NCAA Tournament March Madness

#69 Notre Dame

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Projection: likely out

Notre Dame’s résumé reads like a team that dominates lesser opposition at home but hasn’t yet produced the kind of road or neutral-site statement wins that sell a tournament case. A tight trip at Ohio State and a neutral-site win over Rutgers show they can compete away from town, yet neutral setbacks to Kansas and Houston expose a gap when the competition is elite and the Irish have few marquee scalps to point to. Most of the better-looking results came at home, including a solid victory over Missouri and comfortable nonconference wins over LIU Brooklyn and Detroit, so the profile lacks the quality road victories committees prize. The remainder of the schedule offers clear chances to change that narrative with road tests at Stanford, California and North Carolina and high-visibility dates against Duke and Virginia, but until those opportunities are seized the mix of solid home work and disappointing showings on bigger stages explains why their position remains precarious.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3LIU Brooklyn232W89-67
11/7Detroit306W102-70
11/11E Illinois329W78-58
11/16@Ohio St37L64-63
11/19Bellarmine286W86-79
11/24(N)Kansas19L71-61
11/25(N)Rutgers127W68-63
11/26(N)Houston9L66-56
12/2Missouri38W76-71
12/5@TCU4932%
12/10Idaho21091%
12/13Evansville29496%
12/21PFW25794%
12/30@Stanford7845%
1/2@California7039%
1/10Clemson2240%
1/13Miami FL3948%
1/17@Virginia Tech7341%
1/21@North Carolina2321%
1/24Boston College12379%
1/27Virginia2441%
1/31@Syracuse6337%
2/4@Louisville1313%
2/7Florida St9372%
2/10@SMU4330%
2/14Georgia Tech13781%
2/21@Pittsburgh10151%
2/24Duke319%
2/28NC State3546%
3/4Stanford7867%
3/7@Boston College12360%