Kentucky still somehow only No. 35 overall in latest AP Poll

I must be missing something here. It was disappointing to see the nation’s coaches fail our Kentucky Wildcats by excluding them in the Week 6 Coaches Poll following their historic upset win at No. 6 Ole Miss. Now, the media nerds have done the same, putting our beloved Cats on the outside looking in of the Week 6 AP Poll.

Kentucky checked in at No. 33 overall in the US LBM Coaches Poll with 17 points overall. Now, the Wildcats come in at No. 35 overall in the AP Top 25 as a member of the ‘others receiving votes’ category.

Alabama sits atop the rankings and the SEC at No. 1, followed by Texas at No. 2, Tennessee at No. 4, Georgia at No. 5, Missouri at No. 9, Ole Miss at No. 12, LSU at No. 13 and Oklahoma at No. 19 to round out the conference in the latest update. South Carolina is also receiving votes with eight, followed by Kentucky with six — good for tenth in the SEC.

That blowout loss to the Gamecocks must have really tanked the Wildcats in the voters’ minds, despite taking two national contenders to the wire and defeating one of them on their home turf.

Week 6 AP Poll

1. Alabama
2. Texas
3. Ohio State
4. Tennessee
5. Georgia
6. Oregon
7. Penn State
8. Miami
9. Missouri
10. Michigan
11. USC
12. Ole Miss
13. LSU
14. Notre Dame
15. Clemson
16. Iowa State
17. BYU
18. Utah
19. Oklahoma
20. Kansas State
21. Boise State
22. Louisville
23. Indiana
24. Illinois
25. UNLV

Others Receiving Votes

Arizona 106, Pittsburgh 42, Nebraska 30, Boston College 18, Iowa 17, James Madison 13, Oklahoma St. 8, South Carolina 8, Rutgers 7, Kentucky 6, Navy 6, SMU 4, Army 2, Colorado 1.

Coaches Poll Week 6 Update

1. Texas (+1)
2. Alabama (+2)
3. Ohio State
4. Tennessee (+2)
5. Georgia (-4)
6. Oregon (+1)
7. Penn State (+1)
8. Miami (+1)
9. Missouri (+2)
10. Michigan (+2)
11. Ole Miss (-6)
12. LSU (+1)
13. Notre Dame (+1)
14. Clemson (+1)
15. Southern California (+1)
16. Iowa State (+3)
17. Oklahoma (+1)
18. Utah (-8)
19. BYU (+3)
20. Kansas State (+5)
21. Texas A&M (+3)
22. Louisville (-5)
23. UNLV
24. Indiana (+3)
25. Illinois (-4)

Schools Dropped Out: No. 20 Oklahoma State

Others Receiving Votes: Boise State 103; Pittsburgh 51; Arizona 44; Rutgers 35; Iowa 29; James Madison 25; Duke 22; Kentucky 17; Oklahoma State 15; SMU 14; Nebraska 12; Navy 9; Colorado 9; Boston College 6; Army West Point 3; UCF 2; Liberty 2; Tulane 1; South Carolina 1

ESPN FPI Top 25

1. Texas
2. Alabama
3. Ohio State
4. Georgia
5. Tennessee
6. Ole Miss
7. Notre Dame (+2)
8. Penn State
9. Oregon (+1)
10. Miami (-3)
11. USC (+1)
12. Louisville (-1)
13. Clemson (+1)
14. Missouri (-1)
15. LSU (+4)
16. Indiana (-1)
17. Oklahoma
18. Texas A&M
19. SMU (+7)
20. Kansas State (+12)
21. Boise State (+6)
22. Iowa State (+3)
23. Kentucky (+15)
24. Iowa
25. South Carolina (+4)

At least we have the ESPN FPI fighting for us, right? The analytics don’t lie.