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Irish sports team rank high

2000-2001 may have been the best year ever for Notre Dame athletics in terms of across-the-board success. In the month of April, Fighting Irish teams went a combined 66-8.

Below are the highest national rankings achieved by this year's varsity teams at any point during the season:

1 -- Women's basketball* (national champion; senior center Ruth Riley was consensus national Player of the Year)

1 -- Women's soccer*

1 -- Men's fencing*

1 -- Baseball*

(senior pitcher Aaron Heilman, 15-0, first four-time All-American for ND, 18th selection in baseball's amateur draft)

2 -- Men's lacrosse*

(five All-Americans)

5 -- Women's fencing

5 -- Women's tennis

(Michelle Dasso, ND's first four-time All-American, lost in the semis of the NCAA singles tournament, best finish ever for an Irish player.)

9 -- Softball* (four All-Americans)

10 -- Football

10 -- Men's basketball

10 -- Men's tennis

14 -- Rowing*

15 -- Women's swimming

18 -- Men's cross country

(ninth at NCAA championships, two All-Americans)

18 -- Women's lacrosse*

19 -- Volleyball

Club sports teams:

1-- Men's gymnastics

(National Association Intercollegiate Gymnastics Clubs national champion, second time in four years)

3 -- Women's water polo

8 -- Women's gymnastics

25 -- Men's volleyball

*highest ranking ever for the program

Note: More than one poll exists in several sports. These were highest rankings achieved in any of them.