Louisville No. 13 in first CFP rankings

The Louisville Cardinals rank No. 13 in the first College Football Playoff Rankings of the 2023 season, surpassing their rankings in the AP and coaches polls.

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  Mike Rutherford
  
• on October 31, 2023 8:01 pm

The Louisville Cardinals have secured the No. 13 spot in the first College Football Playoff Rankings for the 2023 season.

The Cardinals, currently ranked No. 15 in both the AP and coaches polls, have a 7-1 record heading into their upcoming home game against Virginia Tech.

This marks Louisville’s first appearance in the CFP Rankings since they were ranked No. 25 on November 22, 2022. It’s also their highest ranking since they held the No. 13 spot on December 4, 2016.

Interestingly, in the past nine years, teams ranked No. 13 or lower in the initial CFP rankings have made the Playoff only twice. Ohio State achieved this in 2014, followed by Oklahoma the following year.

Here are the complete rankings, with only two ACC teams included:

1. Ohio State 8-0

2. Georgia 8-0

3. Michigan 8-0

4. Florida State 8-0

5. Washington 8-0

6. Oregon 7-1

7. Texas 7-1

8. Alabama 7-1

9. Oklahoma 7-1

10. Ole Miss 7-1

11. Penn State 7-1

12. Missouri 7-1

13. Louisville 7-1

14. LSU 6-2

15. Notre Dame 7-2

16. Oregon State 6-2

17. Tennessee 6-2

18. Utah 6-2

19. UCLA 6-2

20. Southern California 7-2

21. Kansas 6-2

22. Oklahoma State 6-2

23. Kansas State 6-2

24. Tulane 7-1

25. Air Force 8-0

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