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2026 Week 4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
arbadak	1	.812 rating, 3-0, SOS .572 (+3)
bakonydraco	1	90.764
BosskOnASegway	1	1978.6 -> 1995.0 [+16.4] (#1 -> #1)
bwburke94	1
Cars-and-Coffee	1	3-0. Power 21.3 (#1), resume #11 (67.0% strength of record).
ChaseTheFalcon	1
ChBass	1	Top 10 offense & defense, and the win against Wisconsin separates them from everyone else.
Conglossian	1
Darth_Ra	1
DataDrivenPirate	1	(30)
DisraeliEers	1
ExternalTangents	1
ikindalikelemons	1
jimbobbypaul	1
MemeLovingLoser	1	Change: None | Previous Rank: 1st | Wins Composite Rank: 1st | SoS Composite Rank: 2nd | Margin of Victory Rank: 8th | Penalties Composite Rank: 5th | Yardage Composite Rank: 12th | Turnover Composite Rank: 2nd | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 42nd | Other Stats Rank: 2nd
mthompson2320	1	LW: 1
OKgolfer	1	3-0, wins over 2-1 Wisconsin and 2-1 Michigan State
placid_salad	1	LW: #1
Player_1_has_Joined	1
The-Gothic-Castle	1
vanburen1845	1
0010MK	2
Bank_Gothic	2
blahblehblahwhoru	2
budget_um	2	Slow start but handled MSU
cinciforthewin	2
colton_97	2
Daigotsu	2
DampFrijoles	2
digdat0	2
G-Aardvark	2
Hackasizlak	2
Helifino	2
Hey_Its_Roomie	2
Hugefootballfan44	2	LW: 2
hypercube42342	2
Jay_Dubbbs	2
JeromesNiece	2
jonstark19	2
kflinderman	2
Lefunnymaymays4lief	2	(-) Start Nolan James and start coming out of the gate hot rather than rely on the 2nd half, and they look nearly as complete as Texas. Carr is so good at football
MainPeanut25	2	Toss-up between ND/Ole Miss/U, with the Louisville game holding me back from this being Ole Miss
manbeardawg	2	2 wins vs. P4 opponents
ManiacalBlazer	2
monkeymatt1836	2
one98d	2
PattyKane16	2
Pollaski	2
Rcfan0902	2	627.00 (+2)
RegionalBias	2
RJEP22	2
Roscoe_Filburn	2
ruwisc	2
SteemieRayVaughn	2
tdoger	2
Terminal_BAS	2
TheNSAAgent777	2
udubdavid	2
velociraptorfarmer	2
Xtremeloco	2
12panther	3
AJ_CC	3
ALStark69	3	-1; expected them to win by more
BendrickLamar19	3
Bereft13	3	Power: 5, SoR: 9; LW: 1
Blazeth	3
Blooblod	3
boxbeat	3
CambodianDrywall	3
Chipsahoy523	3	-1
Colton3690	3
COLU_BUS	3
CPiGuy2728	3
CRedds19	3
DarthYoda2594	3
dschinghiskhan	3
frone	3
hascogrande	3
HieloLuz	3	2 wins over P4 teams in Wisconsin |5| and Michigan State |5|. Above Mississippi State because none of the games were close.
IAmAChemicalEngineer	3
jalexjsmithj	3
jbowen1	3	2151.93 (-1)
joebob431	3
jthomas694	3
Klaassy23	3
MahjongDaily	3
malowry0124	3
MemeofMemeJTG999999	3	(3-0) (down 1) W: 27-10 vs Michigan State (2-1) Next Week: @ Purdue (1-2) Projected Bowl: Fiesta Bowl vs Georgia/Tennessee
noahthearc	3
owlalwaysloveyew	3
penisthightrap_	3
Pikachu1989	3
PlactusTX	3	LW: 3 | Tier 1 (no change) | W Michigan State The extra teams added to tier 3 push Wisconsin out of even the first five out, but it's still a better win than anyone else in tier 1 has.
Pyromania1983	3	Well, Notre Dame has had a really good start to the year. Sandwiching a 52-0 blowout over not-very-good Rice are two impressive wins by Notre Dame over two pretty good or solid B1G teams. This past week, they got out to a big lead and defeated a then-undefeated Michigan State squad. CJ Carr was extremely efficient and impressive, and the scoreline was actually not even as dominant as Notre Dame was in reality.
