louisville beat michigan for the national championship in 2013.
louisville beat michigan for the national championship in 2013.
who did louisville beat for the national championship in 2013?
michigan
louisville beat #2 kentucky and #7 michigan state to win the ncaa tournament mideast regional and advance to the final four (their 1st) where they fell to eventual runner-up west virginia 94-79. they finished fourth, falling to cincinnati in the third place game 98-85. the cardinals finished with a 19-12 record.
1958–59 louisville cardinals men's basketball team
despite the #3 preseason ranking, louisville struggled in the non-conference losing to three unranked opponents. after beating kentucky on an edgar sosa buzzer-beating three pointer, louisville entered big east play ranked #21. after beating south florida easily, louisville beat three straight ranked teams in close games: #17 villanova, #12 notre dame in overtime, and previously unbeaten #1 pittsburgh. louisville would continue strong play, going undefeated in january and winning its first eight conference games before losing to #1 connecticut on february 2. after beating st. john's, louisville lost by their most lopsided margin since joining the big east, a 33-point drubbing by notre dame. after that game, louisville won its final seven regular season games to win the school's first ever regular season big east championship.
2008–09 louisville cardinals men's basketball team