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his spring, ESPN’s Football Power Index ranked Notre Dame’s schedule the 19th-toughest in college football. Here’s how the Irish schedule stacks up.

This spring, ESPN’s Football Power Index ranked Notre Dame’s schedule the 19th-toughest in college football. Of their final 11 games, the Irish will face eight teams that won eight or more games last year. Headlining that list are serious playoff contenders in Ohio State, USC and Clemson. With their season-opening rout of Navy behind us, here’s how the Irish schedule stacks up from easiest to hardest.