Louisville Men's Basketball Stays Put in Week Seven of AP Top 25

The Cardinals decisively won their lone matchup this past week.

Louisville Cardinals guard Mikel Brown Jr. (0) drove to the basket during the second half as the Louisville Cardinals hosted the Kentucky Wildcats at the KFC Yum! Center on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. The Cardinals defeated the Wildcats 96-88. | Jeff Faughender/Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Louisville men's basketball program won their lone matchup this past week, but it wasn't enough to improve their place in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll.

The Cardinals (9-1, 0-0 ACC) garnered 921 points in week seven of the AP Top 25, remaining at No. 11 in this week's poll.

In their last time out against Memphis, Louisville shot the absolute lights out, eventually winning 99-73 in a game that didn't even look that close. The Cardinals went 18-of-35 on three point attempts, shot 55.6 percent overall from the field, and assisted on 24 of their 30 made field goals.

Next up, Louisville will head back on the road, traveling to Knoxville for a ranked showdown with Tennessee. Tip-off against the Volunteers is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 7:00 p.m. EST.

Full Associated Press Top 25 Poll (2025-26 Week 7)

*Points in parenthesis - first place votes

1. Arizona (1,500 - 42)
2. Michigan (1,470 - 15)
3. Duke (1,406 - 3)
4. Iowa State (1,336 - 1)
5. UConn (1,286)
6. Purdue (1,195)
7. Gonzaga (1,109)
8. Houston (1,079)
9. Michigan State (1,037)
10. BYU (1,017)
11. Louisville (921)
12. North Carolina (794)
13. Vanderbilt (766)
14. Arkansas (726)
15. Nebraska (655)
16. Alabama (644)
17. Kansas (502)
18. Illinois (483)
19. Texas Tech (314)
20. Tennessee (286)
21. Auburn (283)
22. St. John’s (250)
T-23. Florida (200)
T-23. Virginia (200)
25. Georgia (82)

Others receiving votes:

Southern Cal 68, Iowa 47, Seton Hall 46, LSU 19, Kentucky 19, UCLA 16, Clemson 14, California 13, Saint Mary's 12, Arizona St 5, Villanova 5, Notre Dame 4, Indiana 4, Miami (Ohio) 4, Miami 4, Utah St. 2, Saint Louis 1, Wisconsin 1.

(Photo of Mikel Brown Jr.: Jeff Faughender - Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

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