#3Notre Dame Fighting Irish
5–0 · 0–0 FBS INDEPENDENTS
Looking ahead
WEEK 12 · 2026
What to know about Week 12
Keep SMU circled. The exact rooting plan arrives when Week 12 becomes current.
Your game
SMU at Notre DameGame forecast
SMU
SMU 8%Notre Dame 92%
Notre Dame
On the radar
circled as of week 7Week 12 is still 5 weeks out. Who to root for depends on what happens between now and then. The rooting guide appears when this becomes the current week.
TBD
SAT NOV 21
#10 LSU at #15 Tennessee
Ranked vs ranked (as of week 6) — likely to shape the picture by the time it kicks off.
Tennessee 67%
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 7, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 6). How the model works.