We’ve made it past Memorial Day weekend which means summer has unofficially started nationwide.
It also means that if you walk into a local bookstore or certain gas stations, that the magazine racks will be stuffed with college football preview magazines.
Athlon Sports is one of those magazines that is out for college football nation to consume. The magazine business only gets that much harder to manage in regards to college football with the year-long roster changes and whatnot, so a true tip of the cap to those who have put these together knowing that the information they have can change on the turn of a dime.
Athlon Sports ranked all FBS teams nationally, something we’ll get to later, but we’ll spend today looking at where they ranked Notre Dame and all of the Fighting Irish opponents ahead of the 2024 season.
Check out where they have all below. As you’ll see, Athlon Sports has big things coming Notre Dame’s way in 2024.
Navy
Overall Ranking: 96th
2023 Record: 5-7 overall, 4-4 in American Athletic Conference
2023 vs. Notre Dame: Notre Dame 42-3 win in Dublin, Ireland
Army
Overall Ranking: 92nd
2023 Record: 6-6 Overall (Independent in 2023. Army moves to the American Athletic Conference this fall)
2023 vs. Notre Dame: Did not meet
Northern Illinois
Overall Ranking: 84th
2023 Record: 7-6 Overall, 5-3 in Mid-American Conference
2023 vs. Notre Dame: Did not meet
Stanford
Overall Ranking: 75th
2023 Record: 3-9 Overall, 2-7 in Pac 12 (Stanford moves to the ACC in 2024)
2023 vs. Notre Dame: Notre Dame 45-14
Miami (Ohio)
Overall Ranking: 73rd
2023 Record: 11-3 Overall, 7-1 in Mid-American Conference
2023 vs. Notre Dame: Did not meet
Purdue
Overall Ranking: 64th
2023 Record: 4-8 Overall, 3-6 in Big Ten
2023 vs. Notre Dame: Did not meet
Virginia
Overall Ranking: 58th
2023 Record: 3-9 Overall, 2-6 in ACC
2023 vs. Notre Dame: Did not meet
Georgia Tech
Overall Ranking: 42nd
2023 Record: 7-6 Overall, 5-3 in ACC
2023 vs. Notre Dame: Did not meet
Louisville
Overall Ranking: 28th
2023 Record: 10-4 Overall, 7-1 in ACC
2023 vs. Notre Dame: 33-20 Louisville win
USC
Overall Ranking: 26th
2023 Record: 8-5 Overall, 5-4 in Pac 12 (USC moves to the Big Ten for 2024)
2023 vs. Notre Dame: 48-20 Notre Dame win
Texas A&M
Overall Ranking: 19th
2023 Record: 7-6 Overall, 4-4 in SEC
2023 vs. Notre Dame: Did not meet
Florida State
Overall Ranking: 10th
2023 Record: 13-1 Overall, 8-0 in ACC
2023 vs. Notre Dame: Did not meet
Notre Dame
Overall Ranking: 8th
2023 Record: 10-3 Overall (Independent)