The No. 6 seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish against the No. 2 seed Vanderbilt Commodores in a Sweet Sixteen match up in the 2026 NCAA Tournament this afternoon.
Vanderbilt (29-4) hasn’t been this far since 2009, while the Fighting Irish (24-10) are coming off an upset of No. 3 seed Ohio State. It is now five seasons in-a-row for Notre Dame making it this far in the tournament, so making it to the second weekend isn’t anything new.
Notre Dame is 4-1 all-time against Vanderbilt, but this Commodores team was 7th in NCAA Net rankings coming into the tournament. This one is likely to be a hard-fought battle.
No. 6 Notre Dame vs No. 2 Vanderbilt will broadcast nationally on ESPN in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2026 NCAA Tournament. Tiffany Greene and Carolyn Peck will call the game from the booth at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, TX, with Angel Gray and Dee Kantner reporting from the sidelines. Streaming options for the game include ESPN+, streaming services that carry ESPN, and FUBO, which offers a free trial to new subscribers.
The Notre Dame vs Vanderbilt game starts at 2:30 EST from Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, TX.
Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Thursday, March 26, 2026
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