No. 3 Notre Dame suffered a second consecutive loss on Thursday as it fell at home to No. 24 Florida State, 86-81. This is the first time the Fighting Irish have lost back-to-back ACC games since 2021.
The Irish won their first 15 conference games before falling in double overtime to No. 9 NC State on Sunday. And because of these two losses, Notre Dame’s chances to win the ACC regular season title have taken a massive hit.
Both Notre Dame and NC State have 15-2 records in conference play, but the Wolfpack hold the tiebreaker over the Irish because of their head-to-head win and can now clinch the conference’s regular season crown with a win over SMU this weekend. Meanwhile, Notre Dame will have to take care of business at home vs. No. 25 Louisville while hoping the Mustangs can play spoiler for NC State. A third consecutive Notre Dame loss would also clinch the ACC for NC State.
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