Kirk Herbstreit called Notre Dame’s No. 11 spot in the first College Football Playoff rankings the biggest surprise of the release, and the ESPN analyst says Saturday’s game against top-ranked Miami will decide where the Irish land.

“The one thing, I guess, if there was a surprise, it would probably be that Notre Dame is sitting down there at 11,” Herbstreit said Tuesday night on “ Nonstop ,” the show he co-hosts with ESPN analyst Joey Galloway. “I was a little bit surprised by that.”

Herbstreit on Notre Dame’s résumé

Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman looks on during the first half against the Brigham Young Cougars | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

The 7-1 Irish entered the release at No. 4 in the AP poll, but the committee slotted them behind three two-loss teams in Alabama, Texas and Ole Miss.…