Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Notre Dame Fighting Irish NCAA Tournament History

Independent
All-Time Record
39-41
Appearances
37
Final Fours
1
Titles
0
First
1953
Most Recent
2022

Year by Year

Notre Dame Fighting Irish has made 37 NCAA Tournament appearances between 1953 and 2022.

1953
W First Round Eastern Kentucky 72-57
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Indiana 66-79
W Second Round Pennsylvania 69-57
1954
W First Round Loyola NO 80-70
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Penn State 63-71
W Second Round Indiana 65-64
1957
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Michigan State 83-85
W Second Round Miami (OH) 89-77
W Third Place Game Pittsburgh 86-85
1958
L Regional Final (Elite 8) Kentucky 56-89
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Indiana 94-87
W Second Round Tennessee Tech 94-61
1960
L Second Round Ohio 66-74
1963
L Second Round Bowling Green 72-77
1965
L Second Round Houston 98-99
1969
L Second Round Miami (OH) 60-63
1970
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Kentucky 99-109
W Second Round Ohio 112-82
L Third Place Game Iowa 106-121
1971
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Drake 72-79
W Second Round TCU 102-94
L Third Place Game Houston 106-119
1974
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Michigan 68-77
W Second Round Austin Peay 108-66
W Third Place Game Vanderbilt 118-88
1975
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Maryland 71-83
W Second Round Kansas 77-71
L Third Place Game Cincinnati 87-95
1976
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Michigan 76-80
W Second Round Cincinnati 79-78
1977
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) North Carolina 77-79
W Second Round Hofstra 90-83
1978
L National Semifinal (Final Four) Duke 86-90
W Regional Final (Elite 8) DePaul 84-64
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Utah 69-56
W Second Round Houston 100-77
L Third Place Game Arkansas 69-71
1979
L Regional Final (Elite 8) Michigan State 68-80
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Toledo 79-71
W Second Round Tennessee 73-67
1980
L Second Round Missouri 84-87
1981
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Brigham Young 50-51
W Second Round James Madison 54-45
1985
W First Round Oregon State 79-70
L Second Round North Carolina 58-60
1986
L First Round Arkansas-Little Rock 83-90
1987
W First Round Middle Tennessee State 84-71
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) North Carolina 68-74
W Second Round TCU 58-57
1988
L First Round Southern Methodist 75-83
1989
W First Round Vanderbilt 81-65
L Second Round Georgetown 74-81
1990
L First Round Virginia 67-75
2001
W First Round Xavier 83-71
L Second Round Mississippi 56-59
2002
W First Round Charlotte 82-63
L Second Round Duke 77-84
2003
W First Round Wisconsin-Milwaukee 70-69
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Arizona 71-88
W Second Round Illinois 68-60
2007
L First Round Winthrop 64-74
2008
W First Round George Mason 68-50
L Second Round Washington State 41-61
2010
L First Round Old Dominion 50-51
2011 No. 2 seed
W First Round #15 Akron 69-56
L Second Round #10 Florida State 57-71
2012 No. 7 seed
L First Round #10 Xavier 63-67
2013 No. 7 seed
L First Round #10 Iowa State 58-76
2015
W First Round #14 Northeastern 69-65
L Regional Final (Elite 8) #1 Kentucky 66-68
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #7 Wichita State 81-70
2016 No. 6 seed
W First Round #11 Michigan 70-63
L Regional Final (Elite 8) #1 North Carolina 74-88
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #7 Wisconsin 61-56
W Second Round #14 Stephen F. Austin 76-75
2017 No. 5 seed
W First Round #12 Princeton 60-58
L Second Round #4 West Virginia 71-83
2022 No. 11 seed
W First Round #6 Alabama 78-64
W First Four #11 Rutgers 89-87
L Second Round #3 Texas Tech 53-59