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2026 Week 2 Louisville Cardinals Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
CFBHurts	7	Went toe to toe with Ole Miss, chalk one up for the Quality Loss column
Jerrywelfare	10
grtgbln	11
dabul-master	13
Muffinnnnnnn	13
jrich960608	14
mcdsmaster8824	14
Tarmacked	15	This is pretty strong, but I feel more secure over the team than those below.
DarkLegend64	16
ikindalikelemons	16
PattyKane16	16
Charlemagne42	17	Thrilling finish in Nashville to make 4 of Louisville's last 5 losses by 3 points or less.
HideNZeke	17	Still like em
OldCoaly	17
SwissArmyScythe	17	+3
Cecil_Hardboner	18
eclectic_tastes	18
laprasrules	18
Laschoni	18
smartkeg	18	Lville had as close of a loss as you can get against Ole Miss on a neutral site. Keinholz looks legit and this team might compete for a playoff spot.
thescottula	18
TheUltimate721	18	They got the loss, but I don't think there's a ton of shame in that if you're Louisville. Some questionable clock management at the end, but Lincoln Keinholz is a baller under Brohm. I expect them to be firmly in the ACC title race.
bretticus733	19
frumious88	19
lowes18	19	Coming into the season the main concern with Louisville was if Kienholz could legitimately play the quarterback position, while he struggled in the first half missing a few explosive plays, he really came into his own in the second half delivering a great performance to keep Louisville in a shootout with a QB as good as Chambliss. Its hard to see this team winning out with some of their discipline issues, but the talent is there for Louisville to make the ACC title game.
Maladroit44	19
w8w8	19
zenverak	19
budget_um	20	Enter the poll after tight loss against Ole Miss
Klaassy23	20
one98d	20
Terminal_BAS	20
TimeBroken	20
Aidanj927	21
BearsAreGreat1	21
BendrickLamar19	21
daredassdude	21
fredmerc111	21
Hackasizlak	21
JustAManAndHisLaptop	21
monkeymatt1836	21
romulusjsp	21
SCsprinter13	21
Techwid	21
TolkienFan71	21
twitter_paulbd	21
chillmagic420	22
colton_97	22
jjjoebox	22
Justanother_0	22	I know that Louisville doesn’t have any wins, but these guys took a really good Ole Miss team down to the wire with one of the more exciting offenses that I’ve seen play this weekend. However, they need to work to offset this loss.
MainPeanut25	22	Quality Loss™️
nbingham196	22
Red261	22
sickmemes48	22
Dropbackandpunt	23
dschinghiskhan	23
Euphoric_Relative_13	23
ewolfy13	23
GeauxTri	23
nemoran	23
Pure_Protein_Machine	23
Rakarei	23
RedBarracuda25	23
Striker743	23
True_Ad5324	23
Bank_Gothic	24
CambodianDrywall	24
Corgi_Koala	24
deadtofall12	24
Drexlore	24
Fmeson	24
IceColdDrPepper_Here	24	Tough loss to Ole Miss but not enough to drop them out and saw some positives to take forward into the rest of the schedule
jrluhn	24	Dropped out: #16 Michigan
noahthearc	24
redwave2505	24
sroach91	24
Tornadohunter24	24
ALStark69	25	-5; didn't drop them out because it was a great game, Kienholz figured it out quick Next 5: Tennessee, Missouri, UCLA, Michigan, Florida/Virginia Tech
ChaseTheFalcon	25
Conglossian	25
cornholesurfer	25
galacticdude7	25
hascogrande	25
Jay_Dubbbs	25
JeromesNiece	25
jthomas694	25
Longvols	25
Luigiatl	25
roguebandit1	25
spmartin1993	25
SteemieRayVaughn	25
SufferingfOrLife	25	↓2 Result: (L) 38-41 Ole Miss Only team in my top 25 with a loss, and I kind of knew that they were going to lose Week 1 against Ole Miss, so I didn't want to just drop them immediately, and I think they gave me more of a reason not to with how well they played and it coming down to the wire. Kienholz really improved as the game went on, and I think that they will improve as the season goes on and he gets more experience.
texas2089	25
udderlymoovelous	25
WarEagle9	25

Provisional Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
Midnight-Mustang	12
ChiTrojan2	13
NoOutdoorSoup	13
JackWK_Gaming	14
noah_divine	14	Despite the loss, that game forced me to completely reevaluate my position on Louisville. Lincoln Kienholz was really unlocked late in the game and looked awesome, and so did Tre Richardson. I think this team could seriously threaten Miami.
Perryapsis	14
Protoco2	14
Crelc3	15
isrealball	15
rt13wx	15
Stock_Win_8169	15
The_Good_General	15
133112	16	Cards lose a close one, but gain my respect, and places in this poll.
civfan5843	16
Ethanol-Muffins	16
jtchr33	16	2nd best ACC team, great game rewarding them for that.
buccaneerboy22	17
SignificanceFirm2398	17
DesignerClub1887	18
geauxsaints777	18
ianmcmoney	18
JJones927	18
New_Prior2253	19
PrideSax711	19
DarthGlazer	20	beautiful game. played their hearts out. they'll be fine.
geordieColt88	20
Menktenk	20
Rishik01	20
ArlyntheAwesome	21
bolts_win_again	21
MajikSix	21
mr_longfellow_deeds	21
myworld3	21
Neither_Call2913	21
Nervous_Metal_9445	21
PsychologicalFox8660	21
S3G	21
AoA_nB1	22	Cardinals looked very good against Ole Miss, excited to see if they can challenge Miami in the ACC
Flaky_Bit6733	22
fm22fnam	22	+UNR
gonshpreds1	22
HHunko13	22
jibberishdhyukl	22
josh55134	22
Klightgrove	22	Really close game against Ole Miss put them into this poll, they could possibly win out the ACC if they keep up this performance.
LightningDusty	22	↓4
logace444444444	22
NA_Faker	22	Brought Ole Miss down to the wire
Sflabuckeye13	22
ValarMorghulis_17	22	Earned respect taking Ole Miss to the wire, jumped up in this poll and I expect them to beat SMU in two weeks.
DillyDillySzn	23
ElyxUW	23
GenuineBoss	23
hiiightide	23
iron_horseshoe88	23
jtsmd2	23
Kirkwood641	23
NotStanley4330	23
Ok_Boysenberry716	23
PremierPlayback	23
Select-Edge-3262	23
Underground_Bread	23
ad51603	24	The definition of a "quality loss". Turned the game off when they went down 14 and was shocked to find that they lost on a field goal.
beckett929	24
BoilerUp28	24
divey043	24
DownshiftGD	24
FrontRunner51	24	No change
HereComesNightTime	24
Piptit	24
quantum_jedi	24
Real-Plant-5722	24	11-1 still on the table.
SaguaroCactus19	24
Small_Company_5697	24
SpectralHydra	24
tbraptors	24
TheBeekman8	24
Tortillero96	24	0-1 H -3 vs Ole Miss (9)
WBLwiffleball	24
70277027	25
baileyx96	25
bruhstevenson	25
ceris13	25
chief_sitass	25
DwayneBaconStan	25
IWieldTheFlameOfAnor	25
journey1986	25
KansasChaser2021	25
loneSTAR_06	25
LonghornInNebraska	25
National-Sundae9427	25
RJTrey	25
spaceblev11	25
thatoneguyD13	25	Going on the road and losing to the #12 team by a late FG shouldn't hurt you too much.
vhNeW34bpS	25

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Red = Computer
Green = Hybrid

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