For the first time since Steve Kragthorpe's debut campaign, the Louisville Cardinals will begin a college football season nationally ranked.
U of L earned 105 points from the AP voters to earn a spot in their preseason poll at No. 25. The Cards eked out No. 26 Notre Dame by 22 points.
Here's your full preseason AP Poll:
AP Top 25 |
RK |
TEAM |
RECORD |
PTS |
1 |
USC (25) |
0-0 |
1445 |
2 |
Alabama (17) |
0-0 |
1411 |
3 |
LSU (16) |
0-0 |
1402 |
4 |
Oklahoma (1) |
0-0 |
1286 |
5 |
Oregon |
0-0 |
1274 |
6 |
Georgia |
0-0 |
1107 |
7 |
Florida State |
0-0 |
1093 |
8 |
Michigan (1) |
0-0 |
1000 |
9 |
South Carolina |
0-0 |
994 |
10 |
Arkansas |
0-0 |
963 |
11 |
West Virginia |
0-0 |
856 |
12 |
Wisconsin |
0-0 |
838 |
13 |
Michigan State |
0-0 |
742 |
14 |
Clemson |
0-0 |
615 |
15 |
Texas |
0-0 |
569 |
16 |
Virginia Tech |
0-0 |
548 |
17 |
Nebraska |
0-0 |
485 |
18 |
Ohio State |
0-0 |
474 |
19 |
Oklahoma State |
0-0 |
430 |
20 |
TCU |
0-0 |
397 |
21 |
Stanford |
0-0 |
383 |
22 |
Kansas State |
0-0 |
300 |
23 |
Florida |
0-0 |
214 |
24 |
Boise State |
0-0 |
212 |
25 |
Louisville |
0-0 |
105 |