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2026 Week 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
bakonydraco	1	89.100
Bereft13	1	Power: 1, SoR: 18; LW: 1
BlueSCar	1
BosskOnASegway	1	1988.3 -> 1978.6 [-9.7] (#1 -> #1)
bwburke94	1
ChaseTheFalcon	1
Conglossian	1	+1
Darth_Ra	1
digdat0	1
JeromesNiece	1
jrichardh	1
kflinderman	1
MemeLovingLoser	1	Change: ▲ 3 | Previous Rank: 4th | Wins Composite Rank: 1st | SoS Composite Rank: 26th | Margin of Victory Rank: 1st | Penalties Composite Rank: 13th | Yardage Composite Rank: 7th | Turnover Composite Rank: 1st | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 31st | Other Stats Rank: 1st
mthompson2320	1	LW: 3
nbingham196	1
placid_salad	1	LW: #5
Player_1_has_Joined	1
vanburen1845	1
AJ_CC	2
ALStark69	2	0; BTA
Bill3ffinMurray	2
Blooblod	2
bretticus733	2
budget_um	2	Rice is fine, but still undefeated
Cars-and-Coffee	2	2-0. Power 18.9 (#3), resume #30 (58.6% strength of record).
Casaiir	2
Chipsahoy523	2	-
CRedds19	2
DampFrijoles	2
flyingcircusdog	2	Looks absolutely dominant
Hackasizlak	2
halldaylong	2
Helifino	2
HieloLuz	2	2-0 1 P4 win v Wisconsin 1 G6 win v Rice @Wisconsin is a good win right now
Hugefootballfan44	2	LW: 3
Jay_Dubbbs	2
jbowen1	2	2144.34
joebob431	2
jonstark19	2
jrluhn	2
MahjongDaily	2
MainPeanut25	2
ManiacalBlazer	2
MemeofMemeJTG999999	2	(2-0) (up 1) W: 52-0 vs Rice (1-1) Next Week: vs Michigan State (2-0) Projected Bowl: Peach Bowl vs Georgia/Texas A&M
monkeymatt1836	2
noahthearc	2
NotSoSuperNerd	2	1.763 [10.89-1.11]
one98d	2
PattyKane16	2
penisthightrap_	2
Pollaski	2
RegionalBias	2
Roscoe_Filburn	2
SteemieRayVaughn	2
StFuzzySlippers	2
SufferingfOrLife	2	↑1 Result: (W) 52-0 Rice
tdoger	2
The-Gothic-Castle	2
TheNSAAgent777	2
TolkienFan71	2
twitter_paulbd	2	BCR Undefeated 6 Points Looked more impressive in both their victories.
UNC_Samurai	2
w8w8	2
12panther	3
BendrickLamar19	3
Blazeth	3
brucewaynewins	3
Corgi_Koala	3
DarthYoda2594	3
dschinghiskhan	3
eclectic_tastes	3
elnino550	3	Wisconsin could be an improved team this year and Notre Dame beat them up, their first test will be at BYU in October, until then I expect them to beat up on their schedule, the same as Miami if other teams have better wins then they will drop for having a weaker schedule.
EpicSchwinn	3
Fmeson	3
frone	3
grjohnst	3
hascogrande	3
IAmAChemicalEngineer	3
JBonkies	3
jimbobbypaul	3
jthomas694	3
KansasEF5Tornado	3
Maladroit44	3
malowry0124	3
Muffinnnnnnn	3
nemoran	3
NyquillusDillwad20	3
owlalwaysloveyew	3
Pikachu1989	3
PlactusTX	3	LW: 1 | W Rice | Tier 1 | Wins: T3, T6
Pure_Protein_Machine	3
sirgippy	3	GippyRank expected rank: 8.1. Central 80% interval: 2–17. Top-25 probability: 96.3%.
soonerfreak	3
Terminal_BAS	3
TheReformedBadger	3
thescottula	3
Versigot	3
VerySeriousBanana	3
Acm0028	4
AllHawkeyesGoToHell	4
arbadak	4	.750 rating, 2-0, SOS .520 (NEW, +42)
CambodianDrywall	4
Conn3er	4	This is the most well rounded complete team in the country but they will not play anyone besides at best Navy that will be enough to convince people or pollers otherwise. You cant put them at 1 even if they probably are the best team on any given weekend.
CptCheese	4
cyberchaox	4
DarkLegend64	4
DavoinShower-handle	4
djowen68	4
Doogitywoogity	4	They have a bit of a better looking record than Miami, in that they beat Rice rather than FAMU. Demolishing Rice tells me next to nothing about this squad. They appear to have a tougher schedule than Miami at this point, though we’ll see how that progresses. Both will really live and die by dominating week in and week out as well as final SOR.
douchebagjack	4	wisconsin win depends on how good wisconsin is
dubscurry30	4	—
fredmerc111	4
frumious88	4
grey_pilgrim_	4
HelioOne	4
Jerrywelfare	4
jmac_21	4
Luigiatl	4
mcdsmaster8824	4
Mr_Brews	4
Noelthemexican	4
OldCoaly	4
owl_man	4
PeteyNice	4
plannedsickdays	4
PSUMediaPA	4
Pyromania1983	4	I had Notre Dame a little lower the first two polls, but the team decimated Rice yesterday. After a strong victory in Week 1 over Wisconsin as well, it's safe to say that Notre Dame will stay in my top-5 unless they show otherwise.
