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Louisville Cardinals

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Preseason
WEEK 9 ยท 2026
The Week 9 job

Beat Stanford and avoid turning a likely win into a season problem.

Your game

Stanford at Louisville
TBD
SAT OCT 31
TV TBA
ACC title-game chanceNow27%Win30%Loss9%
Stanford
Stanford 13%Louisville 87%
Louisville

Other impactful games

the highlighted team is the result Louisville wants
TBD
SAT OCT 31
TV TBA
Priority 1
Miami
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North Carolina
Root for North Carolina6.5-point title-game boost

ACC race: Miami losing helps your spot in the standings; North Carolina visits your schedule in week 11: keep them ranked.

33% if North Carolina wins26% with the other result6.5-point differenceLouisville ACC title-game chance
TBD
SAT OCT 31
TV TBA
Priority 2
SMU
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Syracuse
Root for Syracuse4.8-point title-game boost

ACC race: SMU losing helps your spot in the standings.

31% if Syracuse wins26% with the other result4.8-point differenceLouisville ACC title-game chance
TBD
SAT OCT 31
TV TBA
Priority 3
Clemson
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Florida State
Root for Florida State3.5-point title-game boost

ACC race: Clemson losing helps your spot in the standings.

29% if Florida State wins26% with the other result3.5-point differenceLouisville ACC title-game chance
TBD
SAT OCT 31
TV TBA
Priority 4
Virginia
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Root for
Wake Forest
Root for Wake Forest2.4-point title-game boost

ACC race: Virginia losing helps your spot in the standings.

28% if Wake Forest wins26% with the other result2.4-point differenceLouisville ACC title-game chance
TBD
SAT OCT 31
TV TBA
Priority 5
Root for
UAB
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South Florida
Root for UAB1.5-point playoff boost

UAB winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.

12% if UAB wins11% with the other result1.5-point differenceLouisville playoff chance
48 more games that don't move your needle
Delaware at Western Kentucky ยท CBSSN
Sam Houston at Missouri State ยท ESPN2
Jacksonville State at New Mexico State ยท ESPN2
Kennesaw State at Middle Tennessee ยท CBSSN
Florida Atlantic at North Texas
Troy at James Madison
Tulane at Charlotte ยท ESPN2
Missouri at Arkansas
Florida at Georgia ยท ABC
Auburn at Ole Miss
South Carolina at Oklahoma
Mississippi State at Texas
Arizona at Texas Tech
Arizona State at BYU
Baylor at UCF ยท ESPN
Kansas at TCU
Kansas State at Colorado
Oklahoma State at Iowa State
Utah at Cincinnati
California at NC State
Boston College at Duke
Georgia Tech at Pittsburgh
Minnesota at Indiana
Wisconsin at Iowa
Illinois at Maryland
Washington at Nebraska
Northwestern at Oregon
Purdue at Penn State
Michigan at Rutgers
Nevada at UCLA
Ohio State at USC
Navy at Notre Dame
Texas State at Boise State ยท The CW Network
Washington State at San Diego State ยท CBSSN
Colorado State at Utah State ยท USA Network
Oregon State at Fresno State ยท USA Network
UConn at Air Force ยท MW+
Army at Memphis
Temple at East Carolina
New Mexico at San Josรฉ State ยท MW+
Northern Illinois at UNLV ยท CBSSN
Bowling Green at Western Michigan ยท CBSSN
App State at Georgia Southern
Coastal Carolina at Georgia State
Florida International at Liberty ยท CBSSN
Southern Miss at UL Monroe
Marshall at Old Dominion
Louisiana Tech at South Alabama
Your rooting list:Louisville, then North Carolina, Syracuse, Florida State, Wake Forest, UAB.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 9, with preseason ratings projected from last season. How the model works.