One Bowl Gaining Steam in Latest Bowl Projections for Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - We're now officially midway through the 2025 season, and the Louisville football program will head into the home stretch with some serious momentum after knocking off Miami to move to 5-1. Considering the schedule down the stretch, a bowl game is all but assured, so it's always a fun exercise to see which bowls are trending for them.

Bowl projectors were all over the place last week, but keeping up with the them of the season, they were mostly on the same page with the latest round of projections. Of the 10 projectors, seven of them have UofL heading to Orlando for the Pop Tarts 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 eight weeks of college football now in the rear view mirror, here are bowl projections for Louisville across various publications:

Sports Illustrated

Projector: Mark Schlabach
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

ESPN

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

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

247Sports/CBS

Projector: Brad Crawford
Bowl/Matchup: Pop-Tarts Bowl vs. Cincinnati
Location: Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla.
Date/Time: Saturday, Dec., 27 at 3:30 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: Pop-Tarts Bowl vs. BYU
Location: Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla.
Date/Time: Saturday, Dec., 27 at 3:30 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: Duke's Mayo Bowl vs. Auburn
Location: Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C.
Date/Time: Friday, Jan, 2 at 8:00 p.m. EST

USA TODAY

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

Pro Football Network

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