The Louisville Cardinals' next obstacle will be the ACC Tournament. The Cardinals will look to keep this win streak going and secure history again.
Louisville has never made it to the ACC Championship game, and the Cardinals will look to improve their resume by putting together a nice postseason run before the NCAA Tournament. The Cardinal's first game will be on March 13 and take place around 7:00 p.m. local time. Louisville basketball doesn't know their opponent yet, but they know it will be Cal, Virginia Tech, or Stanford.
So, with the ACC Tournament starting today, let's make some predictions.
First Round Predictions
The first round of the ACC Tournament starts today. The first game of the ACC Tournament is the No. 12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish taking on the No. 13 Pitt Panthers at 2:00 p.m. local time. Following the opening game, the No. 10 Virginia Tech Hokies will take on the No. 15 Cal Golden Bears at 4:30 p.m. local time. The winner of this matchup will face No. 7 Stanford Cardinal, who will then face Louisville. The last game of the day is No. 11. Florida State will play No. 14 Syracuse Orange at 7:00 p.m. local time.
No. 12 Notre Dame defeats No. 13 Pitt, 75-68
No. 10 Virginia Tech defeats No. 15 Cal, 71-65
No. 11 Florida State defeats No. 14 Syracuse, 85-75
Second Round Predictions
The second round will include four high-quality basketball games and will start at noon local time. North Carolina and SMU look to make a push for the NCAA Tournament, as they are on the outside looking in. Louisville basketball will get the winner of No. 7 Stanford vs No.10 Virginia Tech.
No. 8 Georgia Tech defeats No. 9 Virginia, 75-71
No. 5 North Carolina defeats No. 12 Notre Dame, 81-68
No. 7 Stanford defeats No. 10 Virginia Tech, 72-63
No. 6 SMU defeats No. 11 Florida State, 77-68
Quarterfinals Predictions
Louisville basketball will begin its ACC Tournament journey today, as the Cardinals will face the No. 7 Stanford Cardinal in this prediction. The game will take place on March 13 at 7:00 p.m. local time. No. 1 Duke will tip off with No. 8 Georgia Tech at noon. Rounding out the slate for the quarterfinals include No. 3 Clemson vs No. 6 SMU, and No. 4 Wake Forest vs No. 5 North Carolina.
No. 1 Duke defeats No. 8 Georgia Tech, 88-64
No. 5 North Carolina defeats No. 4 Wake Forest, 73-66
No. 2 Louisville defeats No. 7 Stanford, 78-64
No. 3 Clemson defeats No. 6 SMU, 78-66
Semifinal Predictions
The semifinals will take place on Friday, March 14. The first game will tip off at 7:00 p.m. local time, and the second game will tip off at 9:30 p.m. local time. Both games will be on ESPN 2.
No. 1 Duke defeats No. 5 North Carolina, 82-68
No. 2 Louisville defeats No. 3 Clemson, 75-72
Finals Predictions
The ACC Tournament finals will take place on Saturday, March 15 at 8:30 p.m. local time on ESPN.
No. 1 Duke defeats No. 2 Louisville 78-70
The Louisville Cardinals will put together a great ACC Tournament run but will fall just short at the finish line. The Duke Blue Devils will be just a little too much for the Cardinals and will secure their 28th ACC Tournament title.