The University of Louisville football team was picked to finish fifth in the Atlantic Coast Conference Preseason Poll in a vote by media members who were credentialed for last week’s kickoff event in Charlotte.

The Cards received 2,370 points, while Clemson was projected to win the league with 3,083 points. The Tigers received 167 first-place votes, while Miami earned seven to be slated to finish second in the league race. SMU and Georgia Tech were recipients of a pair of first-place votes to be slated to finish third and fourth, respectively.

The Cards return nine starters from last season’s team who finished 9-4 overall and 5-3 in the league.

Louisville opens the season on Aug. 30 when it hosts Eastern Kentucky for a 3 p.m. on the ACC Network.

2025 ACC Football Predicted Order of Finish (Media Vote)

 Rank    Team                                 Points

  1. Clemson (167)               3083
  2. Miami (7)                          2679
  3. SMU (2)                             2612
  4. Georgia Tech (2)             2397
  5. Louisville                         2370
  6. Duke                                 1973
  7. Florida State (4)              1920
  8. North Carolina               1611
  9. Pitt                                     1571
  10. NC State                          1505
  11. Virginia Tech (1)              1412
  12. Syracuse                          1381
  13. Boston College               953
  14. Virginia                             871
  15. California                         659
  16. Wake Forest                    576
  17. Stanford                           426

First-place votes in parentheses

183 media voters

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