Notre Dame is undoubtedly a top-eight team next year, but they earned the right be a top-four team.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish play their home games in a stadium that ranks as one of the most expensive to build. According to a list, the so-called House That Rockne Built is second behind Texas A&M's Kyle Field, which came in at $650.4 million. The list appears to be compiling total construction costs over the years and adjusting for inflation.

The Irish defeat Cleveland State and Marquette over the course of four days to get the back to back title defense underway