Polls · 1941–2026

The Rankings

77 seasons on record across the AP, Coaches, BCS, and Playoff Committee polls. Louisville's highest is #3 in 2006. CFP brackets →

Best rank

#19

2026 season

Final rank

#19

last poll

Weeks ranked

of 5 polls

Poll

Coaches Poll

2 on record

Louisville's Season

Rank by poll release. The line breaks where Louisville fell out of the poll.

Coaches Poll, last release of the 2026 season.

#1TexasSEC1,779 (45)

#2GeorgiaSEC1,735 (17)

#3Notre DameFBS Independents1,641 (3)

#4MiamiACC1,569

#5IndianaBig Ten1,554 (8)

#6Ohio StateBig Ten1,463

#7AlabamaSEC1,399

#8FloridaSEC1,214

#9BYUBig 121,166

#10Texas TechBig 121,108

#11LSUSEC1,097

#12Ole MissSEC1,021

#13UtahBig 12917

#14IowaBig Ten887

#15OregonBig Ten866

#16Mississippi StateSEC658

#17TennesseeSEC648

#18USCBig Ten511

#19SMUACC327

#20HoustonBig 12301

#21DukeACC230

#22Penn StateBig Ten207

#23UCLABig Ten183

#24MichiganBig Ten166

#25MissouriSEC152

Right column is poll points, with first-place votes in parentheses.