Notre Dame’s loss to BYU came with a drop down in rankings to No. 8 in the US LBM Coaches Poll.
The Fighting Irish, however, remained within the top-3 of ESPN’s Football Power Index after Week 7. Notre Dame moved down from No. 1 to No. 2 in the latest set of rankings.
ESPN gave Notre Dame a projected 10.5-1.5 win-loss record and a 52.5% chance to win out the rest of the season, with an FPI of 27.9.
The Irish (6-1) have a 76.5% chance to make the College Football Playoff, a 23% probability of reaching the national championship game and a 13.6% chance to win it all.
BYU stayed at No. 14 with an FPI of 17.4 and a 70.8% chance to make the CFP.
Ohio State moved up two spots to No. 1, with an FPI of 28.2. Georgia (26.7), Miami (26.5) and Indiana (25.4) rounded out the top five.
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