The University of Notre Dame is an 8.5-point underdog against Ohio State University in the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday night. But in the money race, the Fighting Irish have already won.

The inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff is set to crown a national champion on Monday as 7-seed Notre Dame takes on 8-seed Ohio State at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium. This will be the ninth meeting for two of college football's most storied programs and marks the third consecutive season the Buckeyes and Fighting Irish will face off -- the longest such streak in the series' relatively brief history.

From tradition-soaked to downtown South Bend bars, check out this list of venues to watch Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff championship game