Kentucky football remains at No. 24 in Week 11 Coaches Poll

Kentucky football is back on the winning path, but the Wildcats didn’t move up in one of the major polls.

On Sunday afternoon, the AFCA Coaches Poll released its Week 11 national rankings where the ‘Cats remained at No. 24 in the country. Kentucky is coming off a heart attack-inducing 21-17 road victory over the Missouri Tigers on Saturday. UK is now 6-3 on the season with a 3-3 mark in the Southeastern Conference and just three more games left on the 2022 schedule.

College Football Week 11 Coaches Poll👀https://t.co/jGQTyqrYCf pic.twitter.com/wGntn8gtV0

— On3 (@On3sports) November 6, 2022

Kentucky is one of six SEC schools ranked among the Coaches Poll Top 25, but is also the lone program outside of the Top 12. Georgia holds down the No. 1 spot after spanking Tennessee, which fell a couple of spots to No. 5. LSU jumps to No. 8 after its convincing win over Alabama, which saw the Crimson Tide fall five spots to No. 11. The Ole Miss Rebels moved up one spot in the rankings to No. 9 overall.

According to ESPN’s updated Football Power Index, Kentucky held firm at No. 40. The ‘Cats have hit the six-game win mark, making them bowl eligible for the seventh consecutive season, and have a 3.9 percent chance to win out the rest of the season, per the FPI. The FPI also has UK’s expected win-loss total averaging out at 7.5-4.5. Additionally, ESPN now has Kentucky ranked No. 25 in its updated Power Rankings.

Check out the entire Week 11 Coaches Poll below. The updated AP Poll will come out later on Sunday.

AFCA Coaches Poll Top 25: Week 11

1. Georgia
2. Ohio State
3. Michigan (+1)
4. TCU (+3)
5. Tennessee (-2)
6. Oregon (+2)
7. Southern California (+2)
8. LSU (+9)
9. Ole Miss (+1)
10. UCLA (+1)
11. Alabama (-5)
12. Clemson (-7)
13. Utah (-1)
14. North Carolina (+1)
15. Penn State (+1)
16. NC State (+4)
17. Tulane (+4)
18. Texas (+10)
19. Liberty (+4)
20. Illinois (-7)
21. Central Florida (+4)
22. Kansas State (-8)
23. Washington (+6)
24. Kentucky
25. Notre Dame (+8)

Schools Dropped Out

No. 18 Oklahoma State; No. 19 Wake Forest; No. 22 Syracuse.

Others Receiving Votes

Coastal Carolina 77; Cincinnati 70; Wake Forest 53; Oklahoma State 53; Baylor 46; Florida State 22; Syracuse 20; Kansas 12; Mississippi State 11; Troy 10; Louisville 9; Texas-San Antonio 6; Pittsburgh 4; Minnesota 4; South Carolina 3; Oregon State 3; Maryland 3; Boise State 1.