The first USA Today Coaches Poll for the college basketball season has been released, which means that basketball is just around the corner. The Louisville Cardinals start the season ranked #9 in this poll. Four of the top nine teams are from the ACC. The first Red-White scrimmage for the Cards is this Sunday at 2:00 pm at the KFC Yum! Center.
FULL RANKINGS
TOP 25 TEAMS, WEEK 1
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | 1ST PLACE VOTES | PREV | CHANGE | HI/LOW |
| 1 | Kentucky | 29-11 | 785 | 24 | NR | – | – |
| 2 | Arizona | 33-5 | 746 | 3 | NR | – | – |
| 3 | Duke | 26-9 | 715 | 2 | NR | – | – |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 30-8 | 706 | 3 | NR | – | – |
| 5 | Kansas | 25-10 | 654 | 0 | NR | – | – |
| 6 | North Carolina | 24-10 | 598 | 0 | NR | – | – |
| 7 | Florida | 36-3 | 568 | 0 | NR | – | – |
| 8 | Virginia | 30-7 | 519 | 0 | NR | – | – |
| 9 | Louisville | 31-6 | 507 | 0 | NR | – | – |
| 10 | Texas | 24-11 | 479 | 0 | NR | – | – |
| 11 | Wichita State | 35-1 | 471 | 0 | NR | – | – |
| 12 | Villanova | 29-5 | 439 | 0 | NR | – | – |
| 13 | Gonzaga | 29-7 | 423 | 0 | NR | – | – |
| 14 | Iowa St. | 28-8 | 323 | 0 | NR | – | – |
| 15 | Connecticut | 32-8 | 292 | 0 | NR | – | – |
| 16 | Virginia Commonwealth | 26-9 | 259 | 0 | NR | – | – |
| 17 | San Diego State | 31-5 | 251 | 0 | NR | – | – |
| 18 | Michigan State | 29-9 | 241 | 0 | NR | – | – |
| 19 | Oklahoma | 23-10 | 237 | 0 | NR | – | – |
| 20 | Ohio State | 25-10 | 223 | 0 | NR | – | – |
| 21 | Nebraska | 19-13 | 156 | 0 | NR | – | – |
| 22 | Southern Methodist Univ. | 27-10 | 149 | 0 | NR | – | – |
| 23 | Michigan | 28-9 | 139 | 0 | NR | – | – |
| 24 | Syracuse | 28-6 | 128 | 0 | NR | – | – |
| 25 | Iowa | 20-13 | 56 | 0 | NR | – | – |
