Louisville football No. 24 in preseason AP top 25 poll

Louisville football No. 24 in preseason AP top 25 poll

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Louisville football No. 24 in preseason AP top 25 poll
LOUISVILLE, KY – NOVEMBER 14: Louisville Cardinals Defensive Back Corey Gordon (24) warms up for the college football game between the Clemson Tigers and the Louisville Cardinals on November 14, 2025, at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

For the first time Lamar Jackson’s junior season of 2017, the Louisville football program will begin a season nationally ranked.

The Cardinals check in at No. 24 in the preseason Associated Press top 25 poll, which was released early Monday afternoon.

U of L will open the season against another nationally ranked foe, Ole Miss, which is No. 9 in the poll. The Cards have never started a season with a win over a top 25 opponent.

Reigning national runner-up Miami is the highest-ranked team out of the ACC, checking in at No. 7. Week three opponent SMU is No. 17.

Here’s the complete poll:

Associated Press preseason top 25

  1. Ohio State (40) 1,672
  2. Oregon (14) 1,597
  3. Georgia 1,513
  4. Notre Dame (6)
  5. Texas 1,483
  6. Indiana (8) 1,440
  7. Miami (1) 1,379
  8. Texas A&M 1,131
  9. Mississippi  1,102
  10. Oklahoma 1,047
  11. LSU 988
  12. Texas Tech 893
  13. Alabama 904
  14. BYU 839
  15. USC 839
  16. Michigan 714
  17. Washington 501
  18. Penn State 482
  19. SMU 434
  20. Tennessee 394
  21. Utah 304
  22. Iowa 260
  23. Houston 252
  24. Louisville 194
  25. Missouri 117

Also receiving votes: Clemson 112, Florida 51, Boise State 43, Arizona 32, TCU 11, Navy 10, South Carolina 10, Illinois 9, Oklahoma State 8, Vanderbilt 8, Pittsburgh 7, Virginia Tech 6, Minnesota 5, UNLV 4, New Mexico 4, Georgia Tech 4, Louisiana 4, James Madison 3, Auburn 3, Memphis 2, California 2, Liberty 1, Western Michigan 1, Tulane 1, Virginia 1

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