/r/CFB Poll

User	Rank	Reason
was_saying_boo_urns	5	Starting to think this Lamar Jackson fella is gonna be good.
aubieismyhomie	6
Texasagsman	6
Aeschylus_	7
dabul-master	7
FellKnight	7
IAMAVelociraptorAMA	7	This might actually be my most contentious rating. ├é┬áThey return the #14 defense and #3 offense, and aside from an egg laid at Houston their losses were not so bad and their wins were really impressive. ├é┬áIt remains to be seen if Petrino can shape this team into a contender.
TimeBroken	7
Mario_Speedwagon	8
sunburn_on_the_brain	8
WhiteBaseCoat	8	I know, I know, I know, this seems super ridiculously high. I just think people are writing Louisville off way too quickly. I see three factors that work really well in their favor: Lamar Jackson, obviously, but also a really experienced defense, and Bobby Petrino himself. You can say a lot about the man, but he has a relatively consistent track record of building upon success, and when I look at those other two factors I have a feeling he's about to put together a really strong season that people aren't expecting.
BunnySelfDestruct	9
flipadelphia17	9
HelioOne	9
mellolizard	9
noahthearc	9	This may be out there, but Louisville returns talent and won't have as much pressure on them as last year. With an offseason to rest, they should return with a hot start.
stripes361	9	A beat up Louisville offense struggled down the stretch in 2016. However, the rejuvenated Cardinals will excel on both sides of the ball in 2017 and turn the ACC Atlantic division into a true three-team race. Louisville nearly went undefeated in conference play last year and get Clemson at home in September. The ACC may have a new sheriff this time next month.
Ticklebump	9
TotalEconomist	9	We /r/CBB now
uwbjb	9
Acm0028	10
AllHawkeyesGoToHell	10	I feel pretty confident in Lamar Jackson, if Bobby Petrino wants to say he's not a bad coach, he'll get this team into a position to not drop three games after mid-October.├é┬á
buckeyegold	10
G-Aardvark	10
luckroy	10	Pot 3
TheTeamCubed	10
deadtofall12	11
doormatt26	11
dupreesdiamond	11
ExternalTangents	11
lk6	11
mickeyquicknumbers	11	Last year Louisville was ranked in the top-10 nationally for 9 straight weeks, until a late collapse with 3 straight losses against Houston, Kentucky, and LSU saw them plummet to #21. I think that final ranking had a lot of negative momentum, and Louisville's season, judged on the whole, was much better than a #21 ranked team. Jackson's top-3 receiving targets are all gone, as is talented RB Brandon Radcliff; but none of them were good enough that I think of this offense regressing with them gone. Bobby Petrino is an excellent coach, and with Lamar Jackson around I still expect this to be one of the 10-15 best offenses in the nation. Their defense might be even better, with Stacey Thomas, Jaire Alexander, and Chucky Williams leading one of the best secondaries in the ACC.├â┬é├é┬á
qacha	11
TDenverFan	11
Wurst_Law	11
BallSoHerd	12
beerslingerjay	12	EEEEEEeeeeveryone sleepin' on Louisville. It's like you people don't remember this team has the best player in CFB playing QB for them.
emueagles	12
gohuskies	12	I don't feel very good about putting them at 12, but I don't trust any of the teams below them either. Killer defense + Lamar Jackson is good enough for me.
jayhawx19	12
orangeslash	12
orboth	12
ScarletFever333	12
typicaliconoclast	12
alextoyalex	13
Arsenal7X	13	Last year was Lamar Jackson's team, and this year is no different. Louisville will go as far as he can carry them, and that's pretty far provided he doesn't run into a team with Ed Oliver again.
Chris-P-Creme	13
dan4223	13
icklebush	13
JeromesNiece	13
jmac_21	13	Returning a Heisman winner is always a really good thing. Jackson didn't finish the season like he wanted to, so I'm ready to see his revenge tour.
