Louisville basketball No. 23 in new AP top 25 poll

Despite being on a pause last week, the Louisville men’s basketball team moved up two spots to No. 23 in the new Associated Press top 25 poll, which was released Monday afternoon.

The Cards are one of six ACC teams in this week’s poll, joining Florida State (15), Virginia (17), Duke (21), North Carolina (22) and Clemson (24).

Here’s the full poll:

1. Gonzaga (54)

2. Baylor (7)

3. Iowa (1)

4. Michigan State

5. Kansas

6. Houston

7. Villanova

8. West Virginia

9. Creighton

10. Tennessee

11. Texas

12. Wisconsin

13. Illinois

14. Texas Tech

15. Florida State

16. Missouri

17. Virginia

18. San Diego State

19. Rutgers

20. Ohio State

21. Duke

22. North Carolina

23. Louisville

24. Clemson

25. Michigan

Others Receiving Votes: Richmond 140, Saint Louis 121, Virginia Tech 115, Xavier 55, Oklahoma St. 48, Oregon 31, Indiana 22, Florida 18, Arizona St 13, UCLA 9, UConn 7, Arizona 5, Syracuse 4, Georgia 4, Arkansas 4, SMU 1, Minnesota 1.

The Cards aren’t currently scheduled to play a game this week, but I would say you should plan on keeping your early Saturday afternoon clear just in case.