Notre Dame legend Joe Theismann questions why Alabama got into CFP over Fighting Irish: 'It's so wrong'

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The College Football Playoff bracket was unveiled on Sunday, and officials sparked controversy when the Notre Dame Fighting Irish were left out despite only having two losses – one to the Miami Hurricanes and the other to the Texas A&M Aggies.

Both the Hurricanes and Aggies made the field of 12. Miami leapfrogged Notre Dame in the final ranking despite the Fighting Irish being in the field when the penultimate rankings were released. Neither team had a conference championship game to play before the official field was released.

The debate over Notre Dame and Miami was one to be had over the last few weeks. Who would get into the Playoff? Miami had the head-to-head overall advantage.

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Former Notre Dame Fighting Irish and NFL quarterback Joe Theismann stands on the sideline before the game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Arizona State Sun Devils at Sun Devil Stadium on Nov. 8, 2014. (Matt Cashore/USA TODAY Sports)

Former Notre Dame star quarterback Joe Theismann told Fox News Digital he was in "disbelief" when he saw the Fighting Irish outside of the bracket. He added that pundits talking about the College Football Playoff are missing one question: How does a three-loss Alabama Crimson Tide team get into the postseason?

"How could they be so wrong? I just find it hard to believe that you’re gonna put a three-loss team in the playoffs," he said. "Miami going in? All right. Notre Dame should’ve been in. Now all of a sudden you’re gonna turn the conversation into head-to-head competition in the first game of the year? Well, what about Alabama being beat by Florida State the