2026 Week 1 · Neutral site
Notre Dame at Wisconsin
Saturday, September 5, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
Lambeau Field
Notre Dame
FBS Independents
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- 24.4
- National rank
- 5
- Proj. wins
- 10.1
- Playoff prob.
- 94%
Wisconsin
Big Ten
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- -4.4
- National rank
- 85
- Proj. wins
- 4.6
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
GIE win probability
Headline numbers below. The 90% confidence band reflects rating uncertainty (±1.5 points per side); the model isn't claiming precision down to the percentage point.
Notre Dame
97%
Wisconsin
3%
Wisconsin 90% CI: 2% – 4% Δ rating 28.8
Notre Dame is the model's favorite at 97%. Wisconsin has a 3% path. No home-field adjustment applied (neutral site).
Style fit
How each offense matches up against the opposite defense. Higher = the offense is expected to do well; mismatches show up here.
Notre Dame offense
34 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Wisconsin offense
27 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Weather at kickoff
Forecast for neutral-site venues will arrive once the venues table ships (#53).
Game info
- Kickoff
- Saturday, September 5, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
- Venue
- Lambeau Field
- Conference game
- No
- Neutral site
- Yes