Louisville basketball will conclude the regular season today against Stanford at KFC Yum! Center. The Cardinals are searching for their ninth straight win and 18th ACC conference win of the regular season.
The Cardinals are a shoo-in for the NCAA Tournament, the first time UofL will be selected in the Big Dance since 2019. So, now that the Cardinals nation is watching meaningful March basketball for the first time in a long time, everyone is asking who the Cardinals will play.
While we will officially know on Selection Sunday, March 16, here is a full breakdown of reliable news outlets' projections.
Who is Louisville basketball projected to play in the NCAA Tournament?
One reliable website is Bracket Matrix. This analytical website takes projections from 103 college basketball experts' opinions on where Louisville basketball will be seeded and averages their seed from all. Saturday morning, Brack Matrix reported that Louisville basketball is projected in the NCAA Tournament in every expert's opinion and averages a 6.31 seed. The Cardinals were as high as a 4-seed in one expert's opinion and as low as an 8-seed in a couple's opinion.
However, the vast majority put Louisville basketball as a 6-seed or a 7-seed. There are many March Madness predictions, but here is what ESPN, CBS, and Fox experts predict for Louisville basketball.
ESPN: Joe Lunardi predicts Lousville basketball to be a 6-seed in the South region. The Cardinals are projected to play the winner of San Diego State and Indiana.
CBS Sports: Jerry Palm predicts Louisville basketball to be a 7-seed in the West region and play the No. 10 seed Baylor Bears.
FOX Sports: Michael DeCourcy predicts the Cardinals will be the No. 6 seed in the MidWest region and will face Arkansas.
Louisville basketball will have a chance to improve these seedings throughout the ACC Tournament. After all ACC Tournament games conclude, the Cardinals will find their path later tonight.
Louisville basketball fans are excited to be relevant again this time of year. While it will be essential to showcase the Cardinals' skills in the ACC Tournament to try and get the highest seed possible, the Cardinals faithful want to make it past the round of 32 for the first time in over 10 years.