Sunday Headlines: UK in the new top 25 polls & power rankings (UPDATE)

UPDATE

The first round of updated college football rankings are out, and most of them have the Kentucky Wildcats inside the top 10.

• The latest Coaches Top 25 Poll has Kentucky checking in at No. 9. The Georgia Bulldogs are the new No. 1 team.
• The new AP Top 25 Poll has Kentucky up to No. 8.
• Bill Connelly’s SP+ formula has the Wildcats at No. 10.
• ESPN’s FPI somehow has Kentucky down to No. 26.
• CBS Sports has the Wildcats checking in at No. 10.

Your No. 9 Kentucky Wildcats are now 3-0 following a 31-0 win over Youngstown State, the program’s first shutout since 2009.

Kentucky has now won 18 straight non-conference ahead of next week’s clash with Northern Illinois at 7 pm ET on ESPN. That will be the final non-SEC game for quite a while, as the Cats then travel to Oxford for a likely top 25 showdown with the Ole Miss Rebels, which is now arguably Kentucky’s toughest remaining game outside of Georgia.

For now, check back here throughout the day to see where UK stands in the latest top 25 polls and power rankings.

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