NCAA Tournament March Madness

#95 Notre Dame

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Projection: likely out

Notre Dame’s résumé is lacking enough quality wins to warrant a tournament spot. While they have some victories against lower-tier teams, such as their dominant performances against Stonehill and Le Moyne, these don’t carry much weight. Their losses to stronger opponents like Houston, Duke, and North Carolina further emphasize their struggles against top competition. The close losses, particularly against Rutgers and Creighton, suggest they can be competitive but ultimately highlight a failure to secure the signature wins necessary for a strong tournament case. With upcoming challenges against higher-ranked teams, they have a chance to improve their standing, but a failure to capitalize could leave them on the outside looking in come Selection Sunday.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/6Stonehill323W89-60
11/11Buffalo345W86-77
11/16@Georgetown85W84-63
11/19North Dakota262W75-58
11/22Elon191L84-77
11/26(N)Rutgers72L85-84
11/27(N)Houston4L65-54
11/30(N)Creighton36L80-76
12/3@Georgia31L69-48
12/7Syracuse117W69-64
12/11Dartmouth201W77-65
12/22Le Moyne353W91-62
12/31@Georgia Tech101L86-75
1/4North Carolina37L74-73
1/8@NC State112L66-65
1/11@Duke1L86-78
1/13Boston College197W78-60
1/18@Syracuse117L77-69
1/25@Virginia102W74-59
1/28Georgia Tech101W71-68
2/1@Miami FL187L63-57
2/4@Florida St82L67-60
2/8Virginia Tech152L65-63
2/12@Boston College197W97-94
2/16Louisville22L75-60
2/19SMU49L97-73
2/22Pittsburgh57W76-72
2/26@Clemson24L83-68
3/1@Wake Forest69L74-71
3/5Stanford86W56-54
3/8California111W112-110