Notre Dame sits at 8-1 on the season and ninth in the newly released College Football Playoff rankings. The Irish moved up one spot from last week but need a lot of help in order to go from ninth to the top four, especially with no ranked opponents and real chances to impress the nation remaining.
But how crazy would things have to get in order for Notre Dame to make the College Football Playoff? Despite being unlikely, I still have fun each week trying to make their chances the highest I can on FiveThirtyEight.
Here is what I figured out this week and why Notre Dame fans may have to adapt red as their favorite color for the next month.