This Elimination Options page presents sets of game outcomes ("cases") that result in Notre Dame losing a given finishing spot. A total of 9 games from week 16 were considered. The list may not contain all possible combinations. When a given set of games eliminates multiple spots the case is listed in the lowest spot only.
Notre Dame cannot win this spot
Notre Dame cannot win this spot
Notre Dame cannot win this spot
Notre Dame cannot win this spot
Notre Dame cannot win this spot
Notre Dame cannot win this spot
Case 1
Notre Dame loses to Pittsburgh
Case 2
Syracuse beats Duke
Case 3
Louisville beats SMU, and
Virginia Tech beats Miami
Case 4
Louisville beats SMU, and
North Carolina beats N.C. State
Case 5
California beats Stanford, and
Louisville beats SMU, and
Wake Forest beats Clemson
Case 6
California beats Stanford, and
Virginia Tech beats Miami, and
Wake Forest beats Clemson
Case 1
Notre Dame loses to Pittsburgh, and
Florida St. beats Boston College
Case 2
Notre Dame loses to Pittsburgh, and
SMU beats Louisville
Case 3
Notre Dame loses to Pittsburgh, and
Virginia Tech beats Miami
Case 4
Notre Dame loses to Pittsburgh, and
California beats Stanford, and
Syracuse beats Duke
Case 5
Notre Dame loses to Pittsburgh, and
California beats Stanford, and
Virginia beats Georgia Tech
Case 6
Notre Dame loses to Pittsburgh, and
California beats Stanford, and
Wake Forest beats Clemson
Case 7
Notre Dame loses to Pittsburgh, and
Syracuse beats Duke, and
Wake Forest beats Clemson
Case 1
Notre Dame loses to Pittsburgh, and
Florida St. beats Boston College, and
Syracuse beats Duke
Case 2
Notre Dame loses to Pittsburgh, and
Florida St. beats Boston College, and
Virginia Tech beats Miami
Case 3
Notre Dame loses to Pittsburgh, and
California beats Stanford, and
Florida St. beats Boston College, and
SMU beats Louisville
Case 4
Notre Dame loses to Pittsburgh, and
SMU beats Louisville, and
Syracuse beats Duke, and
Virginia Tech beats Miami
Case 5
Notre Dame loses to Pittsburgh, and
California beats Stanford, and
Florida St. beats Boston College, and
Virginia beats Georgia Tech, and
Wake Forest beats Clemson
Case 6
Notre Dame loses to Pittsburgh, and
California beats Stanford, and
Syracuse beats Duke, and
Virginia Tech beats Miami, and
Wake Forest beats Clemson
Case 1
Notre Dame loses to Pittsburgh, and
California beats Stanford, and
Florida St. beats Boston College, and
SMU beats Louisville, and
Syracuse beats Duke
Case 2
Notre Dame loses to Pittsburgh, and
California beats Stanford, and
Florida St. beats Boston College, and
Syracuse beats Duke, and
Virginia Tech beats Miami
Case 3
Notre Dame loses to Pittsburgh, and
Florida St. beats Boston College, and
Syracuse beats Duke, and
Virginia Tech beats Miami, and
Wake Forest beats Clemson
Case 4
Notre Dame loses to Pittsburgh, and
California beats Stanford, and
Florida St. beats Boston College, and
SMU beats Louisville, and
Virginia Tech beats Miami, and
Wake Forest beats Clemson
No elimination cases were found for this spot
No elimination cases were found for this spot
No elimination cases were found for this spot
No elimination cases were found for this spot
No elimination cases were found for this spot