Did Notre Dame deserve to move up in the polls?

Notre Dame moved up from No. 9 to No. 8 in both major polls this week.

As I watched the Notre Dame season opener against Louisville on Monday night, I couldn’t help but to notice the general mood of the Irish fan base on social media. Like myself, the Golden Domer faithful were less-than-impressed by what they were watching.

By the end of the night — on the scoreboard at least — things had appeared to have worked out.  The spread was 18.5. The Irish won by 18. A bunch of programs around the country would have taken that result in a heartbeat.

It crossed my mind during the game that the Irish could feel the effects of a lackluster performance when the next polls come out. I was not going to be shocked to see the coaches and media drop Notre Dame a spot or two.

To my surprise, when the AP Top 25 and Amway Coaches Polls were released yesterday, Notre Dame had moved up to No. 8 in both sets of rankings. I had to check to see if I had missed an upset in the top ten somewhere. I had not.

Instead, it was Florida’s sloppy win over Miami in Week 0 that was responsible for the Irish rising up the polls. Both the AP and the coaches punished the Gators for their close, come from behind win over unranked Miami on a neutral field, dropping Florida 2-3 spots.

Honestly, watching that game, I thought the result had more to do with Miami being underrated than the Gators being overrated.

During the Notre Dame-Louisville game, I truly felt like I was watching an Irish team underperform against the expectations placed on them before the season. So again, I expected them to drop in the polls.

I want to get YOUR take.

Were you surprised to see Notre Dame move up in the polls, even if only by one slot? Let us know in the comments section below or on social media.