Notre Dame is No. 1 in ESPN’s FPI because they hate the Irish

SOUTH BEND, IN - OCTOBER 10: Notre Dame Fighting Irish WR Jaden Greathouse (1) celebrates a touchdown with Notre Dame Fighting Irish QB CJ Carr (13) during a college football game between the Stanford Cardinal and Notre Dame Fighting Irish on October 10, 2026 at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, IN.

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If you think Notre Dame football was getting some hate before this weekend, the fact that ESPN is doing their College Gameday show in Provo for the BYU game this weekend against the Irish probably increased that metric.

Oh and… Notre Dame is now No. 1 in the ESPN Football Power Index, so I’m sure that won’t make fans crazy at all. In all honesty, the FPI has some weird stuff going on here, so be prepared for more verbal assaults thrown Notre Dame’s way.