Sunday, March 13, 2016

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!

Saturday, March 12, 2016

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