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The Heartbreak Index4.3 · #496

The Damned · Never won it, waiting since 1897

4.3

Heartbreak

#496

of 1,138 clubs

#35

in CBB

3.5

agony · 0.9 despair

The clocks

First CBB title since 18977.7
First CBB final appearance since 18971.4

Heaviest wounds

fell one round short, 1978 · playoff run died early, 2016 · playoff run died early, 2015 · playoff run died early, 1979

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1989-1144

All-time

0.635

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

Notre Dame’s top NCAA tournament games of all time by Game Score.

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#10 Notre Dame 83-90 Arkansas-Little Rock

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

1986 · Mar 14, 1986 · First Round

1.99

Game Score

#8 Notre Dame 66-68 #1 Kentucky

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

Elite Eight

2015 · Mar 28, 2015 · Regional Finals

1.90

Game Score

#9 Notre Dame 84-87 #16 Missouri (OT)

Bob Devaney Sports Center, Omaha-Lincoln, Nebraska

1980 · Mar 8, 1980 · Second Round

1.87

Game Score

#7 Notre Dame 50-51 #16 BYU

The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia

Sweet 16

1981 · Mar 19, 1981 · Regional Semifinals

1.76

Game Score

#10 Notre Dame 77-79 #5 North Carolina

Cole Field House, Washington-Baltimore, Maryland

1977 · Mar 17, 1977 · Second Round

1.76

Game Score

#6 Notre Dame 86-90 #7 Duke

Checkerdome, St. Louis, Missouri

Final Four

1978 · Mar 25, 1978 · Final Four

1.71

Game Score

#7 Notre Dame 79-78 #12 Cincinnati

Phog Allen Field House, Kansas City, Kansas

1976 · Mar 13, 1976 · First Round

1.71

Game Score

#4 Notre Dame 68-80 #3 Michigan State

Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana

Elite Eight

1979 · Mar 18, 1979 · Regional Finals

1.70

Game Score

#22 Notre Dame 68-60 #11 Illinois

RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

2003 · Mar 22, 2003 · Second Round

1.69

Game Score

#8 Notre Dame 81-70 #14 Wichita State

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

Sweet 16

2015 · Mar 26, 2015 · Regional Semifinals

1.65

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 14, 1986	1986	First Round	#10 Notre Dame 83-90 Arkansas-Little Rock Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota	1.99
2	Mar 28, 2015	2015	Regional Finals	#8 Notre Dame 66-68 #1 Kentucky Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Elite Eight	1.90
3	Mar 8, 1980	1980	Second Round	#9 Notre Dame 84-87 #16 Missouri (OT) Bob Devaney Sports Center, Omaha-Lincoln, Nebraska	1.87
4	Mar 19, 1981	1981	Regional Semifinals	#7 Notre Dame 50-51 #16 BYU The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia Sweet 16	1.76
5	Mar 17, 1977	1977	Second Round	#10 Notre Dame 77-79 #5 North Carolina Cole Field House, Washington-Baltimore, Maryland	1.76
6	Mar 25, 1978	1978	Final Four	#6 Notre Dame 86-90 #7 Duke Checkerdome, St. Louis, Missouri Final Four	1.71
7	Mar 13, 1976	1976	First Round	#7 Notre Dame 79-78 #12 Cincinnati Phog Allen Field House, Kansas City, Kansas	1.71
8	Mar 18, 1979	1979	Regional Finals	#4 Notre Dame 68-80 #3 Michigan State Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana Elite Eight	1.70
9	Mar 22, 2003	2003	Second Round	#22 Notre Dame 68-60 #11 Illinois RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana	1.69
10	Mar 26, 2015	2015	Regional Semifinals	#8 Notre Dame 81-70 #14 Wichita State Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Sweet 16	1.65

