Notre Dame's sinking of Navy on Saturday left the computers very impressed with the Fighting Irish.
Notre Dame went on a truly dominating run between bye weeks, routing Stanford, Georgia Tech, and Navy in succession to go 3-0 in October. After a 51-14 victory over previously unbeaten Navy on Saturday, Notre Dame finished the month outscoring opponents 131-34.
It wasn't exactly murderers row for the Fighting Irish, but the team handled business in the way it is expected to do. It covered all three games if you follow such matters and sits 7-1 as it enters the stretch run of November. It's impressive when you put it that way but how impressive is it to the non-biased computer formulas?
ESPN Football Power Index updated its rankings on Sunday morning and has moved Notre Dame into the nation's top five.The new ESPN FPI rankings are out as of Sunday morning and Notre Dame has moved into the top five, passing both Tennessee and Ole Miss this week.Oct 26, 2024; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Kedren Young carries the ball after the game Navy Midshipmen safety Rayuan Lane III during the second half at MetLife Stadium.
Here are Notre Dame's chances at winning each of the remaining four games according to ESPN FPI along with what those chances were a week ago, pre-Navy. As you'll see, Notre Dame's chances of making the College Football Playoff are very much alive, and went up just a tick following the blowout victory.*-Notre Dame's 58.6% chance to make the College Football Playoff are the 10th best of any team nationally according to ESPN FPI while the 6.
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