Louisville Football: Predicting where the Cardinals will be ranked after week 9

Oct 15, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide fans celebrate after the game against the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium. Alabama won 49 to 10. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports

Here is our prediction of what the new AP Poll will look like after week 9 of the season:

Alabama: at LSU
Michigan: vs. Maryland
Clemson: Syracuse
Washington: at California
Louisville: at Boston College
Ohio State: vs. Nebraska
Texas A&M: at Mississippi State
Wisconsin: at Northwestern
Nebraska: at Ohio State
Florida: at Arkansas

The Cardinals needed the Utes to find a way to knock off the Huskies this weekend, but that didn’t happen and now we have to hope for a major upset. That was the one game that Washington could have lost and it didn’t happen.

Nebraska should only drop a few spots after a close overtime loss to Wisconsin and the Badgers should also move back into the top ten.

Overall, it was a good weekend for Louisville’s playoff chances. We will see where Louisville stand when the College Football Playoff poll is released on Tuesday night.

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