Saturday, March 2, 2013

National Rankings for Notre Dame Teams !!!


I'm not sure if Notre Dame has ever kept track of things like this -- but, you have to ask -- has there ever been an academic year when more Irish teams have been ranked in the top-25 than this one?

15 of Notre Dame's 24 NCAA Division I athletic teams are ranked in the top-25 this academic year -- four others have been or will be (as you'll see below) -- incredible!

Look at this:
  • Women's basketball:  #2 ranking in the country
  • Men's Lacrosse:  #2 ranking in the country
  • Women's Fencing:  #2 ranking in the country
  • Men's Fencing:  #2 ranking in the country
  • Football:  #4 ranking in the country
  • Women's Lacrosse:  #7 ranking in the country
  • Men's Soccer:  #8 ranking in the country
  • Hockey:  #11 ranking in the country
  • Women's Soccer:  #13 ranking in the country
  • Women's Swimming & Diving:  #18 ranking in the country
  • Women's Cross Country:  #18 ranking in the country
  • Women's Tennis:  #18 ranking in the country
  • Men's Basketball:  #21 ranking in the country
  • Baseball:  #22 ranking in the country
  • Women's Golf:  #25 ranking in the country

In addition:
  • Notre Dame's women's rowing team is coming off a season where they were ranked #15 in the country -- the rankings for this season will be released soon
  • Notre Dame's women's volleyball team was ranked, for a time, in the top-25 this academic year
  • Notre Dame's men's tennis team has been ranked in the top-25 this academic year (season on-going)
  • Notre Dame's men's swimming team has been ranked in the top-25 this academic year (season on-going)