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Notre Dame

2026 Season Performance

#3
Rank
6-0
Record
125.8
Points
0.710
SOS

Current Form

W6 streak
Last 3 3-0
Last 5 5-0

Key Games

Best W N #86 Wisconsin 41-13

Record Splits

Home 3-0
Away 2-0
Neutral 1-0
Conference 0-0
Non-Conf 6-0

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
6
games left
#65.7
avg opponent rank
#11
toughest left
44.47
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-17
@
#23 BYU
5-0
+13.17
9
10-31
N
#101 Navy
2-3
+4.77
10
11-08
vs
#11 Miami
5-0
+7.63
11
11-14
vs
#97 Boston College
2-3
+5.17
12
11-22
vs
#58 SMU
4-1
+6.28
13
11-28
@
#104 Syracuse
2-3
+7.45

“Win worth” is base points scaled by location and the opponent’s current strength. It excludes margin and quality-win bonuses, which depend on a result that hasn’t happened.

Rank Progression

#1
#5
#9
#13
#18
Pre
#5
W3
#3
W6
#3
W9
#3
W12
#3
W15
#3

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/06
W
NR N #86 Wisconsin
41-13
+46.2
+49.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+1.5 11.5
Win Opp Modifier
+22.8 34.3
Margin Scaling
+6.1 40.4
Recency Weighting
+7.3 47.7
Against the Spread (-20.75, +7.25)
+1.8 49.5
Total 49.5 pts
+3.3
2
09/12
W
#5 vs #55 Rice
52-0
+10.9
+10.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.3 4.7
Margin Scaling
+4.1 8.7
Against the Spread (-44.75, +7.25)
+1.8 10.5
Total 10.5 pts
-0.4
3
09/19
W
#8 vs #25 Michigan State
27-10
+12.8
+14.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+1.3 10.3
Margin Scaling
+4.2 14.5
Recency Weighting
+2.6 17.1
Against the Spread (-28.75, -11.75)
-2.9 14.1
Total 14.1 pts
+1.3
4
09/26
W
#3 @ #107 Purdue
49-10
+25.1
+35.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+7.7 21.2
Margin Scaling
+6.5 27.7
Recency Weighting
+5.0 32.7
Against the Spread (-27.5, +11.5)
+2.9 35.6
Total 35.6 pts
+10.5
5
10/03
W
#5 @ #60 North Carolina
37-26
+15.3
+18.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+4.4 17.9
Margin Scaling
+2.6 20.6
Against the Spread (-21, -10)
-2.5 18.1
Total 18.1 pts
+2.7
6
10/10
W
#2 vs #102 Stanford
58-7
+15.4
+14.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.7 7.3
Margin Scaling
+4.4 11.8
Against the Spread (-40, +11)
+2.8 14.5
Total 14.5 pts
-0.9
Total
6-0 Record
125.8
142.3
+16.5

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
100-25
Record
80%
Win Rate
#20
Avg Rank
#1
Best Rank
0.631
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#86
2017
#15
2018
#6
2019
#17
2020
#8
2021
#7
2022
#27
2023
#23
2024
#7
2025
#17
2026
#3

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 FBS Independents 6-0 (100%) #3 #2 142.4 0.723 -
2025 FBS Independents 10-2 (83%) #17 #9 168.3 0.684 -
2024 FBS Independents 11-1 (92%) #7 #1 226.3 0.644 -
2023 FBS Independents 9-3 (75%) #23 #2 105.4 0.569 -
2022 FBS Independents 8-4 (67%) #27 #16 98.1 0.589 -
2021 FBS Independents 11-1 (92%) #7 #4 196.6 0.610 -
2020 FBS Independents 10-1 (91%) #8 #4 140.5 0.565 -
2019 FBS Independents 10-2 (83%) #17 #11 135.8 0.638 -
2018 FBS Independents 12-0 (100%) #6 #2 255.1 0.660 -
2017 FBS Independents 9-3 (75%) #15 #4 163.2 0.671 -
2016 FBS Independents 4-8 (33%) #86 #38 -11.0 0.590 -