Where Kentucky landed in the updated college football rankings

Mark Stoops and the Kentucky Wildcats have the weekend off as they prepare for a very important matchup with the Tennessee Volunteers on October 28th.

After a 5-0 start to the season, the Cats have since laid a couple of eggs and are sitting at 5-2, with the chance of a three-game losing streak if they fail to pick up some momentum as the Volunteers come to town this coming Saturday.

Despite the rough last few weeks, the Cats are still flirting with making the top 25 in both the latest AP Poll and USA Today Coaches Polls. The Cats received two points in the latest AP Poll and 10 points in the updated Coaches Polls, both of which were released on Sunday.

When it comes to future opponents in the last five weeks of the season, Kentucky will face off against three teams included in the latest poll update. Leading the way is Alabama (No. 9), Louisville (No. 18), and Tennessee (No. 21).

There is one ranking that has Kentucky in the top 25, and that’s the ESPN SP+ ranking, which has the Cats coming in at No. 25. They’re two spots ahead of Louisville (27) and nine spots behind Tennessee (16). Alabama (3), Mississippi State (46), and South Carolina (50) make up the rest of Kentucky’s remaining opponents.

Going to be an exciting