#9Notre Dame Fighting Irish
0–1 · 0–0 FBS INDEPENDENTS
In the books
WEEK 2 · 2025
0%
Independent title game
0%
Win the Independent
97%
Make the playoff
62%
First-round bye
avg seed 4.2
The FBS Independents title is out of reach — the playoff path runs through an at-large bid.
How the week went: playoff odds 97% → 97%.
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves Notre Dame's pathWorth a glancesmaller, but real
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Georgia Southern at USC
You're close to a playoff lock — the live question is the top-4 seed and first-round bye, and USC winning protects it; USC visits your schedule in week 8 — keep them ranked.
Final · Georgia Southern 20–59 USCWish granted ✓
Root for USC+2.9 pp first-round-bye odds
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UL Monroe at #21 Alabama
You're close to a playoff lock — the live question is the top-4 seed and first-round bye, and UL Monroe winning protects it.
Final · UL Monroe 0–73 AlabamaWent the other way ✗
Root for UL Monroe+2.7 pp first-round-bye odds
48 more games that don't move your needle
James Madison at Louisville · ESPN2
Northern Illinois at Maryland · BTN
San José State at Texas · ABC
Florida International at Penn State · BTN
Kennesaw State at Indiana · FS1
Iowa at Iowa State · FOX
Illinois at Duke · ESPN
Virginia at NC State · ESPN2
Baylor at SMU · The CW Network
Central Michigan at Pittsburgh · ESPNU
UConn at Syracuse · ESPN+
Kent State at Texas Tech · TNT
Liberty at Jacksonville State · CBSSN
Utah State at Texas A&M · SEC Network
Ole Miss at Kentucky · ABC
Kansas at Missouri · ESPN2
Miami (OH) at Rutgers · Peacock
Oklahoma State at Oregon · CBS
Fresno State at Oregon State · The CW Network
Troy at Clemson · ACC Network
Bowling Green at Cincinnati · ESPN+
Delaware at Colorado · FOX
Texas State at UTSA · ESPN+
UAB at Navy · CBSSN
North Texas at Western Michigan · ESPN+
Middle Tennessee at Wisconsin · FS1
West Virginia at Ohio · ESPNU
South Florida at Florida · SEC Network
Arkansas State at Arkansas · ESPN+
Missouri State at Marshall · ESPN+
North Carolina at Charlotte · ESPN+
Army at Kansas State · ESPN
Houston at Rice · ESPN+
Western Kentucky at Toledo · ESPN+
Memphis at Georgia State · ESPN+
Tulane at South Alabama · ESPN+
Ball State at Auburn · ESPNU
Louisiana Tech at LSU · ESPN+
Arizona State at Mississippi State · ESPN2
Michigan at Oklahoma · ABC
Vanderbilt at Virginia Tech · ACC Network
Akron at Nebraska · BTN
Boston College at Michigan State · NBC
UCLA at UNLV · CBSSN
Tulsa at New Mexico State · ESPN+
San Diego State at Washington State · The CW Network
Stanford at BYU · ESPN
Sam Houston at Hawai'i
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 2, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 2). How the model works.