Season by season

2027 · Notre Dame

Atlantic Coast

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · Notre Dame

Atlantic Coast

Record

13-18

Conf record

4-14

—

SRS

#83

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2025 · Notre Dame

Atlantic Coast

Record

15-18

Conf record

8-12

—

SRS

#89

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2024 · Notre Dame

Atlantic Coast

Record

13-20

Conf record

7-13

—

SRS

#107

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2023 · Notre Dame

Atlantic Coast

Record

11-21

Conf record

3-17

—

SRS

#126

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2022 · Notre Dame

Atlantic Coast

Record

24-11

Conf record

15-5

—

SRS

#47

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2021 · Notre Dame

Atlantic Coast

Record

11-15

Conf record

7-11

—

SRS

#80

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2020 · Notre Dame

Atlantic Coast

Record

20-12

Conf record

10-10

—

SRS

#56

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Notre Dame

Atlantic Coast

Record

14-19

Conf record

3-15

—

SRS

#78

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2018 · Notre Dame

Atlantic Coast

Record

21-15

Conf record

8-10

—

SRS

#40

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2017 · Notre Dame

Atlantic Coast

Record

26-10

Conf record

12-6

#14

SRS

#24

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2016 · Notre Dame

Atlantic Coast

Record

24-12

Conf record

11-7

—

SRS

#36

Seed

Tournament

Elite Eight

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2027	Notre Dame	0-0	Atlantic Coast
2026	Notre Dame	13-18	Atlantic Coast	4-14		#83
2025	Notre Dame	15-18	Atlantic Coast	8-12		#89
2024	Notre Dame	13-20	Atlantic Coast	7-13		#107
2023	Notre Dame	11-21	Atlantic Coast	3-17		#126
2022	Notre Dame	24-11	Atlantic Coast	15-5		#47	11	NCAA tournament
2021	Notre Dame	11-15	Atlantic Coast	7-11		#80
2020	Notre Dame	20-12	Atlantic Coast	10-10		#56
2019	Notre Dame	14-19	Atlantic Coast	3-15		#78
2018	Notre Dame	21-15	Atlantic Coast	8-10		#40		NIT
2017	Notre Dame	26-10	Atlantic Coast	12-6	#14	#24	5	NCAA tournament
2016	Notre Dame	24-12	Atlantic Coast	11-7		#36	6	Elite Eight
2015	Notre Dame	32-6	Atlantic Coast ◆	14-4	#8	#11	3	Elite Eight
2014	Notre Dame	15-17	Atlantic Coast	6-12		#72
2013	Notre Dame	25-10	Big East	11-7	#23	#34	7	NCAA tournament
2012	Notre Dame	22-12	Big East	13-5		#41	7	NCAA tournament
2011	Notre Dame	27-7	Big East	14-4	#5	#14	2	NCAA tournament
2010	Notre Dame	23-12	Big East	10-8		#37	6	NCAA tournament
2009	Notre Dame	21-15	Big East	8-10		#37		NIT
2008	Notre Dame	25-8	Big East	14-4	#15	#19	5	NCAA tournament
2007	Notre Dame	24-8	Big East	11-5	#17	#15	6	NCAA tournament
2006	Notre Dame	16-14	Big East	6-10		#30		NIT
2005	Notre Dame	17-12	Big East	9-7		#60		NIT
2004	Notre Dame	19-13	Big East	9-7		#45		NIT
2003	Notre Dame	24-10	Big East	10-6	#22	#15	5	Sweet 16
2002	Notre Dame	22-11	Big East	10-6		#19	8	NCAA tournament
2001	Notre Dame	20-10	Big East ★	11-5	#19	#30	6	NCAA tournament
2000	Notre Dame	22-15	Big East	8-8		#53		NIT
1999	Notre Dame	14-16	Big East	8-10		#100
1998	Notre Dame	13-14	Big East	7-11		#96
1997	Notre Dame	16-14	Big East	8-10		#60		NIT
1996	Notre Dame	9-18	Big East	4-14		#85
1995	Notre Dame	15-12	Independent			#121
1994	Notre Dame	12-17	Independent			#91
1993	Notre Dame	9-18	Independent			#113
1992	Notre Dame	18-15	Independent			#63		NIT
1991	Notre Dame	12-20	Independent			#91
