Louisville and Kentucky basketball are top-10 in KenPom's experience rankings. How do they compare to successful NCAA Tournament teams of years past?

UofL was placed in the South Region, and their first and second round games will be played at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky. They're matched up against No. 1 Auburn vs. No. 16 Alabama State/St. Francis, with the top four teams in the region being Auburn, Iowa State, Michigan State and Texas A&M.

So I was driving the final leg of the trip back from Charlotte with Dalton Godbey of WDRB, where we spent the past five days covering

Louisville guard Terrence Edwards Jr. and guard J'Vonne Hadley vies for the ball with Clemson center Viktor Lakhin during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, Friday, March 14, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

After nearly taking the ACC title this weekend, Louisville gets the No. 8 seed in the NCAA tournament.It'll be a battle of the birds as the UofL Cardinals will take on No. 9 Creighton this Thursday in Lexington,

It will be the program’s first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2019 as coach Pat Kelsey and his players try to deliver the Cardinals’ first NCAA victory since 2017.

Here’s where Louisville basketball bracketology and predictions stand on Selection Sunday, when the 2025 NCAA Tournament bracket will be revealed.

Want to buy tickets to Louisville basketball’s NCAA Tournament 2025 opener? Here’s how, including prices for March Madness.