ND Women Picked an "Early" #1 NCAA Seed

The NCAA Women's Division I basketball committee released their "top four" teams -- as of today...

And, the IRISH are sitting in the #3 overall position -- not a bad place to be this season.

UCONN is the overall #1 seed followed by South Carolina, Notre Dame and Tennessee.

Here's the story:

LINK:  NOTRE DAME A TOP SEED

Notre Dame Fans: Get to Know Mike Sanford Jr.

Took a lap around the worldwide web this evening to see what I could find in regards to Mike Sanford Jr., -- the rumored "soon to be hired" football coach at Notre Dame...

Here's what I've found:

LINK:  INTRODUCTORY NEWS CONFERENCE AT BOISE STATE

LINK:  INTERVIEW AFTER FIESTA BOWL WIN

LINK:  TALKING BOISE STATE QB'S

Mike Sanford Joining Notre Dame Football Staff

The story broke this afternoon that Boise State's offensive coordinator Mike Sanford, Jr. would be joining Brian Kelly's staff at Notre Dame -- the local media in Boise is reporting he's off to South Bend as well...

THERE HAS BEEN NO OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION FROM NOTRE DAME.

Sanford is considered to be one of the "hot" young guns in the college football coaching ranks. He is rumored to have turned down Urban Meyer to be the Offensive Coordinator at Ohio State just a few weeks ago.

Sanford is no stranger to the area.  He played QB at Mishawaka's Penn HS (photo above) while his dad (Mike Sanford, Sr.) coached QB's at Notre Dame on Bob Davie's staff -- his sister Lindsay is a Notre Dame alumae.

Sounds like an exciting addition to the Notre Dame football staff!

LINK:  IDAHO STATESMAN STORY

LINK:  BOISE STATE SCHOOL NEWS SITE

LINK:  NBC SPORTS