Notre Dame is still one of the favorites to win the 2026 National Championship

Notre Dame’s 28-24 loss to BYU on Saturday night was all kinds of hurt. As we pointed out earlier, there are layers to his kind of loss (and that was barely scratching the surface). Obviously a loss like that is going to affect the rankings and the chances to win a national championship. Right?

Well… maybe.

When the odds came out on Sunday, Notre Dame was one of the favorites to win the national championship. Some oddsmakers had the Irish having the nest odds in the country, but FanDuel Sportsbook had Notre Dame behind Ohio State — and now as of publishing this post, Georgia is ahead of the Irish too.

Betting odds aren’t always the best predictors of future success, but it’s quite something that even after a loss like the Irish just had to BYU — this whole season is still very much in play.

There are plenty of things we can rage about when it comes to this Notre Dame football team, but that is the case for most of the country as well. It’s why a day like we just saw all over college football on Saturday happens. It’s nuts, but that’s what makes college football, college football.

Good odds are nice to have.