All-time ranking

Top 25 games in the database

Wins receive a small preference, but exceptional losses and ties remain eligible. Select any game for its available box score and statistics.

2006Week 10Home
W 44-34 vs. West Virginia
No. 5 Louisville vs. No. 3 West Virginia · 10-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 20/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
69
Game score
Full Game · 2006 Louisville vs. West Virginia (Regular Season Full Game)
2016Week 5Away
L 36-42 vs. Clemson
No. 5 Clemson vs. No. 3 Louisville · 6-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 24/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
68
Game score
Full Game · 2016 Clemson vs. Louisville (Regular Season Full Game)
2004PostseasonHome
W 44-40 vs. Boise State
No. 7 Louisville vs. No. 11 Boise State · 4-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
65
Game score
2006Week 11Away
L 25-28 vs. Rutgers
No. 15 Rutgers vs. No. 3 Louisville · 3-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
61
Game score
2002Week 6Home1OT
W 26-20 vs. Florida State
Unranked Louisville vs. No. 4 Florida State · 6-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 24/30 · Overtime 9/15 · Win 5/5
60
Game score
2004Week 8Away
L 38-41 vs. Miami
No. 3 Miami vs. No. 18 Louisville · 3-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
58
Game score
2025Week 8Away
W 24-21 vs. Miami
No. 2 Miami vs. Unranked Louisville · 3-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
56
Game score
Highlight · 2025 Miami vs. Louisville (Regular Season Full Game)
2006ORANGE BOWL AT MIAMI FLAway
W 24-13 vs. Wake Forest
No. 16 Wake Forest vs. No. 6 Louisville · 11-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 19/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
54
Game score
Full Game · 2006 Wake Forest vs. Louisville (Orange Bowl Full Game)
2023Week 14Neutral site
L 6-16 vs. Florida State
No. 4 Florida State vs. No. 15 Louisville · 10-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 20/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
53
Game score
Full Game · 2023 Florida State vs. Louisville (ACC Championship Game Full Game)
2012ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWLNeutral site
W 33-23 vs. Florida
No. 4 Florida vs. No. 22 Louisville · 10-point margin
Ranking 26/50 · Closeness 20/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
51
Game score
Full Game · 2012 Florida vs. Louisville (Sugar Bowl Full Game)
2012Week 9Home1OT
W 34-31 vs. Cincinnati
No. 16 Louisville vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 3-point margin
Ranking 10/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 9/15 · Win 5/5
51
Game score
2005Toyota Gator BowlAway
L 24-35 vs. Virginia Tech
No. 5 Virginia Tech vs. No. 16 Louisville · 11-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 19/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
50
Game score
2016Week 9Away
W 32-25 vs. Virginia
Unranked Virginia vs. No. 5 Louisville · 7-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
49
Game score
1981Week 12Home
W 13-10 vs. Southern Miss
Unranked Louisville vs. No. 9 Southern Miss · 3-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
49
Game score
2006Week 7Home
W 23-17 vs. Cincinnati
No. 7 Louisville vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 6-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 24/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
48
Game score
2025Week 11Home1OT
L 26-29 vs. California
No. 14 Louisville vs. Unranked California · 3-point margin
Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 9/15 · Win 0/5
48
Game score
Highlight · 2025 Louisville vs. California (Regular Season Full Game)
2020Week 7Away
L 7-12 vs. Notre Dame
No. 4 Notre Dame vs. Unranked Louisville · 5-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 25/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
47
Game score
2012Week 13Home3OT
L 20-23 vs. UConn
No. 19 Louisville vs. Unranked UConn · 3-point margin
Ranking 7/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 13/15 · Win 0/5
47
Game score
2016Week 3Home
W 63-20 vs. Florida State
No. 10 Louisville vs. No. 2 Florida State · 43-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 0/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
45
Game score
2013Week 8Home
L 35-38 vs. UCF
No. 8 Louisville vs. Unranked UCF · 3-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
45
Game score
2023Week 12Away
W 38-31 vs. Miami
Unranked Miami vs. No. 9 Louisville · 7-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
45
Game score
2024Week 5Away
L 24-31 vs. Notre Dame
No. 16 Notre Dame vs. No. 15 Louisville · 7-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
44
Game score
2016Week 7Home
W 24-14 vs. Duke
No. 7 Louisville vs. Unranked Duke · 10-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 20/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
44
Game score
2005Week 7Away1OT
L 44-46 vs. West Virginia
Unranked West Virginia vs. No. 19 Louisville · 2-point margin
Ranking 7/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 9/15 · Win 0/5
44
Game score
2013Week 15Away1OT
W 31-24 vs. Cincinnati
Unranked Cincinnati vs. No. 19 Louisville · 7-point margin
Ranking 7/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 9/15 · Win 5/5
44
Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-week AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero ranking points.

Closeness, 30 points: the score margin is subtracted from 30, with margins of 30 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Result, 5 points: a featured-team win receives five points; losses and ties receive zero.

Regular-season rankings are matched to the AP Top 25 for the game's recorded week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Older games and smaller programs may have less complete poll or period data.

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