"This season hasn't been what the ACC hoped for. Key personnel losses and challenging nonconference games have taken a toll on the five teams -- Duke Blue Devils, NC State Wolfpack, North Carolina Tar Heels, Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Louisville Cardinals -- that were in the Associated Press preseason Top 25. But the Cardinals -- who started the season at No. 20 -- are now No. 16,"
"Louisville plays the Tennessee Lady Vols in Saturday's women's Champions Classic doubleheader at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The event also features the UConn Huskies vs. the Iowa Hawkeyes. The way the Huskies have been playing makes them heavily favored in their game. However, the Cardinals and Lady Vols have much to prove in what should be an exciting matchup. Louisville's three losses this season are to top teams: UConn, the Kentucky Wildcats and the South Carolina Gamecocks. They nearly upset the Gamecocks, falling 79-77 in Louisville on Dec. 4."
The ACC has underperformed expectations because of key personnel losses and difficult nonconference schedules affecting five preseason Top 25 teams. Louisville began at No. 20 and has risen to No. 16, the highest-ranked ACC team remaining in the AP poll, and debuts in the ESPN women's college basketball Power Rankings. Louisville faces Tennessee in the Champions Classic at Brooklyn's Barclays Center, while UConn plays Iowa. The Cardinals' three losses have come to UConn, Kentucky and South Carolina, including a narrow 79-77 defeat to South Carolina. A 76-66 overtime win at North Carolina showed growth and increased Louisville's ACC title prospects.
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