Kentucky receives votes in Preseason AP College Football Poll
As expected, your University of Kentucky Wildcats will not start the season as a ranked team. However, the Cats did pick up some votes in the Preseason AP College Football Poll.
Kentucky is the No. 40 team in the Preseason AP Poll with three points. That’s just behind Appalachian State (4 points) and ahead of Auburn (2 points). Nine SEC teams made the Top 25, led by Georgia at No. 1. The Bulldogs received 46 first-place votes. Ohio State, Oregon, Texas, and Alabama round out the top five.
Kentucky faces four teams in the Top 25 this season: Georgia (No. 1), Texas (No. 4), Ole Miss (No. 6), and Tennessee (No. 15). The Cats also face Louisville, the first team outside of the Top 25, and Auburn, which, as mentioned, received two points.
Check out the entire poll below.
Preseason AP College Football Poll
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Georgia | 1532 (46) |
| 2 | Ohio State | 1490 (15) |
| 3 | Oregon | 1403 (1) |
| 4 | Texas | 1386 (0) |
| 5 | Alabama | 1260 (0) |
| 6 | Ole Miss | 1189 (0) |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 1122 (0) |
| 8 | Penn State | 1060 (0) |
| 9 | Michigan | 995 (0) |
| 10 | Florida State | 971 (0) |
| 11 | Missouri | 927 (0) |
| 12 | Utah | 887 (0) |
| 13 | LSU | 804 (0) |
| 14 | Clemson | 689 (0) |
| 15 | Tennessee | 629 (0) |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 566 (0) |
| 17 | Oklahoma State | 538 (0) |
| 18 | Kansas State | 526 (0) |
| 19 | Miami (FL) | 492 (0) |
| 20 | Texas A&M | 292 (0) |
| 21 | Arizona | 237 (0) |
| 22 | Kansas | 231 (0) |
| 23 | USC | 172 (0) |
| 24 | North Carolina State | 171 (0) |
| 25 | Iowa | 140 (0) |
Others receiving votes: Louisville 111, Virginia Tech 77, Boise St. 47, SMU 33, Iowa St. 33, Liberty 32, Washington 23, West Virginia 17, Memphis 16, Nebraska 16, Wisconsin 15, UTSA 6, Tulane 5, Appalachian St. 4, Kentucky 3, Auburn 2, Colorado 1.
Kentucky No. 37 in Preseason Coaches Poll
The Preseason US LBM Coaches Poll dropped last Monday. With 12 votes, Kentucky came in at No. 37 overall, which was No. 11 in the SEC behind Georgia (No. 1), Texas (No. 4), Alabama (No. 5), Ole Miss (No. 6), Missouri (No. 11), LSU (No. 12), Tennessee (No. 15), Oklahoma (No. 16) and Texas A&M (No. 20) in the poll and Auburn (25 votes) in the others-receiving-votes category. Louisville (95 votes), Florida (11 votes), and South Carolina (10 votes) are other schools on Kentucky’s schedule receiving votes.
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 0-0 | 1364 | 46 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 0-0 | 1302 | 7 |
| 3 | Oregon | 0-0 | 1228 | 0 |
| 4 | Texas | 0-0 | 1223 | 1 |
| 5 | Alabama | 0-0 | 1077 | 0 |
| 6 | Ole Miss | 0-0 | 1019 | 0 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 0-0 | 969 | 0 |
| 8 | Michigan | 0-0 | 944 | 1 |
| 9 | Penn State | 0-0 | 889 | 0 |
| 10 | Florida State | 0-0 | 867 | 0 |
| 11 | Missouri | 0-0 | 808 | 0 |
| 12 | LSU | 0-0 | 742 | 0 |
| 13 | Utah | 0-0 | 665 | 0 |
| 14 | Clemson | 0-0 | 657 | 0 |
| 15 | Tennessee | 0-0 | 621 | 0 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 0-0 | 609 | 0 |
| 17 | Kansas State | 0-0 | 416 | 0 |
| 18 | Oklahoma State | 0-0 | 359 | 0 |
| 19 | Miami (FL) | 0-0 | 292 | 0 |
| 20 | Texas A&M | 0-0 | 273 | 0 |
| 21 | Arizona | 0-0 | 230 | 0 |
| 22 | North Carolina State | 0-0 | 216 | 0 |
| 23 | USC | 0-0 | 199 | 0 |
| 24 | Kansas | 0-0 | 186 | 0 |
| 25 | Iowa | 0-0 | 148 | 0 |
Others Receiving Votes: Washington 123; Louisville 95; Virginia Tech 64; SMU 47; Memphis 44; Boise State 30; Auburn 25; West Virginia 22; Wisconsin 17; Liberty 15; Iowa State 15; Kentucky 12; Florida 11; South Carolina 10; North Carolina 6; UNLV 5; Maryland 5; UCF 4; Texas Tech 4; UTSA 3; Tulane 2; Texas State 2; Nebraska 2; Colorado 2; Appalachian State 2; Troy 1; Syracuse 1; Miami (OH) 1; James Madison 1; Air Force 1
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