What's going to happen this season for Notre Dame? What should the win total be set?
Sixth wouldn’t be bad, and seventh would be okay too, but landing at No. 5 would be ideal.Notre Dame should realistically aim to be ranked in the top four of the final College Football Playoff rankings. However, since it can't compete for a conference championship - which guarantees a top-four spot and a first-round bye in the expanded CFP - the highest seed the Irish can achieve is fifth.
That’s not the worst scenario. Consider this - all top teams will have to play 13 games. The top four in the CFP will have dealt with a neutral-site game in a conference championship. If the Irish secure the fifth spot, their 13th game will likely be a home matchup against teams like Liberty, Memphis, or Boise State.
But first, the team must win at least ten games - ideally 11 to secure that fifth seed - to qualify for the newly-expanded 12-team tournament. Barring a rash of injuries, the team is good enough to do it - anything less than ten victories and this schedule would be a massive disappointment. At Texas A&M, at home against Florida State, and at USC. There might be a slip somewhere else in the mix - like at Georgia Tech or at home against Louisville - but win two of those three games and the Irish should get in.Likely Wins: Army , Miami University, Navy , Northern Illinois, VirginiaLikely Losses: No likely sure-thing losses
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