Louisville ranked No. 2 by The Sporting News
October 02, 2012 | Men's Basketball
Oct. 2, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Louisville men's basketball team is ranked second in the nation by The Sporting News in the publication's Top 25 preseason college basketball rankings and senior guard Peyton Siva was selected to The Sporting News' All-America third team.
UofL will face at least five teams this season listed among the Top 25, including 4 Kentucky, 7 Syracuse, 15 Memphis, 18 Cincinnati and 24 Notre Dame. In addition to the Cardinals, four ranked teams -- 5 Duke, 10 Missouri, 15 Memphis, and 25 VCU -- are part of the Battle 4 Atlantis field for the Nov. 22-24 event in Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas.
Sporting News' College Basketball awards are decided on by the Sporting News editorial staff in consultation with coaches and scouts around the country. The rundown of Top 25 can be found online here and is listed below.
2012 The Sporting News Preseason Top 251. Indiana2. Louisville3. Ohio State4. Kentucky5. Michigan6. Duke7. Syracuse8. Arizona9. N.C. State10. Missouri11. UCLA12. Kansas13. North Carolina14. Creighton15. Memphis16. Florida17. Wisconsin18. Cincinnati19. San Diego State20. UNLV21. Gonzaga22. Michigan State23. Murray State24. Notre Dame25. VCU
