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Notre Dame Fighting Irish fan confidence leapt considerably after the team’s thrashing of the Duke Blue Devils, according to a new SB Nation poll.
Eighty-one percent of self-identified Irish supporters said they are confident that the football program is headed in the right direction, up 27.5 percent from last week’s FanPulse survey. (You can sign up here to add your opinion starting Saturday evening.*)
Irish fans were also asked to rank college football’s Top 25 teams, and they slotted their favorite team No. 14 this week, the second consecutive week they’ve nudged Notre Dame up one spot. There are now 10 teams in Irish fans’ current Top 25 that were not considered one of the best 25 teams during the preseason, led by the sixth-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers.
Notre Dame Fans’ Post Week 14 Poll
| Ranking | Team | Preseason | Week 6 | Week 9 | Week 12 | Week 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking | Team | Preseason | Week 6 | Week 9 | Week 12 | Week 13 |
| 1 | LSU | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Clemson | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Georgia | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Utah | 15 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| 7 | Baylor | NR | NR | 11 | 11 | 8 |
| 8 | Florida | 7 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 9 |
| 9 | Alabama | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 10 | Auburn | 18 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 17 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
| 12 | Penn State | 14 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 11 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | 5 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 12 |
| 14 | Memphis | NR | NR | 23 | 14 | 13 |
| 15 | Oregon | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 15 |
| 16 | Boise State | NR | 14 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
| 17 | Minnesota | NR | NR | 13 | 13 | 10 |
| 18 | App State | NR | NR | 18 | 22 | 19 |
| 19 | Michigan | 9 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| 20 | Iowa | 19 | 17 | 25 | 21 | 21 |
| 21 | Cincinnati | NR | NR | 17 | 18 | 18 |
| 22 | Navy | NR | NR | NR | NR | 22 |
| 23 | Virginia | NR | 21 | NR | NR | NR |
| 24 | Air Force | NR | NR | NR | 23 | 23 |
| 25 | UAB | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
In the national poll — which encompasses our fans and readers of 65 other SB Nation college football communities — the Irish fell one spot from No. 14 to No. 15.
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This is also the second consecutive week that self-identified Irish football fans were asked about their confidence in the Notre Dame men’s basketball team. For what this is worth, 79.7 percent of respondents said they thought Mike Brey had his program headed in the right direction.
Returning to football, fanbases of the Irish’s 2019 opponents continue to weigh in on confidence that their favorite team is going the right way.
Confidence of Opponents’ Fanbases
Confidence of Opponents’ Fanbases
| Team | Week 1 | Week 6 | Week 9 | Week 13 | Week 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Week 1 | Week 6 | Week 9 | Week 13 | Week 14 |
| Boston College | 82.4 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 0* |
| Duke | 100 | 80 | 85.7 | 50* | 50 |
| Georgia | 100 | 100 | 75 | 85.7 | 92.6 |
| Louisville | 94.1 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Michigan | 92.4 | 36.1 | 83.8 | 94.3 | 53.3 |
| Notre Dame | 85.2 | 95.2 | 44.7 | 91.2 | 88.3 |
| Stanford | 100 | 100 | 25 | 20* | 50* |
| USC | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 44* | 18.2 |
| Virginia | 100 | 93.1 | 65.2 | 95.7 | 96.4 |
| Virginia Tech | 32 | 35.7 | 66.7 | 100 | 88.9 |
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