Rakarei	4
Rcfan0902	4	380.00 (+28)
redwave2505	4
RobertNeyland	4
RollWarTideEagle	4
SCsprinter13	4
seaotter2	4
Sometimeswelose	4
Staind075	4
TaylorLeprechaun	4	+2
ToeInDigDeep	4	Wisconsin and Rice are two of the strongest wins anyone has in the country.
tomdawg0022	4
Tornadohunter24	4	[2-0] (-2) | SOR: #22
Zloggt	4
_fastball	5
Aidanj927	5
BallSoHerd	5
BearsAreGreat1	5
Cassiyus	5
Ch-i-ef	5
daredassdude	5
deadtofall12	5
diehardcubforever	5
Drexlore	5
dukemetoo	5
HideNZeke	5
IceColdDrPepper_Here	5
Jakesnake42	5	Feels like we aren't going to learn much about this team till they play BYU. Last Week: #5
jjjoebox	5
jrich960608	5
JustAManAndHisLaptop	5
JustinMSU21	5
Klaassy23	5
laprasrules	5
Lex_Ludorum	5
MrTheSpork	5
RiffRamBahZoo	5
Ruhrgebietheld	5
samspopguy	5
shifty1032231	5
sirvalkyerie	5
Striker743	5
SwissArmyScythe	5	+1
tdeff19	5
Techwid	5
titansfan174	5
True_Ad5324	5
WarEagle9	5
xX_GIGA_MAN_Xx	5	(+1) this schedule is easy as hell they were right
BananaBouquet	6
BoukenGreen	6
CFBHurts	6	Tight first half against Wisconsin ended up in a dominating 2nd half
CommodoreN7	6
cornholesurfer	6
Corporal_Hicks	6
galacticdude7	6
GeauxTri	6
Hey_Its_Roomie	6	2-0, cumulative opponents' win percentage against other teams is 100%,
manbeardawg	6
roguebandit1	6
Shion314	6
sickmemes48	6
SlaminSammons	6
sroach91	6
strikersteve60	6
TDenverFan	6
tks231	6
ya111101	6
Bank_Gothic	7
bannista7	7
BUSean	7
Cecil_Hardboner	7
ch1l1_ch33s3	7
dabul-master	7
DisraeliEers	7
Dropbackandpunt	7
ewolfy13	7
Red261	7
scronko	7
sgtshenanigans	7
SIMBONEGTP	7
SpadeRyker	7
T-Thugs	7	Notre Dame is 2-0 with a dominant victory over Wisconsin. Can get a second p4 win over Michigan State this week.
texas2089	7
Texasagsman	7
the_neverdoctor	7
Xy13	7
bladefencer	8	0.858, +42, Power: 7, Off: 26, Def: 18, SOR: 17
BuckeyeForLife95	8	(1+0.5) X (46.5/6.5) X (414/206) = 21.57
chillmagic420	8
cvsprinter1	8
ehoefler	8	87.19
outthawazoo	8	See Miami.
romulusjsp	8
TheUltimate721	8	I don't really care about a single game they play until they get BYU. Can we fast forward to that game already?
TimeBroken	8
A_Rolling_Baneling	9
Euphoric_Relative_13	9
lowes18	9	After a mediocre performance against Wisconsin last Sunday, Notre Dame needed an elite showing to rebuild confidence, and while they did put a big number on the scoreboard I left rather disappointed in the Irish performance. None of the hopeful breakout candidates to show that Notre Dame had a true difference maker in their offensive skill positions showed up, including starting running back Aneyas Williams who somehow against Rice posted a negative EPA per play as Notre Dame delivered an incredibly mediocre rushing performance. CJ Carr was still fantastic, but Notre Dame needs to show a more balanced and dynamic offense to actually compete for a national title.
TouchdownHeroes	9
realclean	10
smartkeg	10	Look great with some sloppy moments, haven't been tested yet.
T-nawtical	11
aggiebruin27	12
Charlemagne42	13	How many times do we have to remind you to stop bullying the nerds?
jalexjsmithj	13	Vs Wisconsin
spmartin1993	13
Justanother_0	15	(!!!) Until the Irish play their big boy opponents, they’ll be hovering around the mid 10’s region.
