All of that is part of the evaluation process no doubt, but most teams ranked and those receiving votes you could say the same thing.
It's about reloading or rebuilding and in my opinion Louisville has reloaded. It's
not like the Cards are coming off a bad season. They won 8 games including the bowl win over Cincinnati, a program that was in the playoff the season before.
Momentum is positive and with Brohm taking over, these voters have to know the offense is going to be more dynamic. The defense was one of the best last season and there's still some great players returning plus the highly regarded newcomers.
Now I don't believe the Cards should be ranked in the top 15 but to not receive a single vote is ridiculous, especially when compared to some of these teams that did.
If non biased voters looked at the Cards roster, then looked at their schedule, some would have least put Louisville at #25. Its like Louisville is an afterthought. A team that has to prove it deserves a vote, despite the program being one of most winningest programs in college football.
It surprises a lot of people when they look at the last 30 years or so and see only a handful of losing seasons. Louisville football should receive the benefit of the doubt like several other programs, but for some reason it just isn't so.