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It’s time to fully buy into Pat Kelsey's Cardinals after their 72-59 win over Wake Forest on Tuesday night pushed their winning streak to 10 games.

Louisville basketball has been the laughing stock of the ACC in recent years. That has all changed under first year head coach Pat Kelsey.

It has been more than a decade since Louisville joined the ACC. With Saturday's win against Virginia, they added another accomplishment.

“God works in mysterious ways,” Pat Kelsey said. “A lot of areas that college basketball ... the ACC — once the country’s premier conference for college basketball — is having a down year. Well, a down period. In 2019, the league produced ...

Duke leads the ACC with its 9-0 conference record. Clemson moved into second place Saturday, improving to 9-1 by defeating Virginia Tech. With Saturday off, Louisville slipped into third place at 8-1, that loss coming to Duke on Dec. 8. But back to the 21 statistical categories. Duke, as expected, is the ACC leader in 11.

Just two months into coach Pat Kelsey's first season as head coach, Louisville is not only on its longest winning streak in five years but Monday

Louisville basketball, in its return to the KFC Yum! Center, completed the sweep of Virginia. Pat Kelsey's Louisville Cardinals have won 8 in a row.

The Cardinals' 13 wins in their first season under Pat Kelsey are more than they earned in 2 full seasons under former coach Kenny Payne.

Here's an updated look at where ACC men's basketball teams stand in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches poll and AP Top 25 rankings:

Terrence Edwards Jr. scored 18 points and Reyne Smith added 16 as No. 21 Louisville blew past visiting Wake Forest 72-59 on Tuesday night, stretching its winning streak to 10

The last Louisville team to post a perfect January was coached to the overall No. 1 seed in the 2009 NCAA Tournament by Rick Pitino.