Louisville basketball will tip off this afternoon in its first ACC Tournament game, as the Cardinals will take on the SMU Mustangs at 2:30 p.m. local time inside the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. The Cardinals enter the ACC Tournament on a two-game winning streak after securing a big-time win over Miami to end its regular season.
Previewing Louisville basketball’s path through the 2026 ACC Tournament
The ACC Tournament had 15 teams at the start, but is now down to 12 after already seeing two upsets: No. 15 Pitt upsetting No. 10 Stanford and No. 13 Wake Forest upsetting No. 12 Virginia Tech yesterday. The Cardinals earned the No. 6 seed, and if they win this afternoon, they face Miami once again for the second time in five days.
With Louisville aiming to win the program's first-ever ACC Title, they will have to win four games in four straight days, culminating in the ACC Tournament Championship game on Saturday, March 14 at 8:30 p.m. local time. So, with Louisville trying to win the program's first ACC Title, here are the 3 Biggest threats to Louisville basketball's ACC Tournament Title dreams.