Notre Dame got back in the win column on Saturday as they bested UNLV to improve to 4-3.
The win isn’t going to win any kind of award for best performance but it was a
victory nonetheless and got the Fighting Irish another step closer to bowl eligibility.
ESPN updated their Football Power Index with all the data from college football’s Week 8
and applied them to the remainder of the season. Below is the chances FPI gives Notre Dame in each
of their remaining games as well as the chances the Irish can reach certain benchmarks with what remains this fall.r
Oct. 29 at Syracuse Week 9 at Syracuse FPI Odds of Notre Dame win: 39.3% (Down 4.9% from last week)
Nov. 5 vs. Clemson Week 10 vs. Clemson FPI Odds of Notre Dame win: 28.7% (Down 1.2% from last week)
Nov. 12 vs. Navy (Baltimore) Week 11 vs. Navy in Baltimore FPI Odds of Notre Dame win: 87.2% (Up 0.7% from last week)
Nov. 19 vs. Boston College Week 12 vs. Boston College FPI Odds of Notre Dame win: 92.0% (Down 0.1% from last week)
Notre Dame got back in the win column on Saturday as they bested UNLV to improve to 4-3.
Notre Dame FPI Note 1 of 4: Irish Overall Ranking
Notre Dame’s win over UNLV didn’t do anything to wow the FPI
and move them up despite the lopsided score but it didn’t do anything to harm them either.
Notre Dame FPI Note 3 of 4: Bowl Eligibility
Notre Dame’s chances of winning enough games to become bowl-eligible took a slight step.