1990	Notre Dame	16-13	Independent			#38	10	NCAA tournament
1989	Notre Dame	21-9	Independent			#41	9	NCAA tournament
1988	Notre Dame	20-9	Independent			#32	10	NCAA tournament
1987	Notre Dame	24-8	Independent		#18	#32	5	Sweet 16
1986	Notre Dame	23-6	Independent		#10	#14	3	NCAA tournament
1985	Notre Dame	21-9	Independent			#35	7	NCAA tournament
1984	Notre Dame	21-12	Independent			#58		NIT
1983	Notre Dame	19-10	Independent			#26		NIT
1982	Notre Dame	10-17	Independent			#105
1981	Notre Dame	23-6	Independent		#7	#24	2	Sweet 16
1980	Notre Dame	22-6	Independent		#9	#16	4	NCAA tournament
1979	Notre Dame	24-6	Independent		#4	#2	1	Elite Eight
1978	Notre Dame	23-8	Independent		#6	#3		Final Four
1977	Notre Dame	22-7	Independent		#10	#9		Sweet 16
1976	Notre Dame	23-6	Independent		#7	#7		Sweet 16
1975	Notre Dame	19-10	Independent		#14	#10		Sweet 16
1974	Notre Dame	26-3	Independent		#5	#4		Sweet 16
1973	Notre Dame	18-12	Independent			#18		NIT
1972	Notre Dame	6-20	Independent			#164
1971	Notre Dame	20-9	Independent		#12	#14		Sweet 16
1970	Notre Dame	21-8	Independent		#9	#16		Sweet 16
1969	Notre Dame	20-7	Independent		#17	#25		NCAA tournament
1968	Notre Dame	21-9	Independent			#66		NIT
1967	Notre Dame	14-14	Independent			#59
1966	Notre Dame	5-21	Independent			#145
1965	Notre Dame	15-12	Independent			#16		NCAA tournament
1964	Notre Dame	10-14	Independent			#69
1963	Notre Dame	17-9	Independent			#26		NCAA tournament
1962	Notre Dame	7-16	Independent			#100
1961	Notre Dame	12-14	Independent			#71
1960	Notre Dame	17-9	Independent			#15		NCAA tournament
1959	Notre Dame	12-13	Independent			#50
1958	Notre Dame	24-5	Independent		#8	#10		Elite Eight
1957	Notre Dame	20-8	Independent		#17	#16		Sweet 16
1956	Notre Dame	9-15	Independent			#54
1955	Notre Dame	14-10	Independent			#30
1954	Notre Dame	22-3	Independent		#6	#5		Elite Eight
1953	Notre Dame	19-5	Independent		#10	#9		Elite Eight
1952	Notre Dame	16-10	Independent			#38
1951	Notre Dame	13-11	Independent			#51
1950	Notre Dame	15-9	Independent			#36
1949	Notre Dame	17-7	Independent
1948	Notre Dame	17-7	Independent
1947	Notre Dame	20-4	Independent
1946	Notre Dame	17-4	Independent
1945	Notre Dame	15-5	Independent
1944	Notre Dame	10-9	Independent
1943	Notre Dame	18-2	Independent
1942	Notre Dame	16-6	Independent
1941	Notre Dame	17-5	Independent
1940	Notre Dame	15-6	Independent
1939	Notre Dame	15-6	Independent
1938	Notre Dame	20-3	Independent
1937	Notre Dame	20-3	Independent
1936	Notre Dame	22-2	Independent
1935	Notre Dame	13-9	Independent
1934	Notre Dame	20-4	Independent
1933	Notre Dame	16-6	Independent
1932	Notre Dame	18-2	Independent
1931	Notre Dame	12-8	Independent
1930	Notre Dame	14-6	Independent
1929	Notre Dame	15-5	Independent
1928	Notre Dame	18-4	Independent
1927	Notre Dame	19-1	Independent
1926	Notre Dame	19-1	Independent
1925	Notre Dame	11-11	Independent
1924	Notre Dame	15-8	Independent
1923	Notre Dame	10-12	Independent
1922	Notre Dame	6-13	Independent
1921	Notre Dame	9-14	Independent
1920	Notre Dame	5-13	Independent
1919	Notre Dame	2-10	Independent
1918	Notre Dame	2-4	Independent
1917	Notre Dame	8-5	Independent
1916	Notre Dame	9-3	Independent
1915	Notre Dame	14-3	Independent
1914	Notre Dame	11-5	Independent
1913	Notre Dame	13-2	Independent
1912	Notre Dame	16-2	Independent
1911	Notre Dame	7-3	Independent
1910	Notre Dame	10-4	Independent
1909	Notre Dame	33-7	Independent
1908	Notre Dame	12-4	Independent
1899	Notre Dame	2-0	Independent
1898	Notre Dame	1-2	Independent
1897	Notre Dame	2-1	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

