Louisville Cardinals News

Last night's new that "Le Moyne stuns Syracuse" must be resonating on the lips of coach Pitino this morning before taking on the DII powerhouse Bellarmine Knights. UofL can draw a couple of parallels to this Syracuse team: both have lost many of their veteran leaders, both are ranked in the preseason top #25, and both blow chunks at football.

Each week, Sporting News' Matt Hayes ranks the Division I-A conferences and the teams within each league. Conf. rankings No. 1 SEC No. 2 Pac-10 No. 3 Big Ten No. 4 ACC No. 5 Big 12 No. 6 Big East Nos. 7-11 6. Big East 1. Cincinnati 2. Pitt 3.... South Florida 4. West Virginia 5. Rutgers 6. Connecticut 7. Syracuse 8. Louisville Rising Rutgers: Six wins in seven games is impressive enough. Doing it with a true freshman quarterback (Tom Savage) who has thrown one interception in 168 attempts is remarkable. Falling Connecticut: It gets a lot harder on the field for a program still dealing with tragedy: Games at Cincinnati and Notre Dame could lead to a four-game losing streak. Matt Hayes covers college football for Sporting News. E-mail him at mhayes@sportingnews.com.more>>