The Fighting Irish had one of their better games of the season on January 5th, when they beat the eventual National Runner-Up.
And, never forget the media & NCAA Tournament Selection Committee pegged this "a down year" for ACC Basketball:
- CONFERENCES WITH MORE TEAMS IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT THEN THE ACC:
- BIG TEN -- 9 teams
- BIG EAST -- 6 teams
- BIG 12 -- 6 teams
- SEC -- 6 teams
- ACC -- 5 teams
- HERE ARE THE FINAL NCAA TOURNAMENT RECORD BY CONFERENCE:
- ACC: 14 - 5
- BIG 12: 13 - 5
- BIG EAST: 7 - 6
- BIG TEN: 9 - 9
- SEC: 5 - 6
