Louisville loses to unranked teams less often than any other school

[CardGame]

Number of losses to teams outside the AP Top 25 from 2012-13 through 2015-16 (games of January 19):

6 - Louisville
9 - Gonzaga
14 - Duke
14 - Kansas
14 - Michigan State
15 - Stephen F. Austin
16 - Arizona
16 - Oklahoma
16 - Villanova
16 - Wichita State
17 - Kentucky
17 - North Carolina
18 - Iowa State
18 - Michigan
18 - Virginia
19 - Ohio State
19 - Pittsburgh
19 - San Diego State
19 - Wisconsin
20 - Florida
20 - Iowa
20 - Syracuse

 

[shadow force]

Very nice and pretty impressive once you see the other names on that list. The Cards also had a 2 season long streak of no losses by double digits right? How does that rank in comparison to other teams?

 

[rockycard]

Welcome back cardgame!!!

 

[Cue Card]

Nice stat. Can't wait to hear the spin on this one.

 

[CardGame]

Very nice and pretty impressive once you see the other names on that list. The Cards also had a 2 season long streak of no losses by double digits right? How does that rank in comparison to other teams?

Louisville went the entire 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons without losing by double digits. From 2012-13 through now the Cards have lost four games by double digits. I haven't compiled that stat for other teams, but I have confirmed that Louisville is the only team with no losses by more than 12 points from 2012-13 to now.

 

[earsky]

There's another tonite,albeit to a dangerous team,capable....

Hope the team brings the intensity and teamwork and the crowd is buzzing.

 

[OneEarWonder]

This is a great stat, IMO. It is a product of the focus and preparation Pitino makes with his teams. He takes care of business. The flip side is we all know the Cards have a cream puff OOC sechedule, but they STILL WIN. Plus their conference opponents which are challenging even when unranked. SOS, RPI, all that means nothing if you don't win your games!

We joke that RP hypes up nobodies... he always has. But that is part of his preparation. Keep pushing and challenging his teams. He wins the games he SHOULD win... and as the other stat shows, his teams are never out of it.

 

[Cue Card]

This is a great stat, IMO. It is a product of the focus and preparation Pitino makes with his teams. He takes care of business. The flip side is we all know the Cards have a cream puff OOC sechedule, but they STILL WIN. Plus their conference opponents which are challenging even when unranked. SOS, RPI, all that means nothing if you don't win your games!

We joke that RP hypes up nobodies... he always has. But that is part of his preparation. Keep pushing and challenging his teams. He wins the games he SHOULD win... and as the other stat shows, his teams are never out of it.

FSU is a quality opponent. They’re coming off a 69-62 win over Virginia, and also have wins this season over Florida and VCU. FSU is 49th in the RPI and 39th in the Sagarin Ratings, and they’re No. 34 in the ratings from Ken Pomeroy. This will be another test for the Cards.