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Notre Dame Fighting Irish NCAA Tournament History & Scores

1953 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Eastern Kentucky in first round, 72-57
• Defeated Pennsylvania in second round, 69-57
• Lost to Indiana in regional semifinal, 79-66

1954 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Loyola NO in first round, 80-70
• Defeated Indiana in second round, 65-64
• Lost to Penn State in regional semifinal, 71-63

1957 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Miami (OH) in second round, 89-77
• Lost to Michigan State in regional semifinal, 85-83
• Defeated Pittsburgh in third place game, 86-85

1958 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Tennessee Tech in second round, 94-61
• Defeated Indiana in regional semifinal, 94-87
• Lost to Kentucky in regional final, 89-56

1960 NCAA Tournament

• Lost to Ohio in second round, 74-66

1963 NCAA Tournament

• Lost to Bowling Green in second round, 77-72

1965 NCAA Tournament

• Lost to Houston in second round, 99-98

1969 NCAA Tournament

• Lost to Miami (OH) in second round, 63-60

1970 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Ohio in second round, 112-82
• Lost to Kentucky in regional semifinal, 109-99
• Lost to Iowa in third place game, 121-106

1971 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated TCU in second round, 102-94
• Lost to Drake in regional semifinal, 79-72
• Lost to Houston in third place game, 119-106

1974 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Austin Peay in second round, 108-66
• Lost to Michigan in regional semifinal, 77-68
• Defeated Vanderbilt in third place game, 118-88

1975 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Kansas in second round, 77-71
• Lost to Maryland in regional semifinal, 83-71
• Lost to Cincinnati in third place game, 95-87

1976 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Cincinnati in second round, 79-78
• Lost to Michigan in regional semifinal, 80-76

1977 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Hofstra in second round, 90-83
• Lost to North Carolina in regional semifinal, 79-77

1978 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Houston in second round, 100-77
• Defeated Utah in regional semifinal, 69-56
• Defeated DePaul in regional final, 84-64
• Lost to Duke in National Semifinal, 90-86
• Lost to Arkansas in third place game, 71-69

1979 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Tennessee in second round, 73-67
• Defeated Toledo in regional semifinal, 79-71
• Lost to Michigan State in regional final, 80-68

1980 NCAA Tournament

• Lost to Missouri in second round, 87-84

1981 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated James Madison in second round, 54-45
• Lost to Brigham Young in regional semifinal, 51-50

1985 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Oregon State in first round, 79-70
• Lost to North Carolina in second round, 60-58

1986 NCAA Tournament

• Lost to Arkansas-Little Rock in first round, 90-83

1987 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Middle Tennessee State in first round, 84-71
• Defeated TCU in second round, 58-57
• Lost to North Carolina in regional semifinal, 74-68

1988 NCAA Tournament

• Lost to Southern Methodist in first round, 83-75

1989 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Vanderbilt in first round, 81-65
• Lost to Georgetown in second round, 81-74

1990 NCAA Tournament

• Lost to Virginia in first round, 75-67

2001 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Xavier in first round, 83-71
• Lost to Mississippi in second round, 59-56

2002 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Charlotte in first round, 82-63
• Lost to Duke in second round, 84-77

2003 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Wisconsin-Milwaukee in first round, 70-69
• Defeated Illinois in second round, 68-60
• Lost to Arizona in regional semifinal, 88-71

2007 NCAA Tournament

• Lost to Winthrop in first round, 74-64

2008 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated George Mason in first round, 68-50
• Lost to Washington State in second round, 61-41

2010 NCAA Tournament

• Lost to Old Dominion in first round, 51-50

2011 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Akron in first round, 69-56
• Lost to Florida State in second round, 71-57

2012 NCAA Tournament

• Lost to Xavier in second round, 67-63