TRENDING Rays tie up Guardians USWNT draws vs. Spain Fantasy Football Rankings Champions League results Fantasy Basketball Draft Kit Story by Story by Syracuse football: what’s college football saying about the Orange heading into Week 7? CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA - OCTOBER 10: Malachi Nelson #16 of the Syracuse Orange hands off to Tylik Hill #20 during the game between the Virginia Cavaliers and the Syracuse Orange at Scott Stadium on October 10, 2026 in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Photo by Roger Wimmer/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty Images) | ISI Photos via Getty Images Dominic Chiappone Wed, October 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM UTC · 2 min read About Our Ads Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement The Syracuse Orange remain without a conference win in mid-October. Surprisingly, after a close but eventual loss to Virginia, the current results have the rankings all over the place going into the Louisville game.
Syracuse returns to the JMA Wireless Dome for the first time in over a month this weekend. Here's how the Orange and Cardinals rank heading into the contest:
Syracuse dropped four spots (from No. 68 to No. 72) in ESPN's updated SP+ rankings . The Orange are now at 86th on offense, 66th on defense, and 78th on special teams. Louisville is at No. 25 overall.
ESPN's College Football Power Index moved the Orange up three spots to No. 63. At 2-3, Syracuse's win total ranges from 4.4 to 7.6, with just under a one-in-five chance of reaching six wins. Louisville jumped 12 spots to No. 24.
Syracuse fell 11 spots to No. 83 in CBS Sports' latest FBS rankings . Louisville dropped nine spots to No. 47.
The Orange retained their spot at No. 76 in The Athletic's updated rankings . Louisville rose from No. 54 to No. 41.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA - OCTOBER 10: Daunte Bacheyie #19 of the Syracuse Orange catches a pass during a game between the Virginia Cavaliers and the Syracuse Orange at Scott Stadium on October 10, 2026 in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Photo by Roger Wimmer/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty Images) | ISI Photos via Getty Images College Football News Syracuse moved from No. 85 to No. 80 in College Football News latest rankings . Louisville dropped slightly from No. 35 to No. 39.
Syracuse is 16th this week ahead of Stanford. The local writers have Louisville 6th.
No votes for either Syracuse or Louisville in the AP or coaches poll .
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