Pat Kelsey and the Louisville Cardinals have one of the best rosters in the nation, as Sleeper Media recently ranked them as having the most talented group heading into the 2025-26 season. The Cardinals were able to have a top-five transfer class, as well as bring in 5-star point guard Mikel Brown Jr, setting this team up for an excellent season.
The fans know the team's goal is to raise a banner at KFC Yum! Center, and while it is much easier said than done, this team has a legitimate chance to do so, and Vegas oddsmakers agree. FanDuel recently updated its 2026 National Championship Winner odds, and Louisville basketball's odds will have the Cardinals fans drooling.
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Cardinals fans are drooling over Louisville basketball's 2026 National Title odds
The Cardinals enter mid-June with +2000 odds to win the 2026 National Championship, positioning them exactly where they want to be. The Cardinals have gone since 2013 without winning the National Championship game, and Louisville, with the tenth-best odds in the country to win it all, makes it clear that this team has a legitimate shot at winning it all next season.
The Cardinals having one of the best odds to win the National Championship next season speaks volumes about what Kelsey's offseason was like. The Cardinals are ranked in multiple experts' top five for their transfer class, and the roster they are building has what it takes to win the National Title, and Vegas agrees.
Having the tenth-best odds to win the National Championship is exactly where Louisville wants to be. The Cardinals have elite experience returning, as well as key international stars joining the team, making this roster possess the grit and toughness that every championship team has.
Louisville's 2025-26 roster is going to be tough, but it's a thrilling schedule. The Cardinals face Duke twice, who has +1300 odds to win, which is No. 3. They also face Kentucky, with the fifth-best odds at +1700, and then Arkansas, with the 14th-best odds at +3000, and Tennessee has +4000 odds to win it all, which ranks No. 21
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