Kentucky Football ranked in Preseason Coaches Poll

Your University of Kentucky Wildcats will start the season ranked — in the eyes of the coaches, at least. The Preseason Coaches Poll just dropped and Kentucky is No. 21. This is the first time ever that the Cats have cracked the Top 25 of the Preseason Coaches Poll. They finished last season ranked No. 15.

There are six SEC teams in the Top 25: Alabama (No. 1), Georgia (No. 3), Texas A&M (No. 7), Kentucky (No. 21), Arkansas (No. 23), and Ole Miss (No. 24). Several more received votes, including Tennessee, Mississippi State, Florida, and South Carolina, who the Cats will face this season. Louisville also got one vote.

The Preseason AP Poll will be released next Monday, August 15. The Cats haven’t made that Preseason Top 25 since 1978. Time to snap another streak?

Preseason Coaches Poll

Rank	Team	Points	First-Place Votes
1	Alabama	1634	54
2	Ohio State	1564	5
3	Georgia	1542	6
4	Clemson	1356	0
5	Notre Dame	1284	0
6	Michigan	1232	0
7	Texas A&M	1219	0
8	Utah	1134	0
9	Oklahoma	1027	0
10	Baylor	891	0
11	Oklahoma State	859	0
12	Oregon	734	0
13	NC State	726	0
14	Michigan State	711	0
15	Southern California	602	0
16	Pittsburgh	450	0
17	Miami	433	0
18	Texas	383	1
19	Wake Forest	381	0
20	Wisconsin	369	0
21	Kentucky	353	0
22	Cincinnati	339	0
23	Arkansas	334	0
24	Mississippi	327	0
25	Houston	257	0

Others receiving votes: Iowa 248; Penn State 246; Tennessee 163; Brigham Young 152; Louisiana State 143; Auburn 98; Central Florida 55; North Carolina 34; San Diego State 25; Fresno State 21; Mississippi State 19; Florida 17; Utah State 12; Air Force 12; UCLA 10; Boise State 10; Appalachian State 10; Minnesota 6; South Carolina 5; Kansas State 4; Iowa State 3; Army 3; UL Lafayette 2; Southern Methodist 2; Purdue 2; Oregon State 2; Coastal Carolina 2; Texas-San Antonio 1; Louisville 1; Florida State 1.