Following Northwestern’s 62-51 win over UCF in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament, head coach Joe McKeown said Louisville was a 1-seed “masquerading as a 2-seed.” Indeed, the Cardinals were the number one-ranked team in the country for most of January. They were ranked eighth in the final AP Top 25 Poll of the season.
It won’t be easy for NU, but a handful of 7-seeds have taken down 2-seeds before. Here’s a primer on what stands between the Wildcats and the Sweet Sixteen.
Louisville’s strengths
Led by back-to-back ACC Player of the Year Dana Evans, U of L has made 46.