Louisville remains outside AP top 25 poll

Despite an emotionally charged win over arch-rival Kentucky over the weekend, the Louisville men’s basketball team is unranked in the latest AP top 25 poll for a second straight week.

The Cardinals received 18 votes from the AP panel, good enough to place them ninth in the “also receiving votes” section.

The ACC as a whole continues to be not particularly well-regarded by the AP. Four teams from the league are in this week’s poll, but none higher than No. 18.

Here’s the full poll for the final week of 2020:

1. Gonzaga (62)

2. Baylor (2)

3. Kansas

4. Villanova

5. Houston

6. Wisconsin

7. Tennessee

8. Texas

9. West Virginia

10. Iowa

11. Creighton

12. Missouri

13. Texas Tech

14. Rutgers

15. Illinois

16. Michigan

17. Michigan State

18. Florida State

19. Northwestern

20. Duke

21. Oregon

22. Minnesota

23. Virginia

24. Virginia Tech

25. Ohio State

Others Receiving Votes: Xavier 178, San Diego St. 172, North Carolina 57, Arkansas 55, Clemson 50, Colorado 50, Saint Louis 49, Florida 20, Louisville 18, BYU 12, Georgia 10, NC State 8, UCLA 4, Indiana 4, Richmond 3, UCF 2, Western Kentucky 2, Boise St. 2, SMU 1, Chattanooga 1, Drake 1.