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Louisville Cardinals

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Preseason
WEEK 1 · 2026
The Week 1 job

Beat Ole Miss and keep Louisville's season in its own hands.

Your game

Louisville at Ole Miss
playoff chanceNow11%Win15%Loss10%
Louisville
Louisville 21%Ole Miss 79%
Ole Miss

Other impactful games

the highlighted team is the result Louisville wants
Priority 1
Miami
at
Root for
Stanford
Root for Stanford6.4-point title-game boost

ACC race: Miami losing helps your spot in the standings; Stanford visits your schedule in week 9: keep them ranked.

33% if Stanford wins26% with the other result6.4-point differenceLouisville ACC title-game chance
Priority 2
SMU
at
Root for
Florida State
Root for Florida State4.3-point title-game boost

ACC race: SMU losing helps your spot in the standings; Florida State visits your schedule in week 6: keep them ranked.

30% if Florida State wins26% with the other result4.3-point differenceLouisville ACC title-game chance
46 more games that don't move your needle
Clemson at LSU · ABC
Hawai'i at Stanford
Memphis at UNLV
San José State at USC
New Mexico State at Florida State
North Carolina at TCU · ESPN
NC State at Virginia · ESPN
Akron at Wake Forest
Massachusetts at Rutgers
Colorado at Georgia Tech · ESPN
Toledo at Michigan State
Fresno State at USC
San José State at Eastern Michigan
Florida Atlantic at Florida
UL Monroe at Mississippi State
UTEP at Oklahoma
Kent State at South Carolina
Texas State at Texas
Missouri State at Texas A&M
Oklahoma State at Tulsa
Boston College at Cincinnati
Oregon State at Houston
Coastal Carolina at West Virginia
Miami (OH) at Pittsburgh
Tulane at Duke
UCLA at California
UAB at Illinois
North Texas at Indiana
Northern Illinois at Iowa
Western Michigan at Michigan
Ohio at Nebraska
Ball State at Ohio State
Boise State at Oregon
Marshall at Penn State
Washington State at Washington
Wyoming at Colorado State
Arkansas State at Memphis
Florida International at South Florida
Western Kentucky at Nevada
UNLV at Hawai'i
Central Michigan at New Mexico
Liberty at James Madison
Sam Houston at Troy
East Carolina at Alabama · ABC
Baylor at Auburn · ABC
Notre Dame at Wisconsin
Your rooting list:Louisville, then Stanford, Florida State.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 1, with preseason ratings projected from last season. How the model works.