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Based only on the listed class here are the 12 in the NCAA by NDoggie78

Men - Sabre
Linder - Junior
Smith - Grad

Men - Foil
Olivares - Sr
Emmer - Fr

Men - Epee
Osman-Tousan - Fr
Hamilton-Meikle - Fr

Women - Sabre
Linder - Grad
Greenbaum - Jr

Women - Foil
Berthier - Sr
Candescu - So

Women - Epee
Muhari - Fr
Hsieh - Jr

Don't know about redshirt years or Covid years, but 2 grad students and 2 Senior are the only ones of the 12 that may not have eligibility left. Don't know about injuries or other reasons a top fencer on the team may not have competed in the NCAAs.

Just by eligibility (and assuming they return to ND), we should be a favorite next year. And if the grad students and seniors from those 12 have eligibility remaining we should be quite optimistic.
Added unknown - recruits in the next years freshman class