Louisville Cardinals
0–0 · 0–0 ACC
Way too early
WEEK 9 · 2026
29%
ACC title game
11%
Win the ACC
9%
Make the playoff
0%
First-round bye
avg seed 11.6
Way-too-early read: ratings carry last season forward — the portal will have opinions. The week-9 job: beat Stanford.
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves Louisville's pathYour game
TBD
SAT OCT 31
Stanford at Louisville
Your game. Beat Stanford and your playoff odds are 9%; lose and they drop to 2%.
Louisville 90%
Big swingsthese move your odds the most
TBD
SAT OCT 31
SMU at Syracuse
ACC race: SMU losing helps your spot in the standings.
SMU 94%
Worth a glancesmaller, but real
TBD
SAT OCT 31
Miami at North Carolina
ACC race: Miami losing helps your spot in the standings; North Carolina visits your schedule in week 11 — keep them ranked.
Miami 93%
TBD
SAT OCT 31
UAB at South Florida
UAB winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
South Florida 96%
TBD
SAT OCT 31
Clemson at Florida State
ACC race: Clemson losing helps your spot in the standings.
Clemson 63%
49 more games that don't move your needle
Virginia at Wake Forest
Delaware at Western Kentucky
Sam Houston at Missouri State
Jacksonville State at New Mexico State
Kennesaw State at Middle Tennessee
Florida Atlantic at North Texas
Troy at James Madison
Tulane at Charlotte
Missouri at Arkansas
Florida at Georgia
Auburn at Ole Miss
South Carolina at Oklahoma
Mississippi State at Texas
Arizona at Texas Tech
Arizona State at BYU
Baylor at UCF
Kansas at TCU
Kansas State at Colorado
Oklahoma State at Iowa State
Utah at Cincinnati
California at NC State
Boston College at Duke
Georgia Tech at Pittsburgh
Minnesota at Indiana
Wisconsin at Iowa
Illinois at Maryland
Washington at Nebraska
Northwestern at Oregon
Purdue at Penn State
Michigan at Rutgers
Nevada at UCLA
Ohio State at USC
Navy at Notre Dame
Texas State at Boise State
Washington State at San Diego State
Colorado State at Utah State
Oregon State at Fresno State
UConn at Air Force
Army at Memphis
Temple at East Carolina
New Mexico at San José State
Northern Illinois at UNLV
Bowling Green at Western Michigan
App State at Georgia Southern
Coastal Carolina at Georgia State
Florida International at Liberty
Southern Miss at UL Monroe
Marshall at Old Dominion
Louisiana Tech at South Alabama
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 9, with last season's ratings carried forward — way too early, enjoy responsibly.