NCAA Tournament March Madness

#56 Notre Dame

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Projection: next four out

Notre Dame’s résumé shows flashes that committees respect and blemishes that hold it back. The Irish have a true road victory at TCU and a home scalp of Missouri plus a neutral-site win over Rutgers that demonstrate they can win away from home and on neutral floors, but those signatures are undermined by a narrow loss at Ohio State and neutral-site setbacks to Kansas and Houston and by a nonconference ledger padded with low-major wins that add little context. The ACC slate still presents clear chances to add resume-changing results with home dates against Clemson and Miami and a stretch that includes Virginia, Duke and NC State offering marquee opportunities while road tests at Stanford, California, North Carolina, Louisville and SMU are the sort of wins that would erase doubt. Until Notre Dame secures a meaningful victory away from its home court or on neutral ground against a recognized opponent, the résumé reads like a team with upside but obvious holes that keep the committee cautious.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3LIU Brooklyn207W89-67
11/7Detroit295W102-70
11/11E Illinois321W78-58
11/16@Ohio St40L64-63
11/19Bellarmine261W86-79
11/24(N)Kansas16L71-61
11/25(N)Rutgers146W68-63
11/26(N)Houston8L66-56
12/2Missouri52W76-71
12/5@TCU61W87-85
12/10Idaho187W80-65
12/13Evansville282W82-58
12/21PFW22794%
12/30@Stanford8551%
1/2@California7144%
1/10Clemson3449%
1/13Miami FL3751%
1/17@Virginia Tech7044%
1/21@North Carolina2223%
1/24Boston College14285%
1/27Virginia2444%
1/31@Syracuse8047%
2/4@Louisville1415%
2/7Florida St11680%
2/10@SMU4233%
2/14Georgia Tech13284%
2/21@Pittsburgh10959%
2/24Duke520%
2/28NC State2645%
3/4Stanford8572%
3/7@Boston College14269%