Notre Dame's Road to the Sweet Sixteen...

Here are the teams in the way of Notre Dame making it to the SECOND WEEKEND in the NCAA Tournament -- and a SWEET SIXTEEN game:

#11 Michigan:

• Season Record:  22 - 12
• Wins Over Top 4 Seeds:  0
• Wins Over Teams in NCAA Tournament:  3

#11 Tulsa:

• Season Record:  20 - 11
• Wins Over Top 4 Seeds:  0
• Wins Over Teams in NCAA Tournament:  1

 #3 West Virginia:

• Season Record:  26 - 8
• Wins Over Top 4 Seeds:  1
• Wins Over Teams in NCAA Tournament:  6

#14 Stephen F. Austin:

• Season Record:  27 - 5
• Wins Over Top 4 Seeds:  0
• Wins Over Teams in NCAA Tournament:  0

#6 NOTRE DAME:

• Season Record:  21 - 11
• Wins Over Top 4 Seeds:  3
• Wins Over Teams in NCAA Tournament:  4

#6 Seed Notre Dame to Play Michigan or Tulsa

Mike Brey's Fighting Irish were given a #6 seed in the 2016 NCAA Tournament and will play the winner of the "play-in game" between Michigan vs Tulsa game -- this Friday in Brooklyn, NY -- in the East Region.

Since 1985 when the NCAA expanded to 64 teams -- #6 SEEDS have made it to the FINAL FOUR only SIX TIMES.  Let's make it SEVEN!

FYI:  Notre Dame has not played Michigan in basketball since 2006 -- an 87 - 84 loss to the Wolverines in Ann Arbor.

GO IRISH!

LINK:  NCAA TOURNAMENT BRACKET

#1 Notre Dame vs. #2 Denver on ESPNU Today!

The top ranked Fighting Irish Men's Lacrosse team hosts the defending National Champions today in a game televised on ESPNU beginning at 5:30 PM ET.

It's a great early season test for both teams.

GO IRISH!

Latest Projected NCAA Seeding for Notre Dame

Took a lap around the worldwide web to see what the pundits are predicting for Notre Dame's Men's Basketball team -- as it relates to seeding / opponent / location -- for the upcoming NCAA Tournament.

We will know officially tomorrow (Sunday) at 5:30 PM ET on CBS.

LINK:  USA TODAY -- #6 SEED / MICHIGAN / SPOKANE, WA

LINK:  CBS SPORTS -- #6 SEED / GONZAGA / DES MOINES, IA

LINK:  WASHINGTON POST -- #6 SEED / SAINT MARY'S / OKLAHOMA CITY, OK

LINK:  ESPN -- #7 SEED / TEMPLE / ST. LOUIS, MO

Good Golly Miss Molly -- Another National Title!

Notre Dame All-American Molly Seidel is the NCAA's "DISTANCE QUEEN" -- as she just won the 3,000 Meters tonight at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships.  The win in the 3,000 comes on the heels of Molly's win last night in the 5,000!

Seidel's winning time of 8:57.86 -- is among the top 25 fastest in the WORLD this season.

Molly has now won FOUR STRAIGHT NATIONAL TITLES:

• 2016:  3,000 Meters -- NCAA Indoors
• 2016:  5,000 Meters -- NCAA Indoors
• 2015:  NCAA Cross Country Championship
• 2015:  10,000 Meters -- NCAA Outdoors

WOW!

LINK:  RESULTS

Two Domers Named Molly: World Top Ten!

Molly Huddle '06 (top photo) and Molly Seidel '16 (bottom photo) are ranked #2 and #7 respectively in the WORLD RANKINGS for the Women's 5,000 Meters Indoors.

Huddle, a nine-time All American at Notre Dame is the current American Record Holder in the 5,000 meters -- and Seidel, a Notre Dame senior, is the current NCAA Indoor National Champion in the 5,000 meters -- as well as the reigning NCAA Champion in the 10,000 meters and Cross Country.

LINK:  WORLD RANKINGS

Coach Mike Brey Talks ACC Tourney Loss

3X National Champion -- ND's Molly Seidel !!!

She did it again!

