Kentucky stands pat in new College Football Top 25 Polls & Power Rankings

Selection Sunday is here for the bowl season.

The Kentucky Wildcats will not be in the college football playoffs, but their 9-3 record will earn them a quality bowl game and has at least have them ranked at No. 15 in the final Coaches Poll, while they checked in at No. 16 in the AP Poll.

It looks like Kentucky is going to face the Penn State Nittany Lions in the Citrus Bowl. PSU is ranked No. 12 in this poll and are right around there in most rankings. That will be one of the best non-New Year’s Six matchups in the bowl season.

As for the College Football Playoff, it will feature Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Oklahoma Sooners and Clemson Tigers vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Kentucky’s spot in the final CFP rankings will come out later.

AP Top 25 Poll

1. Alabama Crimson Tide
2. Clemson Tigers
3. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
4. Oklahoma Sooners
5. Ohio State Buckeyes
6. Georgia Bulldogs
7. UCF Knights
8. Michigan Wolverines
9. Washington Huskies
10. Florida Gators
11. LSU Tigers
12. Washington State Cougars
13. Penn State Nittany Lions
14. Texas Longhorns
15. West Virginia Mountaineers
16. Kentucky Wildcats
17. Syracuse Orange
18. Mississippi St. Bulldogs
19. Fresno State Bulldogs
20. Utah Utes
21. Texas A&M Aggies
22. Army Black Knights
23. Boise State Broncos
24. Missouri Tigers
25. Iowa State Cyclones

Coaches Top 25 Poll

1. Alabama Crimson Tide
2. Clemson Tigers
3. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
4. Oklahoma Sooners
5. Ohio State Buckeyes
6. Georgia Bulldogs
7. UCF Knights
8. Michigan Wolverines
9. Washington Huskies
10. Florida Gators
11. LSU Tigers
12. Penn State Nittany Lions
13. Washington State Cougars
14. Texas Longhorns
15. Kentucky Wildcats
16. West Virginia Mountaineers
17. Syracuse Orange
18. Mississippi St. Bulldogs
19. Utah Utes
20. Texas A&M Aggies
21. Fresno State Bulldogs
22. Northwestern Wildcats
23. Utah State Aggies
24. Boise State Broncos
25. Army Black Knights

ESPN FPI has Kentucky down at the No. 26 spot.

The Massey ratings have Kentucky checking in at No. 16.

We will add in more rankings as they come out.