Ruhrgebietheld	3
SearonTrejorek	3
shifty1032231	3
skuhlke	3
soonerfreak	3
StFuzzySlippers	3	People expected them to route MSU, but I think the Spartans are much improved under the new staff. Still, 2-0 vs Big 10 is a better resume than most can put forth at this time.
studio_sally	3
SufferingfOrLife	3
TheReformedBadger	3
TossedRightOut	3
twitter_paulbd	3	1193 | 3-0
udderlymoovelous	3
Versigot	3
VerySeriousBanana	3
w8w8	3
WarEagle9	3
zenverak	3
A_Rolling_Baneling	4
AlexanderComet	4
bretticus733	4
brucewaynewins	4
BuckeyeForLife95	4	(1+0.56) X (40/7.67) X (407.67/193) = 17.14
CFBHurts	4
Conn3er	4
CptCheese	4
cyberchaox	4
djowen68	4
dubscurry30	4	—
eclectic_tastes	4
EpicSchwinn	4
GeauxTri	4
GoBlueScrewOSU7	4
Jerrywelfare	4
jjjoebox	4
jrluhn	4
JustinMSU21	4
KansasEF5Tornado	4
Longvols	4
Maladroit44	4
mellolizard	4
Muffinnnnnnn	4
nbingham196	4
nemoran	4
NotSoSuperNerd	4	1.936 [11.05-0.95]
Noy_Telinu	4	Last team to beat Indiana
Our-Gardian-Angel	4
owl_man	4
plannedsickdays	4
Pure_Protein_Machine	4
r0sco	4
RobertNeyland	4
roguebandit1	4
royrules22	4
seaotter2	4
strikersteve60	4
T-Thugs	4	Notre Dame is 3-0 with two p4 wins over Wisconsin (2-1) and Michigan State (2-1)
ThaCarter	4
ToeInDigDeep	4	Wisconsin, Rice, Michigan State
TolkienFan71	4
tomdawg0022	4
TopGoose	4
Tornadohunter24	4	[3-0] (-) | SOR: #13
True_Ad5324	4
UNC_Samurai	4
Zloggt	4
_fastball	5
a_bit_of_a_misnomer_	5
Aidanj927	5
BoukenGreen	5
Casaiir	5
chweris	5
CommodoreN7	5
Corgi_Koala	5
cornholesurfer	5
cyclonepsycho	5
DarkLegend64	5
DavoinShower-handle	5
diehardcubforever	5
Drexlore	5
Dropbackandpunt	5
dukemetoo	5
ehoefler	5	90.84 | +3
elnino550	5	Expected them to win by a lot more, but this team won't have anything substantial on their resume until the BYU clash.
fredmerc111	5
galacticdude7	5	Predicted Record: 12-0
GenialGiant	5
grey_pilgrim_	5
grjohnst	5
mcdsmaster8824	5
Noelthemexican	5
NyquillusDillwad20	5
PSUMediaPA	5
Rakarei	5
RiffRamBahZoo	5
sgtshenanigans	5
sirgippy	5	GippyRank expected rank: 7.6. Central 80% interval: 2–15. Top-25 probability: 97.7%.
SpadeRyker	5
spasm01	5
Staind075	5
Striker743	5
SwissArmyScythe	5	--
TaylorLeprechaun	5	-1
titansfan174	5
xX_GIGA_MAN_Xx	5	(=) Very good defensive second half. Some day MSU will be good again, but it isn't going to be today
Zef_Apollo	5
52hoova	6
AllHawkeyesGoToHell	6
BallSoHerd	6
BearsAreGreat1	6
conchobor	6
Corporal_Hicks	6
daredassdude	6
Doogitywoogity	6	One of the bigger games on their schedule, which really should be an indictment of their schedule this year. Good defensive showing from the Fighting Irish. Next few games continue to look to be tune ups before facing off with BYU in a month.
