This Elimination Options page presents sets of game outcomes ("cases") that result in Notre Dame losing a given finishing spot. A total of 7 games from week 16 were considered. The list may not contain all possible combinations. When a given set of games eliminates multiple spots the case is listed in the lowest spot only.
Notre Dame cannot win this spot
Notre Dame cannot win this spot
Notre Dame cannot win this spot
Notre Dame cannot win this spot
Notre Dame cannot win this spot
Notre Dame cannot win this spot
Case 1
Syracuse beats North Carolina
Case 2
California beats Stanford, and
SMU beats Boston College
Case 3
California beats Stanford, and
Wake Forest beats Virginia Tech
Case 4
California beats Stanford, and
Florida St. beats Clemson
Case 5
SMU beats Boston College, and
Wake Forest beats Virginia Tech
Case 6
SMU beats Boston College, and
Florida St. beats Clemson
Case 7
Wake Forest beats Virginia Tech, and
Florida St. beats Clemson
Case 1
Notre Dame loses to Pittsburgh
Case 2
California beats Stanford, and
SMU beats Boston College, and
Syracuse beats North Carolina
Case 3
California beats Stanford, and
Syracuse beats North Carolina, and
Florida St. beats Clemson
Case 4
California beats Stanford, and
SMU beats Boston College, and
Wake Forest beats Virginia Tech, and
Florida St. beats Clemson
Case 5
SMU beats Boston College, and
Syracuse beats North Carolina, and
Virginia Tech beats Wake Forest, and
Florida St. beats Clemson
Case 1
Notre Dame loses to Pittsburgh, and
California beats Stanford
Case 2
Notre Dame loses to Pittsburgh, and
Syracuse beats North Carolina
Case 3
Notre Dame loses to Pittsburgh, and
Florida St. beats Clemson
Case 4
Notre Dame loses to Pittsburgh, and
Wake Forest beats Virginia Tech, and
Virginia beats Georgia Tech
Case 1
Notre Dame loses to Pittsburgh, and
California beats Stanford, and
Syracuse beats North Carolina
Case 2
Notre Dame loses to Pittsburgh, and
Syracuse beats North Carolina, and
Florida St. beats Clemson
Case 3
Notre Dame loses to Pittsburgh, and
California beats Stanford, and
SMU beats Boston College, and
Florida St. beats Clemson
Case 4
Notre Dame loses to Pittsburgh, and
California beats Stanford, and
Virginia Tech beats Wake Forest, and
Florida St. beats Clemson
Case 5
Notre Dame loses to Pittsburgh, and
California beats Stanford, and
Florida St. beats Clemson, and
Virginia beats Georgia Tech
Case 6
Notre Dame loses to Pittsburgh, and
Wake Forest beats Virginia Tech, and
Florida St. beats Clemson, and
Virginia beats Georgia Tech
Case 1
Notre Dame loses to Pittsburgh, and
California beats Stanford, and
Syracuse beats North Carolina, and
Virginia Tech beats Wake Forest, and
Florida St. beats Clemson
Case 2
Notre Dame loses to Pittsburgh, and
California beats Stanford, and
SMU beats Boston College, and
Syracuse beats North Carolina, and
Florida St. beats Clemson, and
Virginia beats Georgia Tech
No elimination cases were found for this spot
No elimination cases were found for this spot
No elimination cases were found for this spot
No elimination cases were found for this spot