NCAA Basketball: Baylor falls in latest top 25 rankings
By Doug Winkey
12. Louisville Cardinals
Previous ranking: 15
Record: 15-3 (3-2 ACC)
Louisville is on a three-game winning streak after beating both Pitt and Duke last week. The Cardinals take on basement-dweller Clemson before a showdown at Florida State.
The team had somewhat of an offensive renaissance against the Blue Devils. Anas Mahmoud scored 17, Donovan Mitchell had 15, Quentin Snider had 13 and Ray Spalding had 11. This team has just three players averaging 10 or more points so getting four in double-figures is somewhat unusual. Mahmoud and Spalding are particularly surprising given that neither averages more than seven points on the year. The offense might not be consistently explosive, but Louisville’s defense will remain solid throughout the rest of the year.