1. Louisville Cardinals
Louisville basketball hasn’t had the season many fans or experts expected. The Cardinals went 1-8 in Quad 1A games this season, and are 1-6 against current ranked teams, and when many expected them to earn a double-bye entering the season, they fell to the No. 6 seed after going 11-7 in conference play.
However, it feels like Louisville is once again peaking at the right time as the Cardinals just knocked off Miami this afternoon in a huge road win. The Cards have the perfect path to the ACC Title game as they won’t have to play Duke until the Championship, and while it is never easy to beat a team twice, Louisville has to feel confident as they look at their tournament path and see they will match up with Miami in the quarterfinals.
Right now, Louisville has the second-best chance to win the ACC Championship game, according to Team Rankings, with a 10.97 percent chance, but beating Duke (if they return to the conference championship game) is no easy task.