LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Earlier this week, I wrapped up my 'Louisville Preseason CFB26 Preview Series.' I CPU simulated each of the Cardinals' games for their upcoming 2026 season using the video game 'EA Sports College Football 27,' and it produced some interesting results.Louisville finished the series going 9-3 overall, including an 8-1 mark in ACC play. The Cardinals dropped the opener against Ole Miss, proceeded to fire off a nine-game win streak, only to lose the final two games of the season against Pitt and at Kentucky.Below: Complete Preseason CFB27 Preview SeriesIn a vacuum, going 9-3 is not the worst thing ever. But given the real-world buzz that Louisville has as a potential ACC and College Football Playoff contender, I wanted to take it up a notch.I decided to CPU simulate Louisville's entire 2026 season not once, not twice, but 25 times using CFB27's dynasty mode. It produced a wide range of results, from supremely disappointing years to some of the best seasons in program history - with one season even ending with the Cards winning it all.Below are the various results from the simulations, including year-to-year finishes, how Louisville did against each team, and bowl results. I even included each sim's ACC winner, national champion and Heisman Trophy winners.Record for Each Simulation with ACC Record and Final RankingSim 1: 11-3 (8-1) - No. 6Sim 2: 12-4 (8-1) - No. 6Sim 3: 9-4 (6-3)Sim 4: 7-5 (5-4)Sim 5: 10-3 (6-3) - No. 23Sim 6: 10-3 (7-2) - No. 16Sim 7: 12-3 (7-2) - No. 5Sim 8: 8-5 (6-3)Sim 9: 9-5 (7-2)Sim 10: 15-2 (9-0) - No. 1Sim 11: 13-3 (9-0) - No. 4Sim 12: 9-4 (6-3) - No. 17Sim 13: 10-4 (7-2) - No. 8Sim 14: 9-4 (7-2)Sim 15: 13-3 (8-1) - No. 2Sim 16: 7-6 (5-4)Sim 17: 9-4 (7-2) - No. 20Sim 18: 8-5 (5-4)Sim 19: 10-3 (6-3) - No. 10Sim 20: 6-6 (4-5)Sim 21: 8-5 (5-4)Sim 22: 5-7 (3-6)Sim 23: 11-3 (8-1) - No. 9Sim 24: 13-1 (9-0) - No. 3Sim 25: 8-5 (6-3)Average win/loss record: 9.68-4Average ACC win/loss record: 6.56-2.44Ranked Finishes: 14 (Highest - No. 1)Win/Loss Records vs. Each Team with Average Scoresvs Ole Miss: 7-18 (24.1-33.8)FCS SE (Villanova): 25-0 (47.3-9.0)SMU: 9-16 (27.0-31.3)Wake Forest: 18-7 (30.2-21.5)at NC State: 21-4 (36.0-22.4)Florida State: 19-6 (32.4-20.9)at Syracuse: 19-6 (33.6-23.5)Stanford: 21-4 (31.9-18.3)at Georgia Tech: 21-4 (33.6-19.0)at North Carolina: 21-4 (37.9-22.6)Pitt: 15-10 (27.8-20.8)at Kentucky: 19-6 (31.5-21.3)Average Offense (with bowls): 32.42 PPGAverage Defense (with bowls): 22.28 PPGTotal Occurrences of Final Season Records15-2 (1)13-1 (1)13-3 (2)12-3 (1)12-4 (1)11-3 (2)10-3 (3)10-4 (1)9-4 (4)9-5 (1)8-5 (4)7-5 (1)7-6 (1)6-6 (1)5-7 (1)Total Occurrences of ACC Records9-0 (3)8-1 (4)7-2 (6)6-3 (6)5-4 (4)4-5 (1)3-6 (1)ACC Championship Game AppearancesSim 1: 21-20 loss vs. MiamiSim 2: 36-34 loss vs. MiamiSim 7: 38-30 win vs. MiamiSim 9: 38-13 win vs. VirginiaSim 10: 35-7 loss vs. MiamiSim 11: 48-26 loss vs. MiamiSim 13: 35-17 win vs. VirginiaSim 15: 24-17 win vs. MiamiSim 23: 33-27 win vs. MiamiSim 24: 28-20 win vs. VirginiaBowl PerformancesOverall Bowl Record: 22-10College Football Playoff Appearances: 9 (Sim 1, 2, 7, 10, 11, 13, 15, 23, 24)CFP Bowl Record: 1st Round (3-2), Cotton (0-1), Fiesta (4-0), Orange (1-1), Peach (1-1) Sugar (1-2), National Championship (1-1)Other Bowl Appearances: Duke's Mayo (3-1), Gasparilla (1-0), Holiday (3-0), Pop-Tarts (1-0), Sun (2-1)Sim 1: Cotton, 52-35 loss vs. MiamiSim 2: CFP 1st Round, 52-24 win at Houston; Fiesta, 28-14 win vs. BYU; Sugar, 24-14 loss vs. OregonSim 3: Sun, 26-23 win vs. Fresno StateSim 4: N/ASim 5: Gasparilla, 39-37 win vs. TexasSim 6: Holiday, 55-13 win vs. Texas StateSim 7: Fiesta, 41-16 win vs. USC; Sugar, 20-17 loss vs. OregonSim 8: Sun, 44-3 win vs. New MexicoSim 9: Pop-Tarts, 35-31 win vs. Oklahoma StateSim 10: CFP 1st Round, 27-25 win vs. Iowa State; Peach, 23-17 win vs. Miami; Orange, 28-22 win vs. Georgia; National Championship, 33-19 win vs. TexasSim 11: CFP 1st Round, 59-14 win vs. Penn State; Fiesta, 27-14 win vs. Miami; Orange, 30-0 loss vs. OklahomaSim 12: Holiday, 59-3 win vs. Texas StateSim 13: CFP 1st Round, 27-17 loss vs. Notre DameSim 14: Holiday, 33-28 win vs. San Diego StateSim 15: Fiesta, 45-20 win vs. Clemson; Sugar, 33-30 win vs. Texas A&M; National Championship, 28-10 loss vs. Ohio StateSim 16: Duke's Mayo, 28-24 loss vs. WashingtonSim 17: Sun, 21-10 loss vs. Boise StateSim 18: Duke's Mayo, 28-23 win vs. OregonSim 19: Sun, 28-3 win vs. WashingtonSim 20: N/ASim 21: Duke's Mayo, 45-9 win vs. IowaSim 22: N/ASim 23: CFP 1st Round, 28-20 loss at Boise StateSim 24: Peach, 34-25 loss vs. Notre DameSim 25: Duke's Mayo, 35-30 win vs. OregonACC Champions (total occurrences)Miami (11)Louisville (5)SMU (4)Pitt (3)Virginia (2)National Champions (total occurrences if multiple)Ohio State (6)Georgia (4)Miami (4)Ole Miss (3)IndianaLouisvilleLSUOklahomaOregonTexas A&MUCLAUSCHeisman Trophy Winners (total occurrences if multiple)Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss (7)USC QB Jayden Maiava (4)Oklahoma QB John Mateer (3)Auburn QB Byrum Brown (2)Missouri RB Ahmad Hardy (2)Texas QB Arch Manning (2)Texas A&M QB Marcel Reed (2)Utah QB Devon Dampier (2)LSU QB Sam LeavittSign up to our free newsletter and follow us on Facebook, Twitter/X and Instagram for the latest news.More Cardinals Stories(Photo of Isaac Brown: IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)Add us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow