Notre Dame Holds at No. 2 in USA Today Sports NCAA Re-Rank

The Fighting Irish stay second behind Texas in USA Today's updated re-rank after a 27-10 win over Michigan State in Week 3.

Notre Dame kept its spot at No. 2 in the latest USA Today Sports NCAA Re-Rank, released after Week 3 of the college football season. Texas holds the top position, with Georgia, Ole Miss and Miami filling out the rest of the top five.

The ranking matches where the Fighting Irish sit in the US LBM Coaches and Associated Press polls, where they check in at No. 3. It is the second consecutive week Notre Dame has been slotted second in the re-rank.

Notre Dame improved to 3-0 with a 27-10 victory over Michigan State on Saturday. The Spartans sit at No. 63 in the re-rank.

Next up for the Irish is a home-state matchup against Purdue, which is 1-2 and ranked 95th. The game is scheduled for this weekend.

Week 3 results brought notable movement elsewhere in the 1-138 re-rank, with Mississippi climbing and LSU dropping.