Louisville Football moves to #18 in AP Top 25 poll

Louisville moves up 3 spots to #18 in the AP Poll after their bye week

The Louisville Cardinals are coming off a bye week and they moved up 3 spots in the AP Poll after falling from #14 to #21 after their road loss to Pittsburgh. Louisville has been in the poll since week 6, where they were ranked #25 and moved up to #14 after beating Notre Dame, but then fell to #21 after their loss to Pitt. The Cardinals got back into the top 20 but they need to be on top of things this week as they take on #20 Duke this weekend.

Louisville is also ranked 18th in the coaches poll, so the national media seems to have the same view on the Cardinals. They have a chance to improve in the polls this weeked, as I stated above they are playing the Duke Blue Devils this weekend in L&N Stadium, so this can only improve the Cardinals standings if they win.

Other ACC teams who are ranked in the week 9 AP Poll:

#4 Florida State; Won over then ranked #16 Duke on saturday, no movement

#17 North Carolina; Lost to 1-5 Virginia at home on saturday, down 7 spots

#20 Duke; Lost to Florida State 38-20 on saturday, down 6 spots

Miami also recieved votes but did not make it into the final poll. The Hurricanes beat Clemson last night to advance to 5-2.

The AP Top 25 Poll for week 9 stands here:

#1 Georgia Bulldogs 7-0

#2 Michigan Wolverines 8-0

#3 Ohio State Buckeyes 7-0

#4 Florida State Seminoles 7-0

#5 Washington Huskies 7-0

#6 Oklahoma Sooners 7-0

#7 Texas Longhorns 6-1

#8 Oregon Ducks 6-1

#9 Alabama Crimson Tide 6-1

#10 Penn State Nittany Lions 6-1

#11 Oregon State Beavers 6-1

#12 Ole Miss Rebels 6-1

#13 Utah Utes 6-1

#14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 6-2

#15 LSU Tigers 6-2

#16 Missouri Tigers 7-1

#17 North Carolina Tar Heels 7-1

#18 Louisville Cardinals 6-1

#19 Air Force Falcons 7-0

#20 Duke Blue Devils 6-2

#21 Tennesse Volunteers 5-2

#22 Tulane Green Wave 6-1

#23 UCLA Bruins 5-2

#24 USC Trojans 6-2

#25 James Madison Dukes 7-0