The Most Important Games for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Fighting Irish final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Notre Dame Fighting Irish fans can use this table to identify the most interesting conference games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Notre Dame Resultant Probabilities | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1* First and Second Round Byes |
2* First and Second Round Byes |
3* First and Second Round Byes |
4* First and Second Round Byes |
5** First Round Bye |
6** First Round Bye |
7** First Round Bye |
8** First Round Bye |
9** First Round Bye |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | NT | |||
| Notre Dame (11‑10) vs Syracuse (12‑9) |
22 | Notre Dame Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 12% | 20% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 11% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 19% | ||
| Syracuse Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 7% | 12% | 16% | 18% | 15% | 26% | ||
| Virginia (17‑3) vs Boston College (9‑11) |
2 | Virginia Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 19% | ||
| Boston College Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 15% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 21% | ||
| Clemson (17‑4) vs Pittsburgh (9‑12) |
2 | Clemson Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 19% | ||
| Pittsburgh Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 15% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 21% | ||
| Duke (19‑1) vs Virginia Tech (16‑6) |
1 | Duke Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 15% | 17% | 14% | 12% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 19% | ||
| Virginia Tech Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 19% | ||
| North Carolina (16‑4) vs Georgia Tech (11‑10) |
1 | North Carolina Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 19% | ||
| Georgia Tech Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 15% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 20% | ||
| N.C. State (15‑6) vs Wake Forest (11‑10) |
1 | N.C. State Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 16% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 19% | ||
| Wake Forest Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 14% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 20% | ||
| SMU (15‑5) vs Louisville (14‑6) |
1 | SMU Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 15% | 16% | 15% | 12% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 19% | ||
| Louisville Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 19% | ||
| Stanford (14‑6) vs Miami (16‑4) |
0 | Stanford Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 19% | ||
| Miami Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 10% | 15% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 20% | ||
| California (15‑5) vs Florida St. (8‑12) |
0 | California Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 16% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 19% | ||
| Florida St. Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 15% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 20% | ||