How my model would handicap the Irish and their likely 1st round opponents
"If they drop them to 6 and below Notre Dame, the Irish should be facing either Alabama or SMU."
Do you mean drop them (PSU) to 7? Otherwise this would seem to mean that ND would be 5 and then obviously would play 12 and definitely not Bama/SMU.
In that case, how would ND be 6 though (who would be in front of them at 5)?
Am I missing something in what you've written?
"If they drop them to 6 and below Notre Dame, the Irish should be facing either Alabama or SMU."
Do you mean drop them (PSU) to 7? Otherwise this would seem to mean that ND would be 5 and then obviously would play 12 and definitely not Bama/SMU.
In that case, how would ND be 6 though (who would be in front of them at 5)?
Am I missing something in what you've written?