Louisville Football Bowl Projections: 2023 Week Eight

Two bowls are beginning to stand out for the Cardinals among projectors.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Louisville football program might have suffered their first loss of the season, but in terms of what bowl they will go to and their matchup, there's still plenty of time for them to add more wins to their record and increase their bowl desirability.

The Cardinals (6-1, 3-1 ACC) have five games left on their schedule, and four of them are at home, where Louisville has played considerably better than they have away from L&N Stadium. Of course, there's still plenty of football left where everything and anything could happen, so bowl projections are still pretty varied up to this point. But a couple are starting to stand out among projectors - the Gator Bowl and the Sun 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. 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 seven weeks of college football now in the rear view mirror, here are bowl projections for Louisville across various publications:

ESPN

Projector: Kyle Bonagura
Bowl: Pop-Tarts Bowl
Location: Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla.
Date/Time: Thursday, Dec, 28 at 5:45 p.m. EST
Matchup: Louisville vs. West Virginia

Projector: Mark Schlabach
Bowl: TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
Location: Everbank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla.
Date/Time: Friday, Dec, 29 at 12:00 p.m. EST
Matchup: Louisville vs. Texas A&M

CBS

Projector: Jerry Palm
Bowl: TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
Location: Everbank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla.
Date/Time: Friday, Dec, 29 at 12:00 p.m. EST
Matchup: Louisville vs. Tennessee

247Sports

Projector: Brad Crawford
Bowl: Duke's Mayo Bowl
Location: Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C.
Date/Time: Wednesday, Dec. 27 at 5:30 p.m. EST
Matchup: Louisville vs. LSU

Athlon Sports

Projector: Steve Lassan
Bowl: Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
Location: Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas
Date/Time: Friday, Dec. 29 at 2:00 p.m. EST
Matchup: Louisville vs. Oregon State

College Football News

Projector: Staff Pick
Bowl: Holiday Bowl
Location: Petco Park in San Diego, Calif.
Date/Time: Wednesday, Dec. 27 at 8:00 p.m. EST
Matchup: Louisville vs. USC

Action Network

Projector: Brett McMurphy
Bowl: TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
Location: Everbank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla.
Date/Time: Friday, Dec, 29 at 12:00 p.m. EST
Matchup: Louisville vs. Tennessee

Sporting News

Projector: Bill Bender
Bowl: Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
Location: Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas
Date/Time: Friday, Dec. 29 at 2:00 p.m. EST
Matchup: Louisville vs. Utah

College Football Network

Projector: Oliver Hodgkinson
Bowl: Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
Location: Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas
Date/Time: Friday, Dec. 29 at 2:00 p.m. EST
Matchup: Louisville vs. UCLA

(Photo of Jack Plummer: Charles LeClaire - USA TODAY Sports)

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