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Louisville
Best finish
No. 1
Seasons ranked
26 / 26
Best finish
No. 1 (2020-2021)
Sports
Football · Men's Basketball · Women's Basketball
Polls
Media · Coaches · Playoff
Years in the Rankings
Any poll, any sportBest ranking by season · 2000-2001 – 2025-2026
Each point is Louisville's best rank that season. Lower is better; gaps are seasons unranked.
A year is lit when Louisville was ranked in any poll that season; the best rank reached is shown. Click a year to open that season's poll board and cycle it week by week.
2020s6 ranked
2010s10 ranked
2019
Best · No. 1
Men'sWomen's2018
Best · No. 2
Men'sWomen's2017
Best · No. 2
FBMen'sWomen's2016
Best · No. 3
FBMen'sWomen's2015
Best · No. 7
Men'sWomen's2014
Best · No. 4
FBMen'sWomen's2013
Best · No. 3
FBMen'sWomen's2012
Best · No. 1
FBMen'sWomen's2011
Best · No. 4
Men'sWomen's2010
Best · No. 11
Men's
2000s10 ranked
Recent Season
Media Top 25 · 2025-2026Ranking by week
Lower is better. Gaps mark weeks the team was unranked. Open this season's board →
2025-2026 Schedule
9–4Opponent ranks are their Media Top 25 position that week. Ranked wins are highlighted.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | vs | Eastern Kentucky | W 51–17 |
| Wk 2 | vs |  James Madison |
W 28–14 |
| Wk 4 | vs |  Bowling Green |
W 40–17 |
| Wk 5 | at |  Pittsburgh |
W 34–27 |
| Wk 6 | vs | 24 Virginia |
L 27–30 |
| Wk 8 | at | 2 Miami |
W 24–21 |
| Wk 9 | vs |  Boston College |
W 38–24 |
| Wk 10 | at |  Virginia Tech |
W 28–16 |
| Wk 11 | vs |  California |
L 26–29 |
| Wk 12 | vs |  Clemson |
L 19–20 |
| Wk 13 | at |  SMU |
L 6–38 |
| Wk 14 | vs |  Kentucky |
W 41–0 |
| Bowl | vs |  Toledo · neutral |
W 27–22 |