Notre Dame and USC make up one of the best rivalries in all of college football as the two programs have put more players in the NFL than any other schools nationally.
They’ve won a combined 14 Heisman Trophies and a slew of national championships on the gridiron all while playing each every year since the 1920’s except for when a World War and a pandemic didn’t allow them to.
The two don’t share the same history in basketball, nor do they share a rivalry in basketball. Notre Dame and USC have met just eight times ever in basketball with the two sides splitting the series at four and the last game not having been played since December of 1992.
ESPN’s updated Bracketology on Friday morning has that streak ending however as Joe Lunardi projects the two to meet in the NCAA Tournament’s opening round.
Lunardi pegs USC as the seven seed in the Midwest region while Notre Dame earns his 10-spot.
Lunardi as well as any other tournament forecaster’s projections change literally by the day so its hard buy into the idea much right now but is certainly fun to think about as the Irish continue their impressive turnaround under Mike Brey this season.
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