Notre Dame is 4-0 and ready for one of their biggest home games in years as the always loaded Ohio State Buckeyes come to South Bend for the first time since 1996.
Is Notre Dame closing the gap? Are the Irish a legitimate national championship contender or have they simply beat up on mediocre opponents?
We’ll know a lot more about the 2023 Fighting Irish and what their ceiling really is in just a few days.
ESPN has their Football Power Index they use to project what is to come each college football season and update it after each week of games. Here is what FPI says about Notre Dame’s chances for their eight remaining regular season games and their chances of making the College Football Playoff and national championship.
Here is their latest projections regarding the Irish:
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Current FPI odds of Notre Dame victory: 34.3%
Odds on Sept. 11, 2023: 43.7%
Sept. 30 at Duke
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Current FPI odds of Notre Dame victory: 71.8%
Odds on Sept. 11, 2023: 89.0%
USA TODAY SPORTS
Current FPI odds of Notre Dame victory: 70.9%
Odds on Sept. 11, 2023: 75.3%
Oct. 14 vs. USC
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Current FPI odds of Notre Dame victory: 52.3%
Odds on Sept. 11, 2023: 54.2%
Oct. 28 vs. Pitt
Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Current FPI odds of Notre Dame victory: 89.6%
Odds on Sept. 11, 2023: 87.0%
Nov. 4 at Clemson
Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Current FPI odds of Notre Dame victory: 57.7%
Odds on Sept. 11, 2023: 66.6%
Nov. 18 vs. Wake Forest
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Current FPI odds of Notre Dame victory: 92.9%
Odds on Sept. 11, 2023: 93.1%
Nov. 25 at Stanford
Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports
Current FPI odds of Notre Dame victory: 94.9%
Odds on Sept. 11, 2023: 93.9%
Current Ranking
Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Notre Dame didn’t play anywhere near its best game against Central Michigan but won 41-17. …
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Author : Fighting Irish Wire
Publish date : 2023-09-19 02:44:22
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