Rockne's Roundtable

This could shape up to be the best all-around school year athletically in Notre Dame's history. In the fall, he football team made it to the title game, men's soccer was a No. 1 seed for the first time, women advance to the Elite 8, cross country and volleyball played well, and it led to a No. 4 ranking in the Director's Cup through the end of January.

Notre Dame has 13 currently competing teams that are nationally ranked — No. 1 women’s fencing, No. 2 women’s basketball, No. 2 men’s fencing, No. 3 men’s lacrosse, No. 6 women’s lacrosse, No. 12 hockey, No. 15 women’s tennis, No. 18 women’s swimming, No. 17 baseball, No. 22 women’s golf, No. 20 men’s swimming, No. 24 men’s basketball, and No. 27 men’s tennis. Softball also is 15-6.