The competition has been dog turd but ND is putting the kind of beatings on dog turd teams you would expect from a playoff quality team. After last week, F+ is showing more parity in the top 10 teams (2 teams are a cut above, but then the teams positioned 3-10 are not separated to the extent they usually are). Any signs of parity at the top of the rankings is good news for NDs deep playoff run/national title chances so something to keep an eye on going forward.
NDs 2024 defense has produced to #3 in the country and offense has climbed back up to top 20 after running over Stanford.
Impressive season so far by coach Freeman, he's in striking distance despite his roster being hit with injury after injury to some of the most important players on his 2 deep. He just keeps producing no matter how many players go down. BenMo is the latest. Can it continue?
it's very rare for ND to finish inside the top 10 in F+, they finished #8 last year, and are at least #8 in two separate systems midway through 2025, all very good signs of a legit competitive playoff team.
Latest ranking updates through week 7 (including FPI), and including NDs 2024 opponents:
NDs 2024 defense has produced to #3 in the country and offense has climbed back up to top 20 after running over Stanford.
Impressive season so far by coach Freeman, he's in striking distance despite his roster being hit with injury after injury to some of the most important players on his 2 deep. He just keeps producing no matter how many players go down. BenMo is the latest. Can it continue?
it's very rare for ND to finish inside the top 10 in F+, they finished #8 last year, and are at least #8 in two separate systems midway through 2025, all very good signs of a legit competitive playoff team.
Latest ranking updates through week 7 (including FPI), and including NDs 2024 opponents:
| Team | Conf. | W-L | F+ | FPI |
| Notre Dame | IND | 5 - 1 | 8 | 6 |
| Texas A&M | SEC | 5 - 1 | 14 | 12 |
| Northern Illiniois | MAC | 4 - 2 | 90 | 80 |
| Purdue | BIG10 | 1 - 5 | 91 | 102 |
| Miami (OH) | MAC | 2 - 4 | 96 | 86 |
| Louisville | ACC | 4 - 2 | 22 | 16 |
| Stanford | ACC | 2 - 4 | 88 | 91 |
| Georgia Tech | ACC | 5 - 2 | 45 | 42 |
| Navy | AAC | 5 - 0 | 67 | 71 |
| Florida State | ACC | 1 - 5 | 69 | 67 |
| Virginia | ACC | 4 - 2 | 59 | 65 |
| Army | AAC | 6 - 0 | 40 | 51 |
| USC | BIG10 | 3 - 3 | 16 | 13 |
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