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WEEK 6 · 2026
The Week 6 job

Jonaz Walton ran for 120 at North Carolina and Stanford can't tell Notre Dame whether that was real

A true freshman posted the first 100-yard game by a Notre Dame back this season. A 35.5-point mismatch with Stanford won't sort out who the Irish can count on.

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Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman sits with Riley Leonard and Jack Kiser after a game.
Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman with Riley Leonard and Jack Kiser.
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Your game

Stanford at Notre Dame
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NBC
first-round bye chanceNow58%Win59%Loss30%
Stanford
Stanford <1%Notre Dame >99%
Notre Dame

Other impactful games

the highlighted team is the result Notre Dame wants
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FOX
Priority 1
Indiana
at
Root for
Nebraska
Root for Nebraska3.5-point first-round-bye boost

Nebraska winning improves your chances of earning a top-four seed and first-round bye.

61% if Nebraska wins58% with the other result3.5-point differenceNotre Dame first-round bye chance
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ABC
Priority 2
Texas
at
Root for
Oklahoma
Root for Oklahoma2.3-point first-round-bye boost

Oklahoma winning improves your chances of earning a top-four seed and first-round bye.

60% if Oklahoma wins58% with the other result2.3-point differenceNotre Dame first-round bye chance
55 more games that don't move your needle
Iowa State at BYU · ESPN
Southern Miss at Troy · ESPN2
Jacksonville State at Kennesaw State · CBSSN
New Mexico State at Florida International · ESPN2
Sam Houston at Liberty · ESPNU
Missouri State at Western Kentucky · CBSSN
South Florida at UTSA · ESPN
South Alabama at Arkansas State · ESPN2
Florida State at Louisville · ESPN
Iowa at Washington
Washington State at Utah State · The CW Network
Wyoming at San José State · CBSSN
Texas A&M at Missouri · ABC
Arizona at West Virginia · truTV
UCF at Oklahoma State · ESPN2
North Carolina at Pittsburgh · ESPN
Wake Forest at NC State · The CW Network
Tulane at Army · CBSSN
Sacramento State at Bowling Green · ESPN+
Ball State at Northwestern · BTN
South Carolina at Florida · SEC Network
Old Dominion at App State · ESPN+
Miami (OH) at Massachusetts · ESPN+
Ole Miss at Vanderbilt · ESPN
Houston at Kansas State · FOX
Duke at Georgia Tech · ESPN2
Virginia Tech at California · ACC Network
Illinois at Michigan State · FS1
UCLA at Oregon · CBS
Charlotte at North Texas · ESPN+
Tulsa at Navy · CBSSN
Eastern Michigan at Akron · ESPN+
Buffalo at Toledo · ESPN+
Central Michigan at Ohio · ESPN+
Kent State at Western Michigan · ESPN+
UConn at Temple · ESPNU
Rice at East Carolina · ESPN+
Tennessee at Arkansas · SEC Network
Maryland at Ohio State · BTN
San Diego State at Oregon State · USA Network
LSU at Kentucky · ESPN
UAB at Memphis · ESPN2
Nevada at UTEP · FS1
North Dakota State at UNLV · The CW Network
Coastal Carolina at Marshall · ESPN+
Georgia at Alabama · ABC
Syracuse at Virginia · ACC Network
USC at Penn State · NBC
Air Force at Northern Illinois · CBSSN
James Madison at Georgia Southern · ESPNU
Louisiana at Louisiana Tech · ESPN+
Minnesota at Purdue · BTN
Hawai'i at Arizona State · FS1
Kansas at Utah · ESPN
Boise State at Fresno State · The CW Network
Your rooting list:Notre Dame, then Nebraska, Oklahoma.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 6, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 6). How the model works.