Standings & schedule strength
| Team | Conf | Overall | SOS | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Notre Dame Fighting Irish AP 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1.7 | vs WIS Sep 6 |
 UConn Huskies | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4.6 | vs LAF Sep 5 |
Schedule strength = mean opponent efficiency margin from The College King's 2025 final ratings, a preseason estimate until 2026 games are played.
Week by week
| Team | W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | W9 | W10 | W11 | W12 | W13 | W14 | W15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND FBS Indep. | WIS | RICE | MSU | @PUR | @UNC | STAN | @BYU | bye | NAVY | MIA | BC | SMU | @SYR | bye | bye |
| CONN FBS Indep. | LAF | MD | @USM | @M-OH | SYR | @TEM | bye | MASS | @AF | UNC | JMU | ODU | @WYO | bye | bye |
Home games plain, away games prefixed @, dashed = open week.