Notre Dame said no thanks to college football consolation prizes.

Hours after getting snubbed by the College Football Playoff committee, the school released a statement from its football team Sunday afternoon declining an invitation to any other bowl game.

“As a team we’ve decided to withdraw our name from consideration for a bowl game following the 2025 season,” the statement read. “We appreciate the support from our families and fans, and we’re hoping to bring the 12th national title to South Bend in 2026.”

It’s a surprising development that completed a stunning day for the Fightin’ Irish.

The committee had no choice but to leave out one of Alabama, Notre Dame or Miami from the at-large pool. Controversy was bound to happen.

But the problem is that Notre Dame was ahead of Miami in last week’s rankings and neither team played a game since. So, how did Miami jump ahead of Notre Dame on a bye week?

The final rankings put Miami and Notre Dame next to each other, and Miami’s head-to-head win in September served as the de facto tiebreaker. It was a move that could’ve happened at any other point to much less uproar.

“Any rankings or show prior to this last one is an absolute joke and a waste of time,” Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua told Yahoo Sports.

The opening games of the 2025 College Football Playoff:

Round 1

• No. 9 Alabama 34, No. 8 Oklahoma 24 (Dec. 19)
• No. 10 Miami 10, No. 7 Texas A&M 3 (Dec. 20)
• No. 6 Ole Miss 41, No. 11 Tulane 10 (Dec. 20)
• No. 5 Oregon 51, No. 12 James Madison 34 (Dec. 20)

Quarterfinals

• No. 10 Miami vs No. 2 Ohio State at Dec. 31 at 7:30 p.m. ET
• No. 5 Oregon vs No. 4 Texas Tech on Jan. 1 at 12 p.m. ET
• No. 9 Alabama vs No. 1 Indiana on Jan. 1 at 4 p.m. ET
• No. 6 Ole Miss vs No. 3 Georgia on Jan. 1 at 8 p.m. ET

The Irish finish the season on a 10-game winning streak, with their only two losses by a combined four points against CFP participants Miami and Texas A&M.

One year ago, Notre Dame was the national runner-up.