The University of Louisville self-imposed a postseason ban for the 2015 – 16 season amid an ongoing NCAA investigation over an escort sex scandal involving recruits between 2010 and 2014 . The ban included both the ACC Tournament and the NCAA Tournament . On June 15 , 2017 , the NCAA charged Rick Pitino for failure to monitor his basketball program , which was involved in a sex-for-pay scandal . He was suspended for the first five games of the ACC season in 2017 – 18 . The NCAA announced they were considering forcing Louisville to vacate wins from the 2012-13 season , including its 2013 NCAA National Championship over Michigan — which would make Louisville the first national champion to be stripped of its title . The NCAA is also considering stripping Louisville of wins from several other seasons before and after 2012-13 . On February 20 , 2018 , the NCAA officially announced that the 2013 National Championship and their 2012 Final Four appearance had been vacated . It was the first time the NCAA had ever vacated a men 's basketball national title
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