Louisville Football Bowl Projections: 2024 Week 4

There are very few changes in bowl projections for the Cardinals from last week's.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Louisville football program is coming off of their first bye week of the 2024 season, and as you can expect, not much changed in terms of bowl projections.

Last week, projectors were pretty split on what bowls they believe the Cardinals will be heading to this postseason. Some projections switched up opponents, but for the most part, there is still some variety in terms of where Louisville is projected to go bowling.

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. 8, 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 three 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: Pop-Tarts Bowl vs. UCF
• Location: Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla.
• Date/Time: Saturday, Dec, 28 at 3:30 p.m. EST

• Projector: Mark Schlabach
• Bowl/Matchup: Gator Bowl vs. Texas A&M
• Location: TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Fla.
• Date/Time: Thursday, Jan, 2 at 7:30 p.m. EST

CBS

• Projector: Jerry Palm
• Bowl/Matchup: Sun Bowl vs. Arizona State
• Location: Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Tex
• Date/Time: Tuesday, Dec. 31 at 2:00 p.m. EST

247Sports

• Projector: Brad Crawford
• Bowl/Matchup: Duke's Mayo Bowl vs. Wisconsin
• Location: Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C.
• Date/Time: Friday, Jan. 3 at 7:30 p.m. EST

Athlon Sports

• Projector: Steve Lassan
• Bowl/Matchup: Duke's Mayo Bowl vs. Rutgers
• Location: Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C.
• Date/Time: Friday, Jan. 3 at 7:30 p.m. EST

College Football News

• Projector: Staff Pick
• Bowl/Matchup: Gator Bowl vs. Tennessee
• Location: TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Fla.
• Date/Time: Thursday, Jan, 2 at 7:30 p.m. EST

Action Network

• Projector: Brett McMurphy
• Bowl/Matchup: Gator Bowl vs. Auburn
• Location: TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Fla.
• Date/Time: Thursday, Jan, 2 at 7:30 p.m. EST

USA TODAY

• Projector: Erick Smith
• Bowl/Matchup: Pop-Tarts Bowl vs. Iowa State
• Location: Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla.
• Date/Time: Saturday, Dec, 28 at 3:30 p.m. EST

College Football Network

• Projector: Oliver Hodgkinson
• Bowl/Matchup: Holiday Bowl vs. Cal
• Location: Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, Calif
• Date/Time: Friday, Dec., 27 at 8:00 p.m. EST

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