Notre Dame Football Bowl Projections Entering 2024 Season

Almost everyone thinks Notre Dame will make the College Football Playoff

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman speaks with the media after a Notre Dame football practice at Irish Athletic Center on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in South Bend. / MICHAEL CLUBB/SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE / USA TODAY NETWORK

Notre Dame football enters the 2024 season with high expectations in Marcus Freeman's third season as head coach.

Freeman and the Fighting Irish are coming off a 10-3 year where it dominated the Sun Bowl against Oregon State but those in South Bend are thinking bigger and better in 2024.

One of the nation's top defenses from a year ago returns the majority of its stars and should have an improved offense to boot.

Is getting to the first 12-team College Football Playoff going to be enough or is Notre Dame primed for something bigger?

We took a look around the nation at where various outlets are forecasting Notre Dame to head this postseason.

College Football News - Notre Dame Bowl Projection

Bowl Projection: College Football Playoff, No. 5 Seed
Bowl Opponent: No. 12 Memphis (Notre Dame Stadium)

The Sporting News - Notre Dame Bowl Projection

Sep 1, 2018; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish kicker Justin Yoon (19) kicks an extra point in the first quarter against the Michigan Wolverines at Notre Dame Stadium. / Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

Bowl Projection: College Football Playoff, No. 6 Seed
Bowl Opponent: No. 11 Michigan (Notre Dame Stadium)

ESPN (Kyle Bonagura) - Notre Dame Bowl Projection

Bowl Projection: College Football Playoff, No. 8 Seed
Bowl Opponent: No. 9 Penn State (Notre Dame Stadium)

ESPN (Mark Schlabach) - Notre Dame Bowl Projection

Bowl Projection: College Football Playoff, No. 9 Seed
Bowl Opponent: No. 8 Alabama (Bryant-Denny Stadium)

College Football Network - Notre Dame Bowl Projection

Bowl Projection: College Football Playoff, No. 11 Seed
Bowl Opponent: No. 6 Oregon (Autzen Stadium)

CBS Sports - Notre Dame Bowl Projection

Dec 28, 2023; Orlando, FL, USA; the Pop-Tarts bowl mascot Strawberry performs for the crowd after a game between the North Carolina State Wolfpack and Kansas State Wildcats at Camping World Stadium. / Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports

Bowl Projection: Pop-Tarts Bowl
Bowl Opponent: Oklahoma State

Athlon Sports - Notre Dame Bowl Projection

Bowl Projection: College Football Playoff, No. 11 Seed
Bowl Opponent: No. 6 Texas (Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium)