{
  "id": 8757902,
  "title": "Louisville climbs to No. 16 in AP poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/louisville-climbs-to-no-16-in-ap-poll",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T19:53:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/louisville-climbs-no-16-ap-195320151.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 16, 2017, the Louisville Cardinals experienced a notable climb in the latest Associated Press Top 25 college football poll. Following their impressive 41-31 victory over SMU, as well as Ole Miss' triumph over LSU, the Cardinals' ranking surged from No. 23 to No. 16. The Top 25 poll features three teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference, including Miami in sixth place and SMU in 22nd. The complete poll, as the final weekend of September approaches, lists Texas as the highest-ranked team at No. 58, followed by Georgia at No. 3, and Notre Dame at No. 3. Other notable teams in the poll include Ole Miss, Indiana, Miami, Ohio State, Alabama, BYU, LSU, Texas Tech, USC, Penn State, Tennessee, Utah, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Oregon, Florida, SMU, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, and Houston. Other colleges receiving votes in the poll are Washington, Kentucky, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Boise State, Virginia Tech, Western Michigan, Duke, Tulsa, Arizona, Pittsburgh, UCLA, James Madison, North Dakota State, and Nebraska.",
  "summary": "The Louisville Cardinals have climbed to No. 16 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll after their 41-31 victory over SMU, following Ole Miss' triumph over LSU. This marks a seven-spot improvement from their previous ranking of No. 23. The Cardinals are one of three ACC teams in this week's poll, alongside No. 6 Miami and No. 22 SMU. The full poll also includes the top teams such as Texas, Georgia, and Notre Dame.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}