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Louisville Cracks Phil Steele's 2022 Preseason Top 40

The Cardinals will face six teams ranked inside the top 40 this upcoming season, including five in the top 25.

Matthew McGavic

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - We are now less than two months from the kickoff of the 2022 college football season, and which means preseason poll season is now officially in full swing.

One of the first major preseason college football polls to drop comes from long time college football expert Phil Steele, who included his preseason top 40 poll as part of his recently released his 2022 College Football Preview magazine.

Despite coming off of a losing campaign in 2021, Steele is high on the Louisville football program heading into 2022, placing them at No. 33 on his preseason poll. 

Going by Steele's preseason poll alone, the Cardinals will be taking on a tough 2022 schedule. Louisville will face six teams ranked in the top 40, including Clemson at No. 4, Pitt at No. 11, NC State at No. 13, UCF at No. 17, Wake Forest at No. 24 and Kentucky at No. 35.

Earlier this offseason, it was announced that he had also named 10 Cardinals to the Preseason All-ACC Teams, including a pair of First-Team selections in offensive lineman Caleb Chandler and cornerback Kei’Trel Clark.

Louisville finished last season with an overall mark of 6-7 and 4-4 in ACC play, including a 31-28 loss in the First Responder Bowl against Air Force. The Cardinals kick off the fourth year of the Scott Satterfield era on Saturday, Sept. 3 at Syracuse.

Phill Steele's 2022 Preseason Top 40 

  1. Alabama
  2. Ohio State
  3. Georgia
  4. Clemson
  5. Michigan
  6. Utah
  7. Notre Dame
  8. Oklahoma
  9. Texas A&M
  10. Oregon
  11. Pitt
  12. Miami
  13. NC State
  14. Baylor
  15. Oklahoma State
  16. USC
  17. UCF
  18. Texas
  19. Wisconsin
  20. Iowa
  21. UAB
  22. Penn State
  23. Michigan State
  24. Wake Forest
  25. Cincinnati
  26. BYU
  27. Tennessee
  28. UCLA
  29. Air Force
  30. Ole Miss
  31. Boise State
  32. Florida
  33. Louisville
  34. Houston
  35. Kentucky
  36. Arkansas
  37. Minnesota
  38. Kansas State
  39. Appalachian State
  40. Fresno State

(Photo via Jamie Rhodes - USA TODAY Sports)

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MATTHEW MCGAVIC

McGavic is a 2016 Sport Administration graduate of the University of Louisville, and a native of the Derby City. He has been covering the Cardinals in various capacities since 2017, with a brief stop in Atlanta, Ga. on the Georgia Tech beat. He is also a co-host of the 'From The Pink Seats' podcast on the State of Louisville network. Video gamer, bourbon drinker and dog lover. Find him on Twitter at @Matt_McGavic

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