Bill Connelly released his preliminary S&P+ rankings for 2019 on Monday, and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish come in at #12 overall. It’s hard (some say just about impossible) to really rank a preseason top 25 in February (let alone 130 teams) but Connelly’s rankings have proved to be a good indicator over the years.
Here’s how the Irish rank against its 2019 opponents:
- Notre Dame (12) 19.1
A crude way to look at this is that the Irish are currently projected to go 10-2 on the year.