The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have the fourth best chance of making the 2018 College Football Playoff, according to a new metric released today by ESPN Analytics.
Our blue and gold have a 42 percent chance of making the playoff, behind only the Clemson Tigers (67 percent), Alabama Crimson Tide (47 percent) and Georgia Bulldogs (46 percent). If the Irish beat the Michigan Wolverines in their opener Sept. 1, the model says that chance will improve to 53 percent. If they lose, the Irish’s chances of making the final four fall to 23 percent.