Louisville basketball was picked to finish second in the 2025-26 ACC preseason poll released Tuesday.

In Year 1 under Pat Kelsey, the Cardinals finished second in the conference with a regular-season record of 18-2.

U of L plays exhibitions against Kansas and Bucknell before tipping off the 2025-26 campaign Nov. 3 against South Carolina State.

Louisville basketball put the ACC on notice during Year 1 of the Pat Kelsey era. As Terrence Edwards Jr. proc laimed while leaving the court after a win at Pittsburgh back in January, "This ain't the same Ville."

No, after going from back-to-back last-place finishes in the ACC under Kenny Payne to earning a spot in the conference tournament's championship game during Kelsey's first go-around, the Cardinals enter the 2025-26 season as o

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