It’s been a slow start to the season for Notre Dame as the Irish sit at 1-2 after their narrow escape over Cal this weekend but with nine games still to go there is plenty to play for even if the College Football Playoff and New Year’s Six are off the table.
Is Notre Dame certain to go bowling at all this year? How likely are they to win eight or more games?
I’m in a love-hate relationship with ESPN’s FPI. I say it almost weekly but it’s true. It takes emotion out of it’s rankings and uses all mathematical formulas to rank all FBS teams 1-131 weekly. However, it seems to lack when it comes to teams that manage to regularly find ways to lose or sneak out wins.
That was the biggest thing I kept noticing when tracking FPI with Texas a season ago and even with Notre Dame this year, their 25th overall ranking despite the 1-2 start may leave you with questions.
Regardless, here is how ESPN’s FPI forecasts the remainder of the regular season for Notre Dame: