No. 3: Louisville Cardinals
Louisville basketball caught a tough break losing to SMU on the road last week, but technically, it is a 1A quad loss, which is the best kind of loss you can have in college basketball. Louisville got back on track with a blowout win against Georgia Tech on Saturday and will look to continue that winning trend in Chapel Hill on Monday night.
The Cardinals have four games remaining, and three are on the road, including tonight's matchup with UNC. Louisville then goes on the road to face Clemson and Miami, so the Cardinals have three road games against three teams in the top eight in these rankings and the ACC standings.
The Cardinals are seed-hunting right now for the ACC Tournament and the NCAA Tournament, and tonight's matchup starts a stretch with major implications for their seeding and NCAA Tournament path.