Notre Dame Fighting Irish
0–0 · 0–0 FBS INDEPENDENTS
In the books
WEEK 0 · 2026
The Week 0 recap
Notre Dame was off. Playoff odds moved from 95% to 90%.
Nothing else moves the path
the rest is background footballNothing else meaningfully changes Notre Dame's path. Watch the rest because it is football.
8 other games had little impact
North Carolina at TCU
San José State at USC
NC State at Virginia
Jacksonville State at North Dakota State
Sacramento State at Eastern Michigan
Hawai'i at Stanford
New Mexico State at Florida State
Memphis at UNLV
The rooting list was:Notre Dame is off. Nothing else meaningfully moves the path.
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 0. How the model works.