Louisville Football Bowl Projections: 2025 Week 6

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Louisville football program might continue to win ugly, but they continue to do just that: win. At 4-0, a bowl game for the Cardinals is all but assured at this point, it's just a matter of where they will be going this postseason.

Last week, there was starting to be some consensus as to what bowl Louisville will be heading to. But after a chaotic week of college football, that consensus has gone out the window. Among the nine updated bowl projections, just the Pinstripe, Duke's Mayo and Gator Bowls were picked.

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 four 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: 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

ESPN

Projector: Kyle Bonagura
Bowl/Matchup: Pinstripe Bowl vs. Iowa
Location: Yankee Stadium in New York, N.Y.
Date/Time: Saturday, Dec., 27 at 12:00 p.m. EST

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

247Sports/CBS

Projector: Brad Crawford
Bowl/Matchup: Pinstripe Bowl vs. Maryland
Location: Yankee Stadium in New York, N.Y.
Date/Time: Saturday, Dec., 27 at 12:00 p.m. EST

Athlon Sports

Projector: Steve Lassan
Bowl/Matchup: Pinstripe Bowl vs. Iowa
Location: Yankee Stadium in New York, N.Y.
Date/Time: Saturday, Dec., 27 at 12:00 p.m. EST

College Football News

Projector: Pete Fiutak
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

On3

Projector: Brett McMurphy
Bowl/Matchup: Gator Bowl vs. Auburn
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. Tennessee
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: 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