Louisville Football Bowl Projections: 2023 Week 11
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Louisville football program's odd to reach a New Year's Six bowl only continue to grow.
With the Cardinals taking down Virginia Tech and Florida State continuing to be on pace to make the College Football Playoff, Louisville is still a consensus pick to make a New Year's Six bowl. But, who exactly they would face - as well as which NY6 bowl the Cardinals would get - remains a topic of debate (hint: the Orange Bowl is no longer a consensus pick).
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. 3, 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:
ESPN
Projector: Kyle Bonagura
Bowl/Matchup: Orange Bowl vs. Alabama
Location: Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Fla.
Date/Time: Saturday, Dec, 30 at 4:00 p.m. EST
Projector: Mark Schlabach
Bowl/Matchup: Orange Bowl vs. Ohio State
Location: Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Fla.
Date/Time: Saturday, Dec, 30 at 4:00 p.m. EST
CBS
Projector: Jerry Palm
Bowl/Matchup: Orange Bowl vs. Ohio State
Location: Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Fla.
Date/Time: Saturday, Dec, 30 at 4:00 p.m. EST
The Athletic
Projector: Scott Dochterman
Bowl/Matchup: Orange Bowl vs. Ohio State
Location: Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Fla.
Date/Time: Saturday, Dec, 30 at 4:00 p.m. EST
247Sports
Projector: Brad Crawford
Bowl/Matchup: Orange Bowl vs. Michigan
Location: Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Fla.
Date/Time: Saturday, Dec, 30 at 4:00 p.m. EST
Athlon Sports
Projector: Steve Lassan
Bowl/Matchup: Orange Bowl vs. Ohio State
Location: Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Fla.
Date/Time: Saturday, Dec, 30 at 4:00 p.m. EST
College Football News
Projector: Staff Pick
Bowl/Matchup: Orange Bowl vs. Ohio State
Location: Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Fla.
Date/Time: Saturday, Dec, 30 at 4:00 p.m. EST
Action Network
Projector: Brett McMurphy
Bowl/Matchup: Orange Bowl vs. Ohio State
Location: Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Fla.
Date/Time: Saturday, Dec, 30 at 4:00 p.m. EST
Sporting News
Projector: Bill Bender
Bowl/Matchup: Orange Bowl vs. Ole Miss
Location: Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Fla.
Date/Time: Saturday, Dec, 30 at 4:00 p.m. EST
USA TODAY
Projector: Erick Smith
Bowl/Matchup: Orange Bowl vs. Ohio State
Location: Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Fla.
Date/Time: Saturday, Dec, 30 at 4:00 p.m. EST
College Football Network
Projector: Oliver Hodgkinson
Bowl/Matchup: Fiesta Bowl vs. Liberty
Location: State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.
Date/Time: Monday, Jan, 1 at 1:00 p.m. EST
(Photo via Jared Anderson - Louisville Report)
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