Notre Dame vs BYU CFP Impact & Playoff Odds

Week 7 pregame analysis for Notre Dame at BYU. 2026-10-17 23:30 UTC. National Impact rank: #4. Notre Dame -10.5.

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Notre Dame playoff paths

PathCurrentWith winWith loss
CFP98.4%99.7%90.5%
At-large98.4%99.8%90.6%
Automatic bid0.0%0.0%0.0%

BYU playoff paths

PathCurrentWith winWith loss
CFP36.5%66.8%30.6%
At-large15.7%46.8%10.2%
Automatic bid20.8%20.5%20.9%

Biggest non-participant CFP swings

  1. Utah: 6.4% outcome swing; BYU wins
  2. UCLA: 3.8% outcome swing; Notre Dame wins
  3. Wisconsin: 3.4% outcome swing; Notre Dame wins
  4. Iowa: 3.1% outcome swing; Notre Dame wins
  5. Wake Forest: 2.8% outcome swing; Notre Dame wins

Impacts if Notre Dame wins

  1. Wisconsin: 1.2% change; Notre Dame wins
  2. Utah: -1.0% change; BYU wins
  3. Wake Forest: 0.9% change; Notre Dame wins
  4. Iowa: 0.8% change; Notre Dame wins
  5. LSU: 0.6% change; Notre Dame wins

Impacts if BYU wins

  1. Utah: 5.4% change; BYU wins
  2. UCLA: -3.3% change; Notre Dame wins
  3. Iowa: -2.3% change; Notre Dame wins
  4. Wisconsin: -2.2% change; Notre Dame wins
  5. Baylor: 2.1% change; BYU wins

Biggest modeled CFP impacts

This table compares each team’s current CFP probability with the two possible game outcomes. It is a pregame model view, not an official ranking or sportsbook market.

TeamConferenceCurrentNotre Dame winsBYU winsSwingBetter outcome
BYUBig 1236.5%30.6%66.8%36.2%BYU wins
Notre DameFBS Independents98.4%99.7%90.5%9.2%Notre Dame wins
UtahBig 1259.3%58.3%64.7%6.4%BYU wins
UCLABig Ten25.8%26.3%22.5%3.8%Notre Dame wins
WisconsinBig Ten7.6%8.8%5.4%3.4%Notre Dame wins
IowaBig Ten18.4%19.2%16.1%3.1%Notre Dame wins
Wake ForestACC14.7%15.6%12.8%2.8%Notre Dame wins
BaylorBig 126.4%6.1%8.5%2.4%BYU wins
IndianaBig Ten87.5%88.0%85.6%2.4%Notre Dame wins
Ohio StateBig Ten78.7%79.0%76.7%2.3%Notre Dame wins
LSUSEC18.1%18.7%16.6%2.1%Notre Dame wins
OregonBig Ten17.9%18.1%16.0%2.1%Notre Dame wins
NorthwesternBig Ten9.2%9.5%7.6%1.9%Notre Dame wins
MissouriSEC16.4%16.7%14.9%1.8%Notre Dame wins
MiamiACC95.1%95.3%93.6%1.7%Notre Dame wins
AlabamaSEC77.1%77.3%75.7%1.6%Notre Dame wins
ArizonaBig 125.7%5.5%7.0%1.5%BYU wins
NebraskaBig Ten18.5%18.5%17.0%1.5%Notre Dame wins
Texas TechBig 1276.2%75.7%77.2%1.5%BYU wins
KentuckySEC13.9%13.9%12.7%1.2%Notre Dame wins