/r/CFB Poll

User	Rank	Reason
deadtofall12	10
Justanother_0	12	Yeah, 12 might seem kind high for a team that ended 8-4 in a chaotic ACC last year, but consider this: outside of their blowout loss to SMU, the Cardinals lost their other three games by a combined seven points. Two were in overtime against Virginia and Cal, and the third was a one point loss to a disappointing yet talented Clemson. Additionally, Louisville was one of three teams that beat the national title runner up Miami, and they did so at their house (however half-empty it was not-withstanding). Their QB is coming back for a second year and I expect all facets of their play to either match or exceed the 2025 team. If they do, then they might be able to wrestle their way into an at-large bid if they upset an Ole Miss team that could be a little too focused on that LSU game in week 3.
dabul-master	14
Muffinnnnnnn	14
outthawazoo	14
PattyKane16	14
skuhlke	14	ACC Runner-up (11-2)
ThaCarter	14
DarkLegend64	15
Helifino	15
chillmagic420	16
monkeymatt1836	16
_fastball	17
JBonkies	17
jrich960608	17
laprasrules	17
RiffRamBahZoo	17
AJ_CC	18
BendrickLamar19	18
eclectic_tastes	18
HideNZeke	18
jthomas694	18
AllHawkeyesGoToHell	19
CommodoreN7	19
douchebagjack	19
halldaylong	19
ikindalikelemons	19	This is more about my belief in Jeff Brohm than anything, but there's a lot of potential impact players in Louisville, even if I'm a bit wary of them.
Lefunnymaymays4lief	19	Another man’s trash is another man’s treasure for Jeff Brohm. Lincoln Kleinholtz comes from OSU too step into the same spot where Tyler Shough made the most of his opportunity and Miller Moss was serviceable. Isaac Brown is the most underrated RB in the sport and should be quite productive
placid_salad	19
redwave2505	19
SteemieRayVaughn	19
ALStark69	20	NR
Bereft13	20	Power: 21, SoR: 24; LW:
Blooblod	20
bretticus733	20
CFBHurts	20
IceColdDrPepper_Here	20
joebob431	20
Laschoni	20
OldCoaly	20
one98d	20
Roscoe_Filburn	20
SIMBONEGTP	20
Sometimeswelose	20
SwissArmyScythe	20
T-Thugs	20
thescottula	20
titansfan174	20
True_Ad5324	20	I will always trust Brohm to have Louisville be an acc contender
twitter_paulbd	20
arbadak	21
Charlemagne42	21	ACCCG appearance, falls short of glory.
colton_97	21
Corporal_Hicks	21
daredassdude	21
dukemetoo	21
elnino550	21
lowes18	21	On paper I love the Louisville team, but personally I found the disaster that was last year for the Cardinals too much to ignore. If Lincoln Kienholz hits, Louisville has enough talent to compete with some of the best teams in the country. If not this could be yet another lost season for the Cardinals. I can't really project too much until I see him play.
Pyromania1983	21
tdeff19	21
tdoger	21
texas2089	21
Tornadohunter24	21
VerySeriousBanana	21
Zef_Apollo	21
Acm0028	22
Corgi_Koala	22
diehardcubforever	22
djowen68	22
EpicSchwinn	22	ACC dark horse. Roster is building up well and the Ole Miss game is gonna be fantastic.
jbowen1	22
jjjoebox	22
jonstark19	22
NyquillusDillwad20	22
Rakarei	22
aggiebruin27	23
Blazeth	23
CptCheese	23
Darth_Ra	23
Doogitywoogity	23	Brohm needs to take advantage of a down ACC this year. But if I know Louisville football, I know they’re going to drop a game to Syracuse for no discernible reason.
jrluhn	23
JustinMSU21	23
Lex_Ludorum	23
MainPeanut25	23	Lincoln Kienholz is going to ball
mcdsmaster8824	23
MemeofMemeJTG999999	23	End of Last Season: was unranked (9-4) \| Next Week: vs #7 Ole Miss (in Nashville) \| Projected Bowl: Pop-Tarts Bowl vs Louisville
mthompson2320	23
SCsprinter13	23
Shion314	23
smartkeg	23
SpadeRyker	23
Staind075	23
SufferingfOrLife	23	Reasons I like them: One of the best backfield duos in Isaac Brown and Keyjuan Brown, Reasons I dislike them: Replacing four starters on the o-line
TheUltimate721	23
TimeBroken	23
Bank_Gothic	24
brucewaynewins	24
CambodianDrywall	24
Klaassy23	24
plannedsickdays	24
shifty1032231	24
Buckeyes2010	25
ChaseTheFalcon	25
Drexlore	25
Jay_Dubbbs	25
Longvols	25
ManiacalBlazer	25
penisthightrap_	25
Pure_Protein_Machine	25
retnuh101	25
sgtshenanigans	25
SlaminSammons	25
TolkienFan71	25

User	Rank	Reason
Dan20698	11
GenuineBoss	13
NoOutdoorSoup	13
Ok_Significance_3803	13
isrealball	14
ndbfsu22	14
beckett929	15
civfan5843	15
d1sportsball	15	Possibly the best RB in the nation, a good #2 RB and a QB whisperer coaching the guy who nearly beat out Sayin
josh55134	15
ArlyntheAwesome	16
BoilerUp28	16
ElyxUW	16
geordieColt88	16
Kareem89086	16
rt13wx	16
Crelc3	17
Nervous_Metal_9445	17
Sflabuckeye13	17
DesignerClub1887	18
Ethanol-Muffins	18	Brohm is a solid coach, Louisville has good talent and I think the only ACC team that could possibly beat Miami
LightningDusty	18
hiiightide	19
ianmcmoney	19
JJones927	19
KansasChaser2021	19
PsychologicalFox8660	19
SignificanceFirm2398	19
buccaneerboy22	20
DarthGlazer	20
grahamca	20
OG_Felwinter	20
Protoco2	20
Real-Plant-5722	20
bolts_win_again	21
journey1986	21
mr_longfellow_deeds	21
PrideSax711	21
RJTrey	21
SomerandomIDFBfan	21
SportsCat4	21
WBLwiffleball	21
DownshiftGD	22
Flaky_Bit6733	22
Front-Broccoli5957	22
JackWK_Gaming	22
jtchr33	22	ACC dark horse...assuming everything doesn't get weird in the ACC again.
laxintx	22
myworld3	22
NA_Faker	22
National-Sundae9427	22
Rishik01	22
TheBeekman8	22
Billiam501	23
bruhstevenson	23
ceris13	23
epyoch	23
Kirkwood641	23
logace444444444	23
loneSTAR_06	23
PM_ME_YOUROUY_EM_MP	23
Repulsive_Rub6443	23
Yamiosum	23
Yelich04	23	Beginning of my fourth tier (could be great, but I need it proven)
70277027	24
alttabbins	24
baileyx96	24
FrontRunner51	24
gonshpreds1	24
MisguidedPassion	24
noah_divine	24	honestly i really didn't want to rank them but if i didn't i would have had to rank Iowa, Missouri, or Clemson and i really didn't want to do that
Pure-Shirt-5831	24
Rare_Bit5844	24
AllEliteSchmuck	25
TyRoland06	25

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