Louisville stays in the AP poll at No. 24

Despite Saturday night’s disappointing performance against Miami, Louisville fell just six spots from No. 18 to No. 24 in the latest Associated Press top 25 poll. The Hurricanes jumped from No. 17 to No. 12.

U of L’s next opponent, Pittsburgh, appears in this week’s poll at No. 21.

Does it feel a bit hollow hanging onto a national ranking primarily because teams from the Big Ten (and potentially others) won’t be featured until they begin play next month? I don’t know, who cares?

Here’s the AP poll for this week:

1. Clemson (59)

2. Alabama (1)

3. Oklahoma

4. Georgia

5. Florida

6. LSU

7. Notre Dame

8. Texas

8. Auburn

10. Texas A&M

11. North Carolina

12. Miami (FL)

13. UCF

14. Cincinnati

15. Oklahoma State

16. Tennessee

17. Memphis

18. BYU

19. Louisiana

20. Virginia Tech

21. Pitt

22. Army

23. Kentucky

24. Louisville

25. Marshall

Dropped out: Appalachian State (23)

Others receiving votes: Baylor 89, West Virginia 59, SMU 57, TCU 30, Virginia 30, Boston College 23, Arkansas State 20, Mississippi State 6, UAB 5, Texas Tech 5, Ole Miss 4, Appalachian State 3, UTSA 2, Troy 1, Coastal Carolina 1