Louisville ranked No. 2 by The Sporting News
Peyton Siva earns third team All-America status
 
Peyton Siva


Peyton Siva

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 25
1. Indiana
2. Louisville
3. Ohio State
4. Kentucky
5. Michigan
6. Duke
7. Syracuse
8. Arizona
9. N.C. State
10. Missouri
11. UCLA
12. Kansas
13. North Carolina
14. Creighton
15. Memphis
16. Florida
17. Wisconsin
18. Cincinnati
19. San Diego State
20. UNLV
21. Gonzaga
22. Michigan State
23. Murray State
24. Notre Dame
25. VCU

 

 

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