ewolfy13	6	Play a good team and maybe we’ll see something
GatorBolt	6	So far so good
halldaylong	6
HelioOne	6
HideNZeke	6
IceColdDrPepper_Here	6
Jakesnake42	6	Didn't love the performance against MSU. Last Week: #5
JBonkies	6
jmac_21	6
Luigiatl	6
MrTheSpork	6
nw____	6
PeteyNice	6
redwave2505	6
retnuh101	6
samspopguy	6
SIMBONEGTP	6
SlaminSammons	6
Sometimeswelose	6
srs_house	6
TadKosciuszko	6
tdeff19	6
TDenverFan	6
Texasagsman	6
the_neverdoctor	6
Wescat	6
Xy13	6
ya111101	6
BananaBouquet	7
bannista7	7
BUSean	7
Cassiyus	7
Cecil_Hardboner	7
ch1l1_ch33s3	7
chillmagic420	7
ColombianInIowa24	7	Appropriate. Confident of ranked status.
corundum9	7
cvsprinter1	7
fshi	7
grtgbln	7
Hobbes_121	7
hythloday1	7
Inkblot9	7
JamoRedhead	7
jrich960608	7	The 2nd half performance was very impressive defensively. ND also doesn’t play anyone serious until BYU week 8, but I think the physicality is there, the defense is there. Something about the offense isn’t title contender for me, yet. Please fast forward to a big game (same with Miami/Indiana).
JustAManAndHisLaptop	7
Lex_Ludorum	7
LiptonCB	7
OldCoaly	7
Red261	7
redrumsoxLoL	7
SCsprinter13	7
sroach91	7
Techwid	7
texas2089	7
TheUltimate721	7
TimeBroken	7
TouchdownHeroes	7
Acm0028	8
sickmemes48	8
sirvalkyerie	8
Stoneador	8
Tarmacked	8	MSU was oddly close and you can tell the run game is lacking. BYU maybe gives some weight as to where they really are but the schedule is so yuck throughout the year it will be hard to guage until Miami.
lowes18	9
smartkeg	9	3–0, consistently good, albeit sometimes sloppy, but still lacking a major opponent.
MADBuc49	10	NEW. Would be the #10 playoff seed in this scenario, playing at #7 Indiana in the first round
spmartin1993	10
T-nawtical	10
romulusjsp	11
dabul-master	12
Charlemagne42	13	Adjustment: 59.1%
Justanother_0	17	If they beat their big boy opponents, then I’ll put them in the top 10.

Provisional Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
chief_sitass	1
FindGreatness23	1
FrontRunner51	1	(+1)
g_trechel	1
grahamca	1	T1ˢᵗ W/L, T5ᵗʰ Predicted Wins, 1ˢᵗ Team Strength, 2ⁿᵈ Quality of Wins
Kirkwood641	1
owl-bears	1
penix4heisman	1
alexjcode_com	2	987
AllEliteSchmuck	2
beckett929	2
DillyDillySzn	2
Ethanol-Muffins	2
geauxsaints777	2
gonshpreds1	2
isrealball	2
josh55134	2
manbeqrpig	2
meristematic	2
MisguidedPassion	2
pongislame	2
Repulsive_Rub6443	2
S2OP	2	(-)
SignificanceFirm2398	2
the_lost_carrot	2
TyRoland06	2
wittingtarsier	2
AoA_nB1	3
bigred91224	3
BlackGoose_13	3
BoilerUp28	3
CALL_ME_ISHMAEBY	3
ceris13	3
DarthGlazer	3	looking good
dee3Poh	3	.910
FoodCourtDruid	3
geordieColt88	3
HereComesNightTime	3
HHunko13	3
jibberishdhyukl	3
JKess207	3	Notre Dame has already played two conference games and- I’m being passed a note.
jwrtf	3
meta_irl	3
MotherQuocer	3
MWiatrak2077	3
myworld3	3
Nervous_Metal_9445	3	+0
requiemsux	3
Rhizical	3
rt13wx	3
Select-Edge-3262	3	-1
spaceblev11	3
Spazzatack	3
TheBeekman8	3
Underground_Bread	3
Yamiosum	3
_Vita_	4
bigian52	4
bruhstevenson	4
divey043	4
Hastronaut	4
IBCBJ	4
Impossible-Still-349	4	(-1) We could've done a little better.
jis024	4
JJones927	4
loneSTAR_06	4
Minnesnowtaaa	4
National-Sundae9427	4	Run game is iffy but they’ve handled their opponents. 2 P4 wins and a dominant win against a G6 team.
Perryapsis	4
PrideSax711	4
quantum_jedi	4	(44.09, +7) Good win for the Irish over what seems to be a more disciplined Michigan State team. Would like to see more from the offense, but defense is amazing as advertised. Good luck Purdue...
