
WVU
[/TD]
[TD]
                 17
[/TD]
[TD]
15
[/TD]
[TD]
              +2
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
Mississippi St
[/TD]
[TD]
     18
[/TD]
[TD]
20
[/TD]
[TD]
              -2
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
Florida State
[/TD]
[TD]
       19
[/TD]
[TD]
           NR
[/TD]
[TD]
             6-
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
Virginia Tech
[/TD]
[TD]
      20
[/TD]
[TD]
            NR
[/TD]
[TD]
             5-
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
UCF
[/TD]
[TD]
                    21
[/TD]
[TD]
            7
[/TD]
[TD]
               +14
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
Boise State
[/TD]
[TD]
         22
[/TD]
[TD]
           19
[/TD]
[TD]
              +3
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
Texas
[/TD]
[TD]
                  23
[/TD]
[TD]
             9
[/TD]
[TD]
              +14   
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
Oregon
[/TD]
[TD]
              24
[/TD]
[TD]
            NR
[/TD]
[TD]
               2+
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
LSU
[/TD]
[TD]
                    25
[/TD]
[TD]
            12
[/TD]
[TD]
              +13
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
Florida
[/TD]
[TD]
NR
[/TD]
[TD]
11
[/TD]
[TD]
14+
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
Washington St
[/TD]
[TD]
NR
[/TD]
[TD]
10
[/TD]
[TD]
15+
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
Kentucky
[/TD]
[TD]
NR
[/TD]
[TD]
16
[/TD]
[TD]
9+
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
Utah
[/TD]
[TD]
NR
[/TD]
[TD]
17
[/TD]
[TD]
8+
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
Syracuse
[/TD]
[TD]
NR
[/TD]
[TD]
18
[/TD]
[TD]
7+
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
Northwestern
[/TD]
[TD]
NR
[/TD]
[TD]
21
[/TD]
[TD]
4+
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
Texas A&M
[/TD]
[TD]
NR
[/TD]
[TD]
22
[/TD]
[TD]
3+
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
Army
[/TD]
[TD]
NR
[/TD]
[TD]
23
[/TD]
[TD]
2+
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
Iowa State
[/TD]
[TD]
NR
[/TD]
[TD]
24
[/TD]
[TD]
1+
[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]
Fresno State
[/TD]
[TD]
NR
[/TD]
[TD]
25
[/TD]
[TD]
0+
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