Notre Dame football starts off near the top in the 2025 preseason US LBM Coaches Poll
While it's hard to take a ton of stock into preseason polls, Notre Dame is still ranked as the No. 5 team in the first USA TODAY US LBM Coaches Poll of the 2025 season.
The Irish are behind just a few schools: Texas, Ohio State, Penn State, and Georgia but will have a chance to move up the poll, especially considering it's first two games are against No. 10 Miami on the road and No. 21 Texas A&M at home. They'll play No. 25 Boise State in the middle of the season as well.
The rest of the top-10 is Clemson, Oregon, Alabama and LSU. Other teams of note are Illinois at No. 12, Michigan at No. 14, and Indiana at No. 19.
Expectations are still very high in South Bend, despite some questions marks at quarterback and on the offensive line. Like last year, the defense is expected the carry the team until the offense gets more comfortable. The tough early schedule will go a long ways into how people will perceive Notre Dame, as they start off with two tough contests.
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