Louisville picked 3rd in ACC men’s basketball preseason poll

LOUISVILLE, KY - NOVEMBER 11: An overview of the Louisville Cardinals logo at mid-court during the college basketball game between the Kentucky Wildcats and the Louisville Cardinals on November 11, 2026, at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Gett

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I thought we’d be second, but this is fine. Fine, just fine.

2026 ACC Preseason Poll School, Points 1. Duke (45), 861 2. Virginia (1), 778 3. Louisville (1), 758 4. Miami (1), 753 5. North Carolina, 658 6. Clemson, 623 7. Florida State, 519 8. NC State, 502 9. Virginia Tech, 489 10. SMU, 443 11. Syracuse, 353 12. Pitt, 323 13. Stanford, 267 14. Wake Forest, 234 15. California, 225 16. Notre Dame, 153 17. Boston College, 150 18. Georgia Tech, 119 First-place votes in parentheses; 48 total voters 2026-27

Preseason All-ACC Team First Team Name, School, Votes Thijs De Ridder, Virginia, 48 Flory Bidunga, Louisville, 47 John Blackwell, Duke, 44 Shelton Henderson, Miami, 44 Patrick Ngongba II, Duke, 42 Second Team Malik Reneau, Miami, 30 Jackson Shelstad, Louisville, 24 Chance Mallory, Virginia, 23 Amani Hansberry, Virginia Tech, 21 Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje, Duke, 21 ACC Preseason Player of the Year Thijs De Ridder, Virginia, 30 votes John Blackwell, Duke, 12 Flory Bidunga, Louisville, 3 Malik Reneau, Miami, 2 Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje, Duke, 1 Preseason ACC Rookie of the Year Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje, Duke, 34 votes Caleb Gaskins, Miami, 5 Cameron Williams, Duke, 4 Maximo Adams, North Carolina, 3 Harris Reynolds, Clemson, 1 Deron Rippey, Duke, 1