#12Notre Dame Fighting Irish
5–2 · 0–0 FBS INDEPENDENTS
In the books
WEEK 10 · 2025
0%
Independent title game
0%
Win the Independent
98%
Make the playoff
0%
First-round bye
avg seed 8.2
The FBS Independents title is out of reach — the playoff path runs through an at-large bid.
How the week went: playoff odds 98% → 99%.
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves Notre Dame's pathYour game
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#12 Notre Dame at Boston College
Your game. Beat Boston College and your playoff odds are 99%; lose and they drop to 82%.
Final · Notre Dame 25–10 Boston CollegeWish granted ✓
Just win
Worth a glancesmaller, but real
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South Carolina at #7 Ole Miss
Seeding watch: South Carolina winning moves you from around the 8th seed toward the 8th — a friendlier bracket.
Final · South Carolina 14–30 Ole MissWent the other way ✗
Root for South Carolina≈0.7 seed lines
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#10 Miami at SMU
Seeding watch: SMU winning moves you from around the 8th seed toward the 8th — a friendlier bracket; Miami losing softens the sting of your loss to them.
Final · Miami 20–26 SMUWish granted ✓
Root for SMU≈0.3 seed lines
49 more games that don't move your needle
Vanderbilt at Texas · ABC
UTEP at Kennesaw State · ESPNU
James Madison at Texas State · ESPN2
Jacksonville State at Middle Tennessee · ESPN2
Florida International at Missouri State · CBSSN
Marshall at Coastal Carolina · ESPN2
Tulane at UTSA · ESPN
Memphis at Rice · ESPN2
North Carolina at Syracuse · ESPN
Sam Houston at Louisiana Tech · CBSSN
Penn State at Ohio State · FOX
Rutgers at Illinois · NBC
Duke at Clemson · ACC Network
UCF at Baylor · ESPNU
West Virginia at Houston · FS1
UAB at UConn · CBSSN
Army at Air Force · CBS
Navy at North Texas · ESPN2
Buffalo at Bowling Green · ESPN+
Arizona State at Iowa State · TNT
East Carolina at Temple · ESPN+
Louisville at Virginia Tech · The CW Network
New Mexico at UNLV
Georgia at Florida · ABC
Indiana at Maryland · CBS
Michigan State at Minnesota · BTN
Pittsburgh at Stanford · ACC Network
Texas Tech at Kansas State · FOX
Delaware at Liberty · CBSSN
New Mexico State at Western Kentucky · ESPN+
Fresno State at Boise State · FS1
Old Dominion at UL Monroe · ESPN+
Louisiana at South Alabama · ESPN+
Virginia at California · ESPN2
Mississippi State at Arkansas · SEC Network
Oklahoma State at Kansas · ESPN+
Central Michigan at Western Michigan · ESPNU
Purdue at Michigan · BTN
Arizona at Colorado · FS1
Wyoming at San Diego State · CBSSN
Kentucky at Auburn · SEC Network
Oklahoma at Tennessee · ABC
USC at Nebraska · NBC
Washington State at Oregon State · CBS
Wake Forest at Florida State · ACC Network
Georgia Tech at NC State · ESPN2
Arkansas State at Troy · ESPNU
Cincinnati at Utah · ESPN
Hawai'i at San José State · CBSSN
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 10, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 10).