A big January win in Durham and a little luck of the Irish give Notre Dame an extra day off in this week's ACC Tournament.
It seemed so unlikely at many points throughout what often felt like a rollercoaster of a season, but the Notre Dame Fighting Irish managed to secure a double-bye for the ACC Tournament. Further, the Irish actually finished better than the OFD staff predicted they would finish by one spot with their fifth-place finish.
Let's be honest about that double-bye, though; the Irish needed a little bit of luck to get there:
- Without Louisville's self-ban for this postseason, Notre Dame would just be a regular old five seed in the ACC Tournament.