Rishik01	4
RowDull8230	4
shouldajustsaid_yeah	4
Signal_Tip_7428	4
SomerandomIDFBfan	4
sportstrap	4
thatoneguyD13	4	Tier 1.
The_Good_General	4
Tortillero96	4	W (3-0) H +17 vs MI State (unranked) W (2-0) H +52 vs Rice (unranked) W (1-0) H +28 vs Wisconsin (unranked)
70277027	5
ab317	5
ad51603	5
Blazemaster77	5
bocnj	5
DesignerClub1887	5
Flaky_Bit6733	5
hiiightide	5
IWieldTheFlameOfAnor	5
jackmc04	5	(-2)
Living_Human	5	83.87
m3owzika	5
Midnight-Mustang	5
NNul	5
OG_Felwinter	5
ogsmurf826	5
Ok_Significance_3803	5
PsychologicalFox8660	5
ResearchFlaky5912	5
saquad69	5
SportsCat4	5
The_Stratman	5
WBLwiffleball	5
Yelich04	5	v1
civfan5843	6
Crelc3	6
d1sportsball	6	Notre Dame, like Miami, has played weaker competition. But they proved me wrong against Wisconsin by running away with it in the second half, before handling business vs Michigan State and establishing a good run game. The schedule isn't great thus far, but the performance warrants a high ranking.
ianmcmoney	6
idnttcrisis	6
Intelligent_Fix_6972	6
Isthmus11	6	2 P4 wins against average to bad B10 teams, seem good so far
JackWK_Gaming	6
LightningDusty	6	↓1
mathmanhale	6
NebraskaPlainsman	6
Ok_Boysenberry716	6
Piptit	6
Protoco2	6
SaguaroCactus19	6
samtaylor92	6
SpectralHydra	6
WRSpill	6	(7)
_THE__BOULDER_	7	I am curious as to what is being built in East Lansing, but Michigan State had a tough time in Notre Dame stadium. While the first half was competitive, ending 17-10 in favor of the Irish, Notre Dame took control in the second half, scoring 10 more and allowing 0 points against. ND play Purdue this weekend, and I doubt there will be too much spoilermaking during that game.
ArlyntheAwesome	7	Again, played with your food, dropped a little bit
DownshiftGD	7
EL-YEO	7
Esb5415	7
GrimmacingGrinny	7	The new look MSU Spartans kept this a game for 3 quarters, with the Fighting Irish eventually pulling away to a 27-10 victory.
jtchr33	7	Do I think ND is a top 7 school, not right now. They are on that edge of undefeated and don't look bad. Almost see them as the end of Tier 1 of schools right now.
jtsmd2	7
KansasChaser2021	7
Lilies_of_Edelweiss	7
logace444444444	7
mr_longfellow_deeds	7
NA_Faker	7
Noahsince2002	7
Pure-Shirt-5831	7
Real-Plant-5722	7
Salmon-Dude	7
Sflabuckeye13	7
Small_Company_5697	7
Star_Wars_Sith	7
TomorrowFinal6642	7
ValarMorghulis_17	7	Struggled a little with MSU, no real test on their schedule till october.
666PeaceKeepaGirl	8
CallMeTheKing	8
Klightgrove	8
NoOutdoorSoup	8
RJTrey	8
tbraptors	8	I think Notre Dame is a top 5 team on talent, but they have not played anyone. Same is true for Indiana and Georgia, but ND vs Michigan St was the worst performance out of the 3.
buccaneerboy22	9
fm22fnam	9	-1
MyAngelMiraidon	9	+9 - I said last week I'd call this team legit if they ran over Michigan State. Well their defence definitely did.
noah_divine	9	I have not been impressed with Notre Dame so far this season, and I think they have been massively overrated. Wisconsin and Michigan State are not cupcake opponents that I would expect the Irish to blow out, but I expect them to put up more than 24 and 27 points, respectively. I cannot rank Notre Dame any higher until I see more dominant performances from them regardless of their opponent.
BeyondLiesTheWub	10	change from last week: -7
thehornedlamb	10
BlueRFR3100	11
bolts_win_again	11
ted1995	11
LegionMammal978	14	[T13.] (+4) GS .913, TS 0.
GenuineBoss	15
hbh110	20

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Red = Computer
Green = Hybrid

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