Louisville Football Bowl Projections: 2025 Week 7

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - While we still have an entire second half of the 2025 college football season left to play, it's always a fun exercise to see which bowls are trending for the Louisville football program.

Last week, projections were back to being all over the place for the Cardinals. However, despite UofL suffering their first loss of the season, there is a little bit of uniformity this week among projectors. Of the 10 projections, five of them have Louisville heading to the Pinstripe Bowl, with three of them having Iowa as the opponent. Additionally, the Gasparilla Bowl got a couple nods, and both projectors had the Cards facing Memphis.

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: Fenway Bowl vs. USF
Location: Fenway Stadium in Boston, Mass.
Date/Time: Saturday, Dec., 27 at 2:15 p.m. EST

ESPN

Projector: Kyle Bonagura
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

Projector: Mark Schlabach
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

247Sports/CBS

Projector: Brad Crawford
Bowl/Matchup: Gasparilla Bowl vs. Memphis
Location: Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla.
Date/Time: Friday, Dec., 19 at 3:30 p.m. EST

Athlon Sports

Projector: Steve Lassan
Bowl/Matchup: Gasparilla Bowl vs. Memphis
Location: Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla.
Date/Time: Friday, Dec., 19 at 3:30 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

Palm Brackets

Projector: Jerry Palm
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

USA TODAY

Projector: Erick Smith
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

Pro Football Network

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