TadKosciuszko	15
ColombianInIowa24	17	33.88

Provisional Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
BoilerUp28	1
chief_sitass	1
FindGreatness23	1
g_trechel	1
isrealball	1
jtsmd2	1
Kirkwood641	1
Repulsive_Rub6443	1
the_lost_carrot	1
beckett929	2
dee3Poh	2	.920
DillyDillySzn	2
divey043	2
FrontRunner51	2	(+1)
geauxsaints777	2
gonshpreds1	2
HereComesNightTime	2
JJones927	2
josh55134	2
LeCowboySolitaire	2
manbeqrpig	2
meristematic	2
MisguidedPassion	2
Ok_Significance_3803	2
owl-bears	2
penix4heisman	2
S2OP	2	(-)
Select-Edge-3262	2	+2
SignificanceFirm2398	2
TyRoland06	2
39_Ringo	3
AoA_nB1	3	Did their job
BeyondLiesTheWub	3	no change
bigred91224	3
Blazemaster77	3
ceris13	3
FoodCourtDruid	3
FuzzyDunlop911	3
geordieColt88	3
GrimmacingGrinny	3
Impossible-Still-349	3	(+2) def. Rice 52-0.
IWieldTheFlameOfAnor	3
jackmc04	3	(-) beat food
jibberishdhyukl	3
jwrtf	3
loneSTAR_06	3
meta_irl	3
myworld3	3
Nervous_Metal_9445	3
Perryapsis	3
requiemsux	3
RowDull8230	3
SaguaroCactus19	3
spaceblev11	3
Spazzatack	3
sportstrap	3
Tch267702	3
thehornedlamb	3
DarthGlazer	4	Same as the top 2
DesignerClub1887	4
DirectTop8624	4
Ethanol-Muffins	4
Flaky_Bit6733	4
jis024	4	After last year's disappointments, this team looks ready to compete for a Natty. Not a fan of the lackluster SOS, though.
Josh_historybuff	4	52-0 vs Rice
Living_Human	4	86.70
Midnight-Mustang	4
mr_longfellow_deeds	4
ndbfsu22	4
Neither_Call2913	4	I agree with AP that ND should be over Miami and OSU.
newSomberMan	4
Noahsince2002	4
Ok_Boysenberry716	4
PsychologicalFox8660	4
S3G	4
saquad69	4
SpectralHydra	4
SportsCat4	4
Star_Wars_Sith	4
The_Good_General	4
Tortillero96	4	W (2-0) H +52 vs Rice (unranked) W (1-0) H +28 vs Wisconsin (unranked)
WBLwiffleball	4
Yelich04	4	-
70277027	5
ab317	5
ArlyntheAwesome	5
bruhstevenson	5
ChiTrojan2	5
DownshiftGD	5
HHunko13	5
hiiightide	5
JackWK_Gaming	5
KansasChaser2021	5
LightningDusty	5	↑1
Protoco2	5
Rishik01	5
rt13wx	5
UnableToBelieveIt	5
CALL_ME_ISHMAEBY	6
Crelc3	6
EL-YEO	6
Esb5415	6
JCNoles	6
logace444444444	6
LonghornInNebraska	6
MWiatrak2077	6
NebraskaPlainsman	6
New_Prior2253	6	478-128 was the total yardage comparison against Rice this weekend, Notre Dame played with their food.
NoOutdoorSoup	6
Piptit	6
PrideSax711	6
Pure-Shirt-5831	6
samtaylor92	6
Underground_Bread	6
ValarMorghulis_17	6
_THE__BOULDER_	7	Clean sheet against Rice. It wasn't against Texas, but I suppose Rice does these things because they are hard.
Aggravating-Steak-69	7
BlackGoose_13	7
DwayneBaconStan	7
irishspring4521	7
kevinsdomain	7
Milflover69cbb	7
NA_Faker	7
Original_Profile8600	7
RJTrey	7
Sflabuckeye13	7
Small_Company_5697	7
tbraptors	7
WRSpill	7	(11)
bolts_win_again	8
buccaneerboy22	8
fm22fnam	8
jtchr33	8
Klightgrove	8
SomerandomIDFBfan	8
TomorrowFinal6642	8
grahamca	9	T1ˢᵗ W/L, T14ᵗʰ Predicted Wins, 7ᵗʰ Team Strength, 9ᵗʰ Quality of Wins
Salmon-Dude	9
666PeaceKeepaGirl	10
ogsmurf826	10
_Junk_Rat_	11
quantum_jedi	11	(33.66) Notre Dame began the year with a convincing win over Wisconsin in Lambeau and cruised to shutout over Rice. Perhaps Michigan St can make things interesting next week, but I expect the Irish to run over everyone until they travel to Provo in week 7.
GenuineBoss	12
Jacob_Sumner	12
MajikSix	12
Rhizical	12
ted1995	12
BlueRFR3100	15
CallMeTheKing	16
LegionMammal978	17	[T17.] (+31) GS .857, TS −52.
MyAngelMiraidon	18	Run over MI State next week and I'll actually take this team seriously
Kareem89086	20
hbh110	22
ianmcmoney	23
alexjcode_com	25	867

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