US LBM Coaches Poll No. 3 Notre Dame got the win it needed in an upset over Miami on Saturday.
As the Fighting Irish moved up in the latest polls, they stayed put as the top team in ESPN’s updated Football Power Index.
Notre Dame (8-1) now has an FPI of 27.3, which is 0.1 better than Georgia (27.2). The Irish have a projected win-loss record of 10.8-1.2 with a 82% probability to win out the rest of their regular season.
The team also has a 92% chance to reach the College Football Playoff, a 30.1% probability of making the national title game and a 17.3% chance to win it all.
Miami, who went down from No. 3 to 4, has an FPI of 26. Alabama and Ohio State were also part of ESPN’s top five in the FPI.
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