We rushed for 3 total yards in a game, although yes it was against a very good Wisconsin rush defense.
But we squeaked out wins against teams as bad or worse than UF and LSU. And we have no top ten win. And we have no top five win (which Bama could conceivably have even with a loss to, say, Arkansas). A win against Georgia would clearly vault Bama over ND.
A loss to Georgia but a win over Arkansas and Auburn gives ND a chance to sneak by. But I couldn't tell you with a straight face that with Bama's schedule we would only lose once. And the committee knows it.