Notre Dame doesn't continue their national championship bid until New Year's Day when the Fighting Irish take on Georgia in the Sugar Bowl. However, five teams Notre Dame will take on in the 2025 regular season concluded their 2024 campaigns on Friday in various bowl games.

While seed pairings are #7 VS #2, the reality is that the AP Top 25 Rankings have this as a #3 (Notre Dame) vs #2 (Georgia). To be fair, the AP rankings feel pretty accurate about right now — and even if they aren’t — the disparity between the two programs feels that way.

The College Football Playoff quarterfinal round will see the No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs (11-2) facing the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-1) in the Sugar Bowl at 8:45 p.m. ET in New Orleans,