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.
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.
