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Notre Dame
Best finish
No. 1
Seasons ranked
27 / 27
Best finish
No. 1 (2024-2025)
Sports
Football · Men's Basketball · Women's Basketball
Polls
Media · Coaches · Playoff
Years in the Rankings
Any poll, any sportBest ranking by season · 2000-2001 – 2026-2027
Each point is Notre Dame's best rank that season. Lower is better; gaps are seasons unranked.
A year is lit when Notre Dame was ranked in any poll that season; the best rank reached is shown. Click a year to open that season's poll board and cycle it week by week.
2020s7 ranked
2010s10 ranked
2019
Best · No. 7
FBWomen's2018
Best · No. 1
FBWomen's2017
Best · No. 2
FBMen'sWomen's2016
Best · No. 1
FBMen'sWomen's2015
Best · No. 2
FBMen'sWomen's2014
Best · No. 2
FBMen'sWomen's2013
Best · No. 2
FBMen'sWomen's2012
Best · No. 1
FBMen'sWomen's2011
Best · No. 2
FBMen'sWomen's2010
Best · No. 4
Men'sWomen's
2000s10 ranked
2009
Best · No. 3
FBMen'sWomen's2008
Best · No. 7
Men'sWomen's2007
Best · No. 9
Men'sWomen's2006
Best · No. 2
FBMen's2005
Best · No. 5
FBWomen's2004
Best · No. 3
FBMen'sWomen's2003
Best · No. 14
FBMen'sWomen's2002
Best · No. 4
FBMen'sWomen's2001
Best · No. 15
FBWomen's2000
Best · No. 1
FBMen'sWomen's
Recent Season
Media Top 25 · 2025-2026Ranking by week
Lower is better. Gaps mark weeks the team was unranked. Open this season's board →
2025-2026 Schedule
10–2Opponent ranks are their Media Top 25 position that week. Ranked wins are highlighted.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | at | 10 |
L 24–27 |
| Wk 3 | vs | 16 |
L 40–41 |
| Wk 4 | vs | W 56–30 | |
| Wk 5 | at | W 56–13 | |
| Wk 6 | vs | W 28–7 | |
| Wk 7 | vs | W 36–7 | |
| Wk 8 | vs | 20 |
W 34–24 |
| Wk 10 | at | W 25–10 | |
| Wk 11 | vs | W 49–10 | |
| Wk 12 | at | 23 |
W 37–15 |
| Wk 13 | vs | W 70–7 | |
| Wk 14 | at | W 49–20 |