Notre Dame All-American Molly Seidel (Hartland, WI) won her third individual National Championship yesterday -- the most ever in Notre Dame history -- winning the 5,000 meters at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in Birmingham, AL.

Molly's winning time is the 7th FASTEST IN THE WORLD THIS YEAR!

In the last 12 months -- Molly has won:

• 10,000 METERS -- NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
• 2015 NCAA Cross Country National Champion
• 5,000 METERS -- NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships

Notre Dame's freshman sensation Anna Rohrer (Mishawaka, IN) -- finished in 4th place in the 5,000 meters, 39 seconds behind Molly.

Notre Dame's women's team stands in THIRD PLACE after Day 1:

1. Georgia
2. Arkansas
3. NOTRE DAME
4. Michigan

LINK:  STORY 

LINK:  DAY 1 RESULTS

Updated Photos: Notre Dame Stadium

Was over at the Joyce Center for an early morning workout.  I took the top photo walking in and the rest walking out.  Photos of the building going up on the south end of Notre Dame Stadium and Corbett Family Hall (east side).

Notre Dame Plays North Carolina @ 7 PM ET

The ACC Semi-Final game will be televised Friday night on ESPN beginning at 7 PM ET.

Watching the post game coverage -- the Fighting Irish are not getting any credit for beating North Carolina a few weeks ago...

The Fighting Irish in Postgame Locker Room!

Mike Brey Talks Notre Dame's Win Over Duke

Video

Duke's Coach K Talks ACC Tourney Loss to ND

Video

Final 8 Minutes -- Irish Down 15 -- WIN GAME!

Here's how Notre Dame came back from 15 points down with just over 8 minutes to go!

ND's Mike Brey is Now 5 - 1 vs. Duke's Coach K

Folks, I will admit I didn't believe...

Notre Dame was down 16 points in the second half to Duke -- yet, the Fighting Irish came back to tie the game and send it into OT -- winning 84 - 79 to advance to tomorrow vs. North Carolina.

WOW!

The win -- Notre Dame's fifth over Duke in six ACC games since the Irish joined the ACC three years ago -- puts Mike Brey now 5 - 1 vs. his mentor Coach K.  No other Duke assistant has beaten Coach K --- think about that...

The Naismith HS National Player of the Year!

Is none other than Jackie Young from Princeton High School (Princeton, IN) -- a member of Notre Dame's incoming recruiting class!  Erin Boley -- Jackie's future teammate at ND was one of the five finalists for this honor!

Muffet just reloads!

Jackie is the third Notre Dame women's basketball player to earn this honor -- Skylar Diggins in 2009 and Michelle Marciniak in 1991 (who transferred to Tennessee after one season).

Congratulations Jackie!

LINK:  ESPN STORY

LINK:  PREVIOUS WINNERS

Michael Floyd's Tribute to Larry Fitzgerald

Former Notre Dame All-American Michael Floyd authored this piece on his teammate...

This is something every top high school recruit in the country and every NFL First Round Draft selection should read -- and take to heart.

LINK:  WHAT I'VE LEARNED

Notre Dame Plays Duke Thursday at 2 PM ET

WATCH: THE ARRIVAL AT @TheACC TOURNAMENT

We arrive as DEFENDING CHAMPS.
We're working to leave with the same title.https://t.co/qq8HtI4PFw

— Notre Dame MBB (@NDmbb) March 9, 2016

The Fighting Irish -- who have beaten Duke in four of their last five meetings -- will not be favored tomorrow when they play the Blue Devils in the Quarter Finals of the ACC Tournament.

Please note:  Notre Dame is never favored over Duke in basketball...

The game will be televised on ESPN -- tip-off expected around 2:30 PM ET -- THURSDAY!

LINK:  DUKE'S WEDNESDAY PRESS CONFERENCE

Even the GLOVES are GOLD for Nation's #1

Got to love this photo of the #1 ranked Notre Dame LAX's gloves!

Two Incoming Domers: Naismith All-Americans

Muffet's Fighting Irish will "re-load" this next Fall when these two Naismith Trophy Girls High School All-Americans arrive on campus!

Erin Boley and Jackie Young both were named to the five-person 1st Team!

That's Jackie on the left and Erin on the right in the photo above!

LINK:  ALL-AMERICANS!