It may only be December, but Virginia kicks off ACC play tonight with a trip to the KFC Yum! Center (I giggle every time) and #6 Louisville. The Cardinals are coming off of a huge 73-70 win over Kentucky, and boast one of the most impressive non-conference resumes with wins over Wichita State and #15 Purdue in addition to Big Blue. Louisville’s (11-1) lone blemish this season came in a 66-63 loss at the hands of now #4 Baylor in the championship game of the Battle 4 Atlantis. Not too shabby.
Last season, the two ACC “rivals” met twice, with Virginia winning both games.