20 AP All-American selections.

Bonzie Colson2017

Jerian Grant2015

Ben Hansbrough2011

Luke Harangody2010

Luke Harangody2009

Luke Harangody2008

Troy Murphy2001

Troy Murphy2000

Pat Garrity1998

Kelly Tripucka1979

Adrian Dantley1976

Adrian Dantley1975

Year	Player
2017	Bonzie Colson
2015	Jerian Grant
2011	Ben Hansbrough
2010	Luke Harangody
2009	Luke Harangody
2008	Luke Harangody
2001	Troy Murphy
2000	Troy Murphy
1998	Pat Garrity
1979	Kelly Tripucka
1976	Adrian Dantley
1975	Adrian Dantley
1974	John Shumate
1971	Austin Carr
1970	Austin Carr
1959	Tom Hawkins
1958	Tom Hawkins
1950	Kevin O’Shea
1949	Kevin O’Shea
1948	Kevin O’Shea

NBA first-round picks

70 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Blake Wesley2022

Last college yr: 2022

Jerian Grant2015

Last college yr: 2015

Jerian Grant2015

Last college yr: 2014

Jerian Grant2015

Last college yr: 2013

Jerian Grant2015

Last college yr: 2012

Ryan Humphrey2002

Last college yr: 2002

Troy Murphy2001

Last college yr: 2001

Ryan Humphrey2002

Last college yr: 2001

Troy Murphy2001

Last college yr: 2000

Troy Murphy2001

Last college yr: 1999

Pat Garrity1998

Last college yr: 1998

Pat Garrity1998

Last college yr: 1997

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2022	Blake Wesley	2022
2015	Jerian Grant	2015
2015	Jerian Grant	2014
2015	Jerian Grant	2013
2015	Jerian Grant	2012
2002	Ryan Humphrey	2002
2001	Troy Murphy	2001
2002	Ryan Humphrey	2001
2001	Troy Murphy	2000
2001	Troy Murphy	1999
1998	Pat Garrity	1998
1998	Pat Garrity	1997
1998	Pat Garrity	1996
1998	Pat Garrity	1995
1994	Monty Williams	1994
1994	Monty Williams	1993
1992	LaPhonso Ellis	1992
1992	LaPhonso Ellis	1991
1992	LaPhonso Ellis	1990
1994	Monty Williams	1990
1992	LaPhonso Ellis	1989
1988	David Rivers	1988
1988	David Rivers	1987
1986	Ken Barlow	1986
1988	David Rivers	1986
1986	Ken Barlow	1985
1988	David Rivers	1985
1986	Ken Barlow	1984
1983	John Paxson	1983
1986	Ken Barlow	1983
1983	John Paxson	1982
1981	Orlando Woolridge	1981
1981	Kelly Tripucka	1981
1983	John Paxson	1981
1985	Joe Kleine	1981
1980	Bill Hanzlik	1980
1981	Orlando Woolridge	1980
1981	Kelly Tripucka	1980
1983	John Paxson	1980
1980	Bill Hanzlik	1979
1981	Orlando Woolridge	1979
1981	Kelly Tripucka	1979
1980	Bill Hanzlik	1978
1981	Orlando Woolridge	1978
1981	Kelly Tripucka	1978
1980	Bill Hanzlik	1977
1976	Adrian Dantley	1976
1976	Adrian Dantley	1975
1974	John Shumate	1974
1974	Gary Brokaw	1974
1976	Adrian Dantley	1974
1974	John Shumate	1973
1974	Gary Brokaw	1973
1971	Austin Carr	1971
1971	Collis Jones	1971
1974	John Shumate	1971
1971	Austin Carr	1970
1971	Collis Jones	1970
1971	Austin Carr	1969
1971	Collis Jones	1969
1959	Tom Hawkins	1959
1959	Tom Hawkins	1958
1959	Tom Hawkins	1957
1954	Dick Rosenthal	1954
1954	Dick Rosenthal	1953
1954	Dick Rosenthal	1952
1950	Kevin O'Shea	1950
1950	Kevin O'Shea	1949
1950	Kevin O'Shea	1948
1950	Kevin O'Shea	1947

The Heartbreak Index4.3 · #496▸

Greatest tournament games

Season by season

Consensus All-Americans

NBA first-round picks

The Heartbreak Index4.3 · #496