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2026 Week 2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
AJ_CC 1
bakonydraco 1 86.536
Bereft13 1 Power: 2, SoR: 6; LW: 3
BosskOnASegway 1 2049.7 -> 1988.3 [-61.4] (#1 -> #1)
bwburke94 1
ikindalikelemons 1
JeromesNiece 1
MahjongDaily 1
MainPeanut25 1 Cool uni matchup
Muffinnnnnnn 1
PattyKane16 1
PlactusTX 1 LW: 1 | W Wisconsin | Tier 1, win over Tier 3 team
RJEP22 1
ALStark69 2 0; woke up in the second half
bretticus733 2
Casaiir 2
ChaseTheFalcon 2
Chipsahoy523 2 +1
colton_97 2
Conglossian 2
Jay_Dubbbs 2
jonstark19 2
jrluhn 2
Laschoni 2
ManiacalBlazer 2
monkeymatt1836 2
noahthearc 2
NotSoSuperNerd 2 1.613 [10.95-1.05]
Roscoe_Filburn 2
Ruhrgebietheld 2
thescottula 2
TolkienFan71 2
Tornadohunter24 2
udderlymoovelous 2
UNC_Samurai 2
vanburen1845 2
Versigot 2
w8w8 2
12panther 3
BendrickLamar19 3
Blazeth 3
BlueSCar 3
brucewaynewins 3
budget_um 3 No change despite slow start
CRedds19 3
DarkLegend64 3
Darth_Ra 3
douchebagjack 3
eclectic_tastes 3
elnino550 3
Fmeson 3
grjohnst 3
hascogrande 3
JBonkies 3
jbowen1 3 2135.13
KansasEF5Tornado 3
Klaassy23 3
malowry0124 3
manbeardawg 3
MemeofMemeJTG999999 3 (1-0) (no change)
W: 41-13 vs Wisconsin (0-1) (in Green Bay)
Next Week: vs Rice (1-0)
Projected Bowl: Peach Bowl vs Ole Miss/Texas Tech
Mr_Brews 3
mthompson2320 3 LW: 1
nbingham196 3
nemoran 3
NyquillusDillwad20 3
outthawazoo 3 P4 win at a neutral site, took them a while to get going but eventually handled business against the Wisconsin Punters.
penisthightrap_ 3
Player_1_has_Joined 3
Pure_Protein_Machine 3
Staind075 3
SteemieRayVaughn 3
SufferingfOrLife 3 —

Result: (W) 41-13 Wisconsin

A bit of a struggle to start the game, but the defense is great; offense was able to score 28 in the second half. Would like to see the run game and how it improves throughout the year because it is impossible to try and replace two first-round running backs, but I think if they can just have an okay run game, the defense has so much talent they can
T-Thugs 3 Notre Dame started 1-0 with a 41-13 win over Wisconsin.
TheNSAAgent777 3
TheReformedBadger 3
True_Ad5324 3
twitter_paulbd 3
Blooblod 4
CambodianDrywall 4
CFBHurts 4 Back and forth first half lead into a dominant second half. Wisconsin is *probably* a decent opponent but time will tell
Conn3er 4
Corgi_Koala 4
dabul-master 4
djowen68 4
Doogitywoogity 4 Good dominant second half and a big win for a weak schedule. The Fighting Irish look to be the contenders we all thought they would be.
dubscurry30 4 +2
EpicSchwinn 4
fredmerc111 4
grey_pilgrim_ 4
Hackasizlak 4
HieloLuz 4 1 P4 win
v Wisconsin
joebob431 4
Luigiatl 4
one98d 4
redrumsoxLoL 4 Note Dame looked strong as expected against Wisconsin. This win could wind up looking even better depending on Wisconsin's remainder of the season.
