Who Should Notre Dame Root For This Weekend?

This is Notre Dame's Week 7 college football rooting guide, based on published pregame simulations. The model's starting CFP probability for Notre Dame is 98.4%. The outcomes shown below compare each game separately; they are not cumulative forecasts, live CFP odds, or official committee projections.

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Biggest games to watch for Notre Dame

  1. Wisconsin vs UCLA: Root for Wisconsin

    Notre Dame CFP probability: 98.9% if Wisconsin wins, compared with 98.0% if UCLA wins. Difference: 0.9% percentage points.

    Notre Dame already beat Wisconsin, so Wisconsin continuing to win strengthens the value of one of Notre Dame's wins. However, Wisconsin would also improve its own at-large case, which offsets part of that benefit to Notre Dame. If it happens, this would be the single most helpful result of the day for Notre Dame.

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