Notre Dame to Play Ohio State in CCHA Semis

The #12 Fighting Irish of Notre Dame will play the "un-ranked" Ohio State Buckeyes this Friday afternoon at Joe Louis Arena in the semi-finals of the CCHA HOCKEY TOURNAMENT.

Miami of Ohio will play Michigan in the other semi-final.  The winners will play Saturday for the honor of being the last CCHA Champion!

Notre Dame and Ohio State last played back in February in Columbus -- with the Buckeyes winning 6 - 3 the first night and the two teams playing to a 2-2 OT time the next night -- with the IRISH winning the shootout for the extra point.

Should be a good crowd in the Motor City!

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Know Thy Opponent -- Iowa State Cyclones

Took a quick look around the web to see what I could find out about the Iowa State Cyclones from the Big 12 Conference.  Iowa State lost their last game to Kansas 88 - 73 in their conference tournament.  Photo above of Iowa State's reaction to playing Notre Dame...

It didn't take long for ALL of the talking heads at ESPN to pick Iowa State over ND -- probably the best news we could get!!!

Some quick facts:

• 22 - 11 season record
• The Cyclones are 6 - 4 their last 10 games
• Four starters score in double figures -- led by Will Clyburn at 15.0 pts. per game

Starting line-up:

• Melvin Ejim (F) -- 6'-6"
• George Niang (F) -- 6'-7"
• Chris Babb (G) -- 6'-5"
• Korie Luscious (G) -- 5'-11"
• Will Clyburn (G) -- 6'-7"

LINK:  VIDEO OF IOWA STATE'S REACTION TO PLAYING ND

LINK:  HIGHLIGHTS FROM THEIR LAST GAME

LINK:  POST GAME PRESS CONFERENCE

Notre Dame To Play Iowa State in West Region

The Notre Dame men's basketball team will begin NCAA Tournament play next Friday night in Dayton, OH against the Iowa State Cyclones in First Round play in the WEST REGION.  The Irish are a #7 seed.

An omen?  The last team to beat the overall #1 seed in the tournament (Louisville) -- the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame! 

The defending National Champion Kentucky Wildcats -- did not make it into the tournament -- along with schools like Virginia, Maryland, Iowa, Tennessee, Southern Miss an Alabama..

Here's a link to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Bracket -- along with the reaction from Notre Dame:

LINK:  COACH BREY

LINK:  SELECTION SUNDAY PRESS CONFERENCE

LINK:  PLAYER REACTION

LINK:  NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT

Lunardi Has ND a #6 Seed in NCAA Tourney

ESPN's resident "bracketologist" Joe Lunardi -- has the Fightin' Irish of Notre Dame playing in the EAST REGIONAL as a #6 seed -- playing a #11 seed Saint Mary's in the First Round at Auburn Hills, MI. 

"WHEN" the IRISH win -- they would more than likely play Michigan State in the Second Round...

Of course, we'll find out for real tonight -- who the IRISH will play and where.

Here is Lunardi's latest Bracketology:

LINK:  LATEST NCAA BRACKET

NCAA Tournament Bracket Released Tonight!

Notre Dame basketball fans will want to tune-in to THE SELECTION SHOW today at 6 PM ET on CBS.  The NCAA Men's Tournament field will be announced at that time.    

The women's NCAA Tournament field will be announced on Monday...

If you can't get to a TV -- you can click on the link below and watch it live on the web!

LINK:  WATCH THE SELECTION SHOW LIVE -- RIGHT HERE!

ND Glee Club Performs "McNamara's Band"

Happy St. Patrick's Day to the Notre Dame Family!  Enjoy the talented ND Glee Club's performance of "McNamara's Band" -- by clicking the link below.

LINK:  MCNAMARA'S BAND

ND Glee Club Performs "Rocky Road to Dublin"

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!

The University of Notre Dame's Glee Club performed "Rocky Road to Dublin" in front of the cameras a couple of weeks ago in the Debartolo Performing Arts Center.  Enjoy!

LINK:  ROCKY ROAD TO DUBLIN