Louisville '80 National Champs Heavy Tee 2026 Duke and LSU to make

Duke and LSU to make it to the Final Four in New Orleans for the first time since 1981

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13 seed in the South Region

the three accounted for 89 of Tech's 93 points and took 52 of 56 shots

Louisville '80 National Champs Heavy Tee 2026 Duke and LSU to makeDenny Crum's Louisville Cardinals entered the 1979 1980 season ranked in the Top 10 of the AP Poll. Led by Darrell Griffith and Derek Smith the Cardinals finished the regular season 28 3, including a perfect 12 0 Metro Conference record. Louisville was awarded a #2 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament. Wins over Kansas State and Texas A&M setup a showdown with #1 seed LSU. U of L dominated the Tigers en route to a 20 point win earning a