IndependentFighting Irish

Notre Dame

2nd of 13414–2

Rank

2nd

of 134 FBS teams

Rating

+25.8

90% range 17.6 to 34.0

Offense

39.9

5th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

14.1

4th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

14–2

Playoff

Seed 7

the committee’s seed

16 games, 14–2

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 1Aug 31 · 7:30 PM ET at#10

Texas A&M W 23–13

Rating change+0.6

Wk 2Sep 7 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Northern Illinois L 14–16

Rating change−3.6

Wk 3Sep 14 · 3:30 PM ET at

Purdue W 66–7

Rating change+5.4

Wk 4Sep 21 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Miami (OH) W 28–3

Rating change−1.4

Wk 5Sep 28 · 3:30 PM ET vs#20

Louisville W 31–24

Rating change−1.3

Wk 7Oct 12 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Stanford W 49–7

Rating change+1.4

Wk 8Oct 19 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Georgia TechNeutral W 31–13

Rating change+0.8

Wk 9Oct 26 · 12:00 PM ET vs

NavyNeutral W 51–14

Rating change+0.4

Wk 11Nov 9 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Florida State W 52–3

Rating change+1.5

Wk 12Nov 16 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Virginia W 35–14

Rating change−0.5

Wk 13Nov 23 · 7:00 PM ET vs

ArmyNeutral W 49–14

Rating change+1.8

Wk 14Nov 30 · 3:30 PM ET at#18

USC W 49–35

Rating change0.0

PostDec 20 · 8:00 PM ET vs#6

IndianaFirst round · College Football Playoff First Round Presented by Allstate W 27–17

Rating change+1.2

PostJan 2 · 4:00 PM ET vs#8

GeorgiaQuarterfinals · Sugar Bowl W 23–10

Rating change+0.6

PostJan 9 · 7:30 PM ET vs#3

Penn StateSemifinals · Orange Bowl W 27–24

Rating change+0.1

PostJan 20 · 7:30 PM ET vs#1

Ohio StateChampionship · College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T L 23–34

Rating change−0.4

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2024

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2023	Independent	4 of 133	26.2	40.6	14.4	10–3	—
2022	Independent	14 of 131	14.8	35.4	20.6	9–4	—
2021	Independent	7 of 130	17.7	36.4	18.6	11–2	—
2020	ACC	9 of 127	18.3	35.4	17.1	10–2	Seed4
2019	Independent	10 of 130	19.4	36.6	17.2	11–2	—
2018	Independent	11 of 130	17.6	34.8	17.1	12–1	Seed3
2017	Independent	19 of 130	13.3	35.9	22.7	10–3	—
2016	Independent	20 of 128	11.9	37.0	25.1	4–8	—
2015	Independent	16 of 128	14.1	39.6	25.4	10–3	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

ND offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles