2. Louisville makes ACC Tournament Championship game
Louisville’s dominant run doesn’t just stop once the regular season ends. No, they will stay hot and will return to the ACC Championship game for the second time in program history, and the second consecutive year. The Cardinals will head back to the Title game for the second time under Pat Kelsey and will meet the Duke Blue Devils once again.
We predict the Blue Devils to win, but this will be a much closer game than it was in Durham, and Louisville will get a lot of respect heading into the NCAA Tournament. The Cardinals will win two games in the ACC Tournament and lose the final one to the Blue Devils, meaning Louisville will win 13 straight before the ACC Championship game and head to the NCAA Tournament, winning 13 of its last 14 and 15 of its last 17.
The Cardinals will be one of the hottest teams in the country with key wins over Clemson, North Carolina, Miami, and whoever they face in the ACC Tournament. Kelsey has this group red-hot as of right now, and with experience from last year, he will have this group ready to make a run to the championship game for the second straight season.