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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were off to a HOT HOT HOT start... and then they started playing good teams. The Irish have dropped their last two games to the like of #1 Villanova and #15 Purdue- which shouldn't be all that frustrating... but it is.
In both games the Irish held leads, and in both games the Irish squandered those leads in the second half. Star players went missing, and rebounding was as prevalent as a Mass still performed in Latin (hard to find).
Bring on the Colgate Raiders.
How To Watch
Start Time: 7:00 PM EST
Location: South Bend, IN (Purcell Pavilion)
TV: ACC Network Extra
Live Stream: Watch ESPN
Is Notre Dame Still Ranked?
Hell yes we are!
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Villanova (56) | 11-0 | 1,614 |
| 2 | UCLA (3) | 12-0 | 1,514 |
| 3 | Kansas | 10-1 | 1,450 |
| 4 | Baylor (6) | 11-0 | 1,439 |
| 5 | Duke | 10-1 | 1,385 |
| 6 | Kentucky | 10-1 | 1,337 |
| 7 | Gonzaga | 11-0 | 1,211 |
| 8 | North Carolina | 10-2 | 1,170 |
| 9 | Creighton | 11-0 | 1,058 |
| 10 | Louisville | 10-1 | 1,044 |
| 11 | West Virginia | 9-1 | 937 |
| 12 | Virginia | 9-1 | 886 |
| 13 | Butler | 10-1 | 821 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 10-2 | 781 |
| 15 | Purdue | 9-2 | 754 |
| 16 | Indiana | 8-2 | 719 |
| 17 | Xavier | 9-2 | 542 |
| 18 | Arizona | 10-2 | 501 |
| 19 | Saint Mary's | 8-1 | 389 |
| 20 | Oregon | 10-2 | 299 |
| 21 | Florida State | 11-1 | 290 |
| 22 | South Carolina | 9-1 | 218 |
| 23 | USC | 10-0 | 212 |
| 24 | Cincinnati | 9-2 | 202 |
| 25 | Notre Dame | 9-2 | 188 |
| Also Receiving Votes:Florida 48, Virginia Tech 40, Maryland 27, Seton Hall 15, Oklahoma State 8, Valparaiso 7, Minnesota 6, Miami 5, Northwestern 4, Iowa State 1, Clemson 1, Kansas State 1, Loyola (CHI) 1 | |||
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