Pat Kelsey has built a formidable nonconference schedule for his second season at the helm of Louisville basketball.

The Cardinals will face six programs fresh off trips to the NCAA Tournament, three of which advanced to the Sweet 16 or further.

Is U of L's noncon slate the toughest in the ACC? Here's a look at how it stacks up against the rest of the conference.

Louisville basketball unveiled its complete 2025-26 nonconference schedule Aug. 25, and it's a doozy.

Pat Kelsey wasn't kidding about wanting the smoke. Seven of the Cardinals' 13 opponents cracked the top 75 of analytics guru Bart Torvik's preseason rankings : Arkansas (16), Baylor (34), Cincinnati (32), Indiana (42), Kentucky (14), Memphis (73) and Tennessee (13). Three of those programs, the Razorbacks, the Wildcats a

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