Kentucky Football still receiving votes in Coaches/AP Polls

Following a statement win over the Missouri Tigers on Saturday night, Kentucky continues to climb in the rankings. The Wildcats aren’t ranked among the top 25 just yet, but only a handful of teams are receiving more votes than UK.

In both the Coaches Poll and AP Poll that were released on Sunday afternoon, Kentucky came just shy of making the top 25. The ‘Cats are receiving the eighth-most votes (50) in the Coaches Poll, good enough for 33rd while the AP Poll has them receiving the 14th-most votes, putting them at 39th.

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Kentucky (2-0) needed all four quarters to fend off Mizzou on Saturday night, sealing the deal in the final period to earn the 35-28 victory. Will Levis threw for 179 yards on 10-18 passing, including one touchdown. Chris Rodriguez Jr. was the star of the night though, totaling four touchdowns and a career-high 206 yards rushing.

Heading into Saturday’s game, Kentucky was still receiving votes, but the win over Mizzou gave them a boost. UK jumped from 37th to 33rd in the Coaches Poll and 45th to 39th in the AP Poll following yesterday’s win.

Below is the entire Top 25 from both rankings:

AP Poll

1. Alabama
2. Georgia
3. Oklahoma (+1)
4. Oregon (+8)
5. Iowa (+5)
6. Clemson
7. Texas A&M (-2)
8. Cincinnati (-1)
9. Ohio State (-6)
10. Penn State (+1)
11. Florida (-2)
12. Notre Dame (-2)
13. UCLA (+3)
14. Iowa State (-5)
15. Virginia Tech (+4)
16. Coastal Carolina (+1)
17. Ole Miss (+3)
18. Wisconsin
19. Arizona State (+4)
20. Arkansas (NR)
21. North Carolina (+3)
22. Auburn (+3)
23. BYU (NR)
24. Miami [FL] (-2)
25. Michigan (NR)

Others Receiving Votes: UCF 111, TCU 103, Liberty 52, Michigan State 44, USC 39, Indiana 34, LSU 31, Kansas State 30, Nevada 28, Oklahoma State 27, Texas 23, Maryland 14, Pittsburgh 13, Kentucky 13, Stanford 10, Utah 9, Boston College 8, Arizona 6, Texas Tech 2, Fresno State 2, Toledo 2, Army 1

Coaches Poll

1. Alabama
2. Georgia
3. Oklahoma (+1)
4. Oregon (+7)
5. Texas A&M
6. Clemson
7. Iowa (+5)
8. Cincinnati
9. Florida
10. Notre Dame (-3)
11. Ohio State (-8)
12. Penn State (+1)
13. UCLA (+3)
14. Iowa State (-4)
15. Virginia Tech (+6)
16. Ole Miss (+4)
17. Wisconsin
18. Coastal Carolina (+1)
19. North Carolina (+3)
20. Auburn (NR)
21. Arizona State (+4)
22. Oklahoma State (+1)
23. BYU (NR)
24. Arkansas (NR)
25. Michigan (NR)

Schools Dropped Out: No. 14 Southern California; No. 15 Texas; No. 18 Utah; No. 24 Miami.

Others Receiving Votes: Miami 137; Southern California 99; Central Florida 65; Michigan State 63; Liberty 63; Texas Christian 57; Pittsburgh 52; Kentucky 50; Utah 41; Texas 36; Kansas State 28; Indiana 28; Louisiana State 26; Boston College 22; Nevada 18; Fresno State 13; Southern Methodist 10; Rutgers 10; UL Lafayette 9; San Diego State 9; Mississippi State 9; Army 9; Tulane 6; Maryland 6; San Jose State 5; NC State 5; Virginia 4; Marshall 4; Stanford 3; Air Force 3; Texas-San Antonio 1; Memphis 1; Boise State 1.