Louisville basketball bracketology 2025: What seed is UofL in NCAA Tournament projections?

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Turns out, the schedule is the only thing that can slow down Louisville basketball.

Pat Kelsey’s 25th-ranked Cardinals (15-5, 8-1 ACC), having won nine in a row and back in the AP Top 25 for the first time in four years, enter an off weekend in prime position to end an NCAA Tournament drought dating back to 2019. But, as it stands, there aren’t many opportunities remaining for victories that will significantly boost their March Madness résumé.

As of Wednesday afternoon, the Cards’ final 11 opponents of the season had a combined record of 30-50 in conference play. This is a time for taking care of business, then seeing how the chips fall elsewhere.

“It’s a big part of the culture of our program: Try to be great at the next thing over and over again — stack great days together — and the results will take care of themselves,” Kelsey said after U of L blew out SMU on Tuesday, 98-73, behind record-setting performances from Chucky Hepburn and Reyne Smith.

With Kelsey’s team getting some much-needed rest, let’s take a look at its NCAA Tournament nitty gritties, where it stands in the latest round of bracketology and some games to monitor this weekend that could help its standing:

Louisville basketball’s NCAA Tournament resume

Jan 21, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Louisville Cardinals head coach Pat Kelsey on the bench during the second half against the SMU Mustangs at Moody Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images

In the wake of its romp over the Mustangs, Louisville jumped to No. 22 in the NET and No. 23 on KenPom.com’s adjusted efficiency leaderboard on Wednesday. Here’s its record by the all-important quadrants:

Quad 1: 4-5

Quad 2: 4-0

Quad 3: 3-0

Quad 4: 4-0

Playing a schedule that both the NET and KenPom consider to be among the country’s 10 toughest, the Cards entered their off weekend ranked 14th in Wins Above Bubble (3.13); which reflects how much better a team is than those teetering between making and missing the NCAA Tournament cut.

Going off Wednesday’s…

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Author : The Courier Journal

Publish date : 2025-01-23 10:18:00

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