Kentucky moves up to No. 20 in Coaches Poll
Kentucky vs. Florida on Saturday night will be a battle of ranked teams, in the eyes of the coaches, at least. The new USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll just dropped and Kentucky is No. 20, up one spot from the preseason rankings. Florida is No. 19, a jump of 18 spots from the preseason edition. The Gators earned 48 more votes than the Cats.
Alabama is No. 1, Georgia No. 2, and Ohio State No. 3. In all, seven SEC teams are ranked: 1. Alabama, 2. Georgia, 6. Texas A&M, 17. Arkansas, 19. Florida, 20. Kentucky, 23. Ole Miss. Tennessee is the first team out, while Mississippi State, Auburn, and South Carolina also received votes.
The new AP Poll will be out shortly, so stay tuned.
Coaches Poll – Sept. 6
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
| 1 | Alabama | 1-0 | 1615 | 57 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| 2 | Georgia | 1-0 | 1542 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2/3 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 1-0 | 1520 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2/3 |
| 4 | Clemson | 1-0 | 1380 | 0 | 4 | — | 4/4 |
| 5 | Michigan | 1-0 | 1333 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5/6 |
| 6 | Texas A&M | 1-0 | 1268 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6/7 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 1-0 | 1160 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7/9 |
| 8 | Baylor | 1-0 | 1103 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8/10 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 0-1 | 1077 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 5/9 |
| 10 | Oklahoma State | 1-0 | 938 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 10/11 |
| 11 | Michigan State | 1-0 | 860 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11/14 |
| 12 | Southern California | 1-0 | 849 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 12/15 |
| 13 | NC State | 1-0 | 642 | 0 | 13 | — | 13/13 |
| 14 | Pittsburgh | 1-0 | 624 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 14/16 |
| 15 | Utah | 0-1 | 605 | 0 | 8 | -7 | 8/15 |
| 16 | Miami | 1-0 | 591 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 16/17 |
| 17 | Arkansas | 1-0 | 554 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 17/23 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 1-0 | 495 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 18/20 |
| 19 | Florida | 1-0 | 469 | 0 | NR | 18 | 19/NR |
| 20 | Kentucky | 1-0 | 421 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 20/21 |
| 21 | Wake Forest | 1-0 | 353 | 0 | 19 | -2 | 19/21 |
| 22 | Texas | 1-0 | 351 | 0 | 18 | -4 | 18/22 |
| 23 | Mississippi | 1-0 | 292 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 23/24 |
| 24 | Oregon | 0-1 | 206 | 0 | 12 | -12 | 12/24 |
| 25 | Brigham Young | 1-0 | 170 | 0 | NR | 4 | 25/NR |
Schools Dropped Out: No. 22 Cincinnati; No. 25 Houston
Others Receiving Votes: Tennessee 143; Penn State 138; Houston 137; Cincinnati 61; Iowa 44; Mississippi State 34; Florida State 33; Central Florida 23; Fresno State 21; Air Force 18; Auburn 15; Texas Christian 7; UCLA 6; South Carolina 6; Utah State 5; Minnesota 5; Syracuse 4; Oregon State 3; UL Lafayette 1; Texas Tech 1; Northwestern 1; North Carolina 1.
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