After once again falling short against a ranked team, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish now find themselves in a nearly impossible situation as they get set to enter the ACC Tournament in Greensboro this week. The Irish effectively have to find a way to run the table at the tourney simply to garner an NCAA bid, a foreboding task that requires four victories in as many nights.
Having gone winless when it comes to defeating ranked teams this season, Notre Dame watched their last regular-season opportunity painfully slip away in the closing minutes against Florida State last Wednesday night.