Louisville Receives Scrambled Bowl Projections Heading Into Regular Season Finale

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Louisville football program might be riding a three-game win streak, but they still have two more games left this season. They are heading into their regular season finale against Kentucky sitting at 7-4, meaning they've long clinched bowl eligibility.

As far as where the Cardinals will be going this postseason, that remains firmly up in the air. While both the Duke's Mayo Bowl and Fenway Bowl got multiple picks, among the nine projectors this week, six different bowl were selected as UofL's bowl destination.

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 13 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: Military Bowl vs. Memphis
Location: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Mary.
Date/Time: Saturday, Dec., 27 at 11:00 a.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: Fenway Bowl vs. South Florida
Location: Fenway Park in Boston, Mass.
Date/Time: Saturday, Dec., 27 at 2:10 p.m. EST

247Sports/CBS

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

Athlon Sports

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

College Football News

Projector: Pete Fiutak
Bowl/Matchup: Sun Bowl vs. Arizona State
Location: Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Tex.
Date/Time: Wednesday, Dec., 31 at 2:00 p.m. EST

On3

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

USA TODAY

Projector: Erick Smith
Bowl/Matchup: Fenway Bowl vs. East Carolina
Location: Fenway Park in Boston, Mass.
Date/Time: Saturday, Dec., 27 at 2:10 p.m. EST

Pro Football Network

Projector: Oliver Hodgkinson
Bowl/Matchup: Gasparilla Bowl vs. East Carolina
Location: Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla.
Date/Time: Friday, Dec., 19 at 2:30 p.m. EST