RiffRamBahZoo 4
scronko 4
SCsprinter13 4
Sometimeswelose 4
strikersteve60 4
Terminal_BAS 4 shaky start but i believe in that squad and esp Carr this year
VerySeriousBanana 4
Zloggt 4
Aidanj927 5
BearsAreGreat1 5
CptCheese 5
diehardcubforever 5
Drexlore 5
Dropbackandpunt 5
dukemetoo 5
frumious88 5
grtgbln 5
HelioOne 5
HideNZeke 5 Not quite the dominance I wanted to see
Jakesnake42 5 First half had me concerned but hey you played someone. Last Week: #5
jmac_21 5
jthomas694 5
laprasrules 5
Lex_Ludorum 5
Longvols 5
Maladroit44 5
placid_salad 5 LW: #4
plannedsickdays 5
Rakarei 5
sickmemes48 5
sirvalkyerie 5
tdoger 5
corundum9 6
cyberchaox 6
daredassdude 6
dschinghiskhan 6
GeauxTri 6
IceColdDrPepper_Here 6
jjjoebox 6
jrich960608 6
kflinderman 6
mcdsmaster8824 6
owlalwaysloveyew 6
PeteyNice 6
PSUMediaPA 6
sirgippy 6
SlaminSammons 6
SpadeRyker 6
Striker743 6
SwissArmyScythe 6 --
TaylorLeprechaun 6 -1
TDenverFan 6
Techwid 6
WarEagle9 6
xX_GIGA_MAN_Xx 6
ya111101 6
BananaBouquet 7
Cecil_Hardboner 7
chillmagic420 7
cornholesurfer 7
galacticdude7 7
samspopguy 7
seaotter2 7
Shion314 7
sroach91 7
titansfan174 7
bannista7 8
BUSean 8
ch1l1_ch33s3 8
Corporal_Hicks 8
frone 8
JamoRedhead 8
Jerrywelfare 8
lowes18 8 Notre Dame ended the game looking like a top ten team, but that first half was a major disappointment for the Irish as their vaunted lines of scrimmage failed to do much of anything against a mediocre Wisconsin team. CJ Carr might be talented enough to make it a moot point, but Notre Dame desperately lacks real difference makers at their offensive skill positions. Incredibly accurate QBs with good arms can make decent college WR's look elite, but the teams Notre Dame hopes to compete with have elite QBs and elite WRs. Notre Dame also needs a game wrecker to emerge on the defensive line, they have plenty of good players, but no one seemed up to the challenge to shut down Wisconsin outside of that DB room. Notre Dame won this game despite running the ball horrifically poorly in the first half because Wisconsin wasn't good enough and gave them a chance to adjust, but they are not going to have that luxury against the teams competing with them for a national title.
OldCoaly 8
Red261 8
redwave2505 8
roguebandit1 8
romulusjsp 8
sgtshenanigans 8
T-nawtical 8
texas2089 8
the_neverdoctor 8
zenverak 8
A_Rolling_Baneling 9
Acm0028 9
Bank_Gothic 9
ewolfy13 9
JustAManAndHisLaptop 9
Pyromania1983 9 A bit lower on Notre Dame than the national consensus. They did move up a spot for a strong win over Wisconsin, though it was close in the first half. They will have to gradually make their way up my poll, especially with the schedule they have as a non-conference team.
SIMBONEGTP 9
TimeBroken 9
ToeInDigDeep 9
Euphoric_Relative_13 10
jalexjsmithj 10
smartkeg 10 Looked elite in the 2nd half against a P4 team.
Tarmacked 11 The Love loss is real and we can't ignore it. The QB situation still looks good and the defense looks sound, but I think i'll keep them stable for now where they ended last season.
TheUltimate721 11 The Irish pulled away in the end, but letting Luke Fickell Wisconsin hang around for more than a half of football does not exactly inspire confidence.
Xy13 11 {-8} [1-0] (41-13 W vs Wisconsin - Neutral Field)
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Boy, ND STRUGGLED against Wisconsin (Who went '26 4-8, '25 5-7 in the last 2 years). They were on upset alert with a nearly tied game at halftime. Made the final look better than the game went in the 4th quarter though.
BlueFalcon89 12
ColombianInIowa24 12
deadtofall12 12
realclean 12
RedBarracuda25 12
shifty1032231 12
Charlemagne42 13 Yeah, but did you see that punt though?
spmartin1993 14
Justanother_0 15 (!!!) The jury is out on this team until I see them play one of their big boy opponents. Until then they’ll be in the mid tens range.
jimbobbypaul 21

Provisional Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
133112 1 Came into the season looking like one of the most talented teams in the nation, and unfortunately for me and my Badgers, showed it on Sunday, with a really impressive second half.
beckett929 1
BoilerUp28 1
DillyDillySzn 1
divey043 1
isrealball 1
Kirkwood641 1
manbeqrpig 1
Repulsive_Rub6443 1
DarthGlazer 2 Looked solid enough. not perfect play, but showed off a lot of rust
dee3Poh 2
geauxsaints777 2
JJones927 2
josh55134 2
Midnight-Mustang 2
MisguidedPassion 2 No change - Fractional first place vote as a result of the dominant second half against a P4 school.
National-Sundae9427 2
S2OP 2
SignificanceFirm2398 2
Spazzatack 2
ad51603 3 Struggled in the first half but pulled away and looked dominant in the 2nd.
AoA_nB1 3 Struggled early, responded in the second half
ceris13 3
FrontRunner51 3 No change
geordieColt88 3
ianmcmoney 3
IBCBJ 3
iron_horseshoe88 3
IWieldTheFlameOfAnor 3
jackmc04 3 (-)
jibberishdhyukl 3
jtsmd2 3
meristematic 3
myworld3 3
newSomberMan 3
Noahsince2002 3
NotStanley4330 3
Perryapsis 3
Rishik01 3
SaguaroCactus19 3
sportstrap 3
thatoneguyD13 3
TheBeekman8 3
TyRoland06 3
70277027 4
AllEliteSchmuck 4
dannykandy 4
Elegant_Tiger6870 4
Flaky_Bit6733 4
HHunko13 4
JKess207 4 A 28-point win over a Big Ten team is always something worth noting.
MajikSix 4
MWiatrak2077 4
Nervous_Metal_9445 4
NonZero-Chance 4
penix4heisman 4
Rhizical 4
Select-Edge-3262 4
spaceblev11 4
SpectralHydra 4
Tortillero96 4 1-0 H +28 vs Wisconsin (unranked)
vhNeW34bpS 4
WBLwiffleball 4
Yelich04 4 ^1
ArlyntheAwesome 5
bigred91224 5
Blazemaster77 5
BlueRFR3100 5
bruhstevenson 5
CALL_ME_ISHMAEBY 5
chief_sitass 5
civfan5843 5
gonshpreds1 5
idnttcrisis 5
Impossible-Still-349 5 (-) Next: vs. Rice (1-0)
JCNoles 5
journey1986 5
loneSTAR_06 5
mstr_yda 5
Neither_Call2913 5
ogsmurf826 5
Ok_Boysenberry716 5
PremierPlayback 5
Protoco2 5
PsychologicalFox8660 5
Real-Plant-5722 5
rt13wx 5
saquad69 5
Star_Wars_Sith 5
ChiTrojan2 6
DesignerClub1887 6
DownshiftGD 6
ElyxUW 6
HereComesNightTime 6
LightningDusty 6 =
logace444444444 6
NebraskaPlainsman 6
New_Prior2253 6
NoOutdoorSoup 6
S3G 6
Stock_Win_8169 6
ValarMorghulis_17 6 Slow start; not sold yet.
wittingtarsier 6
bolts_win_again 7
buccaneerboy22 7
Crelc3 7
DwayneBaconStan 7
Esb5415 7
Ethanol-Muffins 7
g_trechel 7
JackWK_Gaming 7
KansasChaser2021 7
LonghornInNebraska 7
Menktenk 7
NA_Faker 7 Struggled first half vs Wisconsin
noah_divine 7 Started off slow against Wisconsin, but they pulled away in the second half like we all expected them to. I still anticipate them being undefeated when they face Miami.
owl-bears 7
PrideSax711 7
Pure-Shirt-5831 7
RJTrey 7
Small_Company_5697 7
tbraptors 7
Underground_Bread 7
Hetoxy 8
hiiightide 8
kevinsdomain 8
quantum_jedi 8
samtaylor92 8
Sflabuckeye13 8
The_Good_General 8
fm22fnam 9 -4
GenuineBoss 9
jtchr33 9 Odd game, not sure how good they are yet.
Klightgrove 9 Solid win over Wisconsin, one of the more 'challenging' opponents that T25 teams went up against since it's at least P4.
mill1634 9
mr_longfellow_deeds 9
Piptit 9
Salmon-Dude 10
666PeaceKeepaGirl 11
CallMeTheKing 11
baileyx96 13
Callsign_Psycopath 13
mikecsiy 13
alexjcode_com 14 932
Yamiosum 16
Jacob_Sumner 18
SomerandomIDFBfan 19
grahamca 23 T1ˢᵗ W/L, T37ᵗʰ Predicted Wins, 21ˢᵗ Team Strength, 17ᵗʰ Quality of Wins
hbh110 24
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