Nathanael-Greene	13
pileatedloon	13
ReallyCreative	13
Red261	13
solo_22	13
TheOrangeKush81	13
3RDnKING	14
BabyBladder	14
Branzilla91	14
Ghost_of_Dude	14	Louisville is a tricky team to rank. Lamar Jackson is an absolute monster of an offensive machine, but the end of last season proved that the team faces lack of depth. The starters are more than capable of beating anybody in their past (people seem to forget that they were mere yards from beating eventual national champions Clemson last year...in Death Valley no less.) However, depth could prove problematic again going forward.├é┬á
GiovanniElliston	14
jlh2b	14
kdcoltred	14	P5 Rising
kelling928	14
LEGEN--wait_for_it	14
nemoran	14
Our-Gardian-Angel	14	Lamar Jackson may be the most unheralded returning Heisman winner in recent memory. With him under center, the Cardinals will once again have a potent offense. However, the issues that plagued them last year may remain in 2017.
owl_man	14
relax_on_the_mat	14
sirgippy	14
TanzaniaMagic	14	The Lamar Jackson show.
TaylorLeprechaun	14
AGSattack	15
bread_buddy	15
captain_sasquatch	15
CarbonCamaroZL1	15
CFSparta92	15
chceman	15
chweris	15
Cobainism	15
CockADoodleBOOM	15
coreyfra	15
Daigotsu	15
DavoinShower-handle	15
DFWTooThrowed	15
eclectic_tastes	15
f0gax	15
Fifth_Down	15
G-manP	15
hokies220	15	i guess the returning heisman winner warrants a top 15 ranking
JCiLee	15
Jpkun	15
Lex_Ludorum	15
MarlinsGuy	15	When Lamar Jackson is on Louisville can beat anybody. But when he's down he seems to lose confidence.Need more consistency from this team to know what they really are.
seaotter2	15
surreptitioussloth	15
Techwid	15
THECrew42	15
TheZachster	15
toocleverbyhalf	15
ucieaters33	15
vanburen1845	15
warm_warmer_disco	15
03040905	16
Bill3ffinMurray	16
blahblehblahwhoru	16
brobroma	16
BrutonGaster77	16
bties	16
dicky_________seamus	16
GilBrandt	16
Grimbo_Reaper	16	Here's a fun fact: Jackson's completion % (56.2) was closer to Trevor Knight's (53.3) than it was to the Kenny Hill's (61.1). Seriously├â┬é├é┬áthough, returning a reigning Heisman winner almost guarantees a good to great season. Especially when it's coached by a real piece of shit but brilliant offensive mind.
HUSKEROYAL	16
KingKliffsbury	16
LeinadSpoon	16
monkeymatt1836	16
No_Way_Pablo	16
olmsted	16
Rainbow_Beefcake	16	Lamar Jackson baby.├é┬á
scronko	16
SCsprinter13	16
SmokingCricket	16
spsellers	16
TheReformedBadger	16
TriStarBear	16
AaronRodgers16	17
bakonydraco	17
BoboIsDead	17
CambodianDrywall	17
esoterik	17
gordogg24p	17
grjohnst	17
Harry_B_C_Dresden	17
Khavanon	17
lebaronslebaron	17
mjacksongt	17
MrTheSpork	17
PalmettoFace	17
RegulatorRWF	17
scootmcgroot	17
smills79	17
SpeedxKills	17
ThaCarter	17
WarEagle9	17
Wescat	17
BUSean	18
CertifiedSheep	18
corundum9	18
DanNeverDie	18
DarkLegend64	18
funtubs	18
goblue10	18
HonProfDrEsqCPA	18
retnuh101	18
SSJRoshi	18
UNC_Samurai	18
Xtremeloco	18
bluegrassborn	19
cmdrcaboose2	19
Extra_Excrement	19
kermic_the_frog	19
plannedsickdays	19
puffadda	19
topher3003	19
xelphin	19
BosskOnASegway	20
SCRx	20
admiraltarkin	21
conchobor	21
Frognosticator	21
galacticdude7	21
52hoova	22
A-Stu-Ute	22
GeneralGBO	22
HarbingerOfFun	23
Foxmcbowser42	24
nickknx865	24
KobeOrNotKobe	25

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