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2026 Notre Dame Strength of Schedule

How tough Notre Dame’s schedule has been, and what’s still ahead.

Updated Nov 11, 2026, 3:33 AM ET

Schedule strength

Measured by the average power rank of the opponents.

Played
61st hardest
Remaining
66th hardest

Record by opponent strength

Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.

vs Top third (1–46)
2-1
1 left · all at home
vs Middle (47–92)
5-0
1 left · all at home
vs Bottom (93–138)
1-0
1 left · 1 on road

FBS Indep. conference schedule comparison

SoS Rk is league-wide, 1 = hardest. Opp Rk is the average power rank of the opponents.

PlayedRemaining
Team
Notre Dame8-16161.96667.3
UConn4-512395.67777.0
SoS Rk
Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
Opp Rk
Average Opponent Rank