NCAA Tournament March Madness

#17 Louisville

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Projected seed: 6

Louisville's projection makes sense because its resume is a mix of signature victories and damaging setbacks that leave the team squarely in the middle of the bracket. The Cardinals have beaten Kentucky and collected important neutral-site wins over Cincinnati and Baylor while showing they can win on the road at California, which gives the resume top-end credibility. Counterbalancing those highlights are heavy defeats to Duke and road setbacks at Arkansas, Tennessee and SMU that expose defensive inconsistency, plus narrow losses at North Carolina and Clemson that keep questions alive. With a rugged conference slate and the premium selection committees place on road and neutral success, the profile fits a middle-bracket placement and the upcoming trip to Miami is a clear chance to improve before the league tournament.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3S Carolina St356W104-45
11/6Jackson St342W106-70
11/11Kentucky26W96-88
11/15Ohio231W106-81
11/21(N)Cincinnati42W74-64
11/24E Michigan241W87-46
11/26NJIT332W104-47
12/3@Arkansas16L89-80
12/6(N)Indiana41W87-78
12/13Memphis131W99-73
12/16@Tennessee13L83-62
12/20Montana189W94-54
12/30@California70W90-70
1/2@Stanford61L80-76
1/6Duke1L84-73
1/10Boston College161W75-62
1/13Virginia19L79-70
1/17@Pittsburgh102W100-59
1/24Virginia Tech57W85-71
1/26@Duke1L83-52
1/31SMU43W88-74
2/4Notre Dame87W76-65
2/7@Wake Forest76W88-80
2/9NC State35W118-77
2/14(N)Baylor50W82-71
2/17@SMU43L95-85
2/21Georgia Tech168W87-70
2/23@North Carolina29L77-74
2/28@Clemson38L80-75
3/3Syracuse80W77-62
3/7@Miami FL2851%