Notre Dame continues climbing back up the polls, rising up to No. 18 in the latest A sociated Pre s poll after the Fighting Irish improved to 7-3 with a New Orleans Pelicans Jeresy 35-32 win at Navy.Notre Dame began the season ranked No. 5 in both the AP and Coaches Polls but fell out by week three when the Irish started the season 0-2. Notre Dame jumped back in to No. 20 last week after pounding Clemson (35-14) at home.The Irish climbed up again thanks to the win over Navy, but also lo ses by teams ranked ahead of them. Tulane, NC New Orleans Pelicans T-Shirts State, Texas and Illinois all fell out of the rankings after lo ses. Notre Dame was five spots higher in the AP Poll last week, so its Ike Anigbogu Jersey two-spot climb wasn't as sharp as it was in the Coaches Poll, which saw the Irish jump up six spots to No. 19.Notre Dame currently owns wins over No. 13 North Carolina, who the Irish beat 45-32 in Chapel Hill back in September, and against No. 9 Clemson, who the Irish smacked last weekend.Notre Dame finishes the regular Steven Adams Jersey season against No. 7 USC, who moved up after beating Colorado on Friday night. The Trojans play at No. 16 UCLA this weekend. UCLA dropped seven spots after losing to Arizona last night.Irish Breakdown ContentScroll to ContinueBecome a premium Irish Breakdown member, which grants you acce s to Kira Lewis Jr. Jersey all of our premium content and our premium me sage board! Click on the link below for more.Be sure to stay locked into Irish Breakdown all the time!Follow me on Twitter: Follow me on Gettr: