Louisville basketball drops to 8th in latest ACC Power Rankings

Louisville should’ve beat FSU. I’m sorry I just had to say it.

The Seminoles have been one of the ACC’s hottest teams after an extremely slow start in conference play. After dropping three straight to Duke, Pittsburgh, and Boston College, Leonard Hamilton’s Seminoles have bounced back strong, winning eight of their last nine.

They’ve done so behind incredible defense and an all-around team effort. The Seminoles have just two players who average double figure scoring totals, led by Mfinondu Kabengele who comes off the bench, but they have eight players total who score more than 6.5 ppg.

Their defense is the star of the show in Tallahassee without question. In nine winning efforts in ACC play the Noles have given up an average of just 62 points per game, and have held opponents below 50 points twice. They currently sit at 5th in the ACC but have three of their next four against unranked teams.