The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame the "hottest" #3 seed in the country -- will play in the MIDWEST REGION -- where the #1 seed is Kentucky.
The NCAA Tournament begins on Thursday for Notre Dame when they play Northeastern in Pittsburgh at 12:15 PM ET. Win -- and the IRISH would play the winner of #5 seed Butler vs. #12 Texas.
Here's what we know about Northeastern -- see link below:
GO IRISH!
LINK: NORTHEASTERN