One Bowl Trending for Louisville Entering Final Three Weeks of Regular Season

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - This time last week, the Louisville football program was generating some serious buzz regarding potentially making the College Football Playoff. However, following their home loss to Cal this past weekend, that buzz is all but dead.

But despite no longer trending for the CFP, bowl projectors do have a consensus regarding where they believe the Cardinals will be heading for the postseason. Among the 10 projections, five of them have UofL heading to Jacksonville for the Gator Bowl.

As a reminder, the ACC utilizes a system where they organize bowls with conference tie-ins into two tiers, but there is no selection order within each tier. The league and their bowl partners "will make team selections based on several factors, including geographic proximity, avoiding repeat appearances and matchups, and regular-season won-loss records," according to the ACC's official website.

The Cardinals will officially learn their postseason draw on Sunday, Dec. 7, following the end of conference championship weekend. The College Football Playoff selection show begins at 12:00 p.m. that day, and Louisville will learn their bowl shortly after.

With 11 weeks of college football now in the rear view mirror, here are bowl projections for Louisville across various publications:

Sports Illustrated

Projector: Bryan Fischer
Bowl/Matchup: Gator Bowl vs. Oklahoma
Location: TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Fla.
Date/Time: Saturday, Dec., 27 at 7:30 p.m. EST

ESPN

Projector: Kyle Bonagura
Bowl/Matchup: Duke's Mayo Bowl vs. Tennessee
Location: Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C.
Date/Time: Friday, Jan., 2 at 8:00 p.m. EST

Projector: Mark Schlabach
Bowl/Matchup: Pinstripe Bowl vs. Illinois
Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, N.Y.
Date/Time: Saturday, Dec., 27 at 12:00 p.m. EST

247Sports/CBS

Projector: Brad Crawford
Bowl/Matchup: Gator Bowl vs. Vanderbilt
Location: TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Fla.
Date/Time: Saturday, Dec., 27 at 7:30 p.m. EST

Athlon Sports

Projector: Steve Lassan
Bowl/Matchup: Pop-Tarts Bowl vs. BYU
Location: Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla.
Date/Time: Saturday, Dec., 27 at 3:30 p.m. EST

College Football News

Projector: Pete Fiutak
Bowl/Matchup: Gator Bowl vs. Texas
Location: TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Fla.
Date/Time: Saturday, Dec., 27 at 7:30 p.m. EST

On3

Projector: Brett McMurphy
Bowl/Matchup: Pop-Tarts Bowl vs. BYU
Location: Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla.
Date/Time: Saturday, Dec., 27 at 3:30 p.m. EST

Palm Brackets

Projector: Jerry Palm
Bowl/Matchup: Gator Bowl vs. Oklahoma
Location: TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Fla.
Date/Time: Saturday, Dec., 27 at 7:30 p.m. EST

USA TODAY

Projector: Erick Smith
Bowl/Matchup: Gator Bowl vs. Vanderbilt
Location: TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Fla.
Date/Time: Saturday, Dec., 27 at 7:30 p.m. EST

Pro Football Network

Projector: Oliver Hodgkinson
Bowl/Matchup: Sun Bowl vs. Arizona
Location: Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Tex.
Date/Time: Wednesday, Dec., 31 at 2:30 p.m. EST