A 17 - 2 start to the 2014 - 2014 season for Notre Dame -- and a #12 ranking -- has turned the heads of many in the college basketball world. Here's how the IRISH stack up in the ACC and the NCAA in a number of statistical categories:
ACC -- 15 TEAMS:
- 2nd place in the league -- "half game out of first"
- Field Goal % -- 1st in the ACC
- 3 Point Field Goals Made -- 1st in the ACC
- Points Per Game -- 2nd in the ACC
- Free Throw % -- 2nd in the ACC
- 3 Point Field Goal % -- 2nd in the ACC
- Turnover Per Game (Fewest) -- 2nd in the ACC
- Jerian Grant is 2nd in the ACC in assists per game
- Zach Auguste is 2nd in the ACC in field goal percentage
- Demetrius Jackson is 4th in the ACC in steals per game
NCAA -- 351 TEAMS:
- Field Goal % -- 2nd in the country
- Points per game -- 12th in the country
- 3 Point Field Goal % -- 17th in the country
- 3 Point Field Goals Per Game -- 18th in the country
- Assists Per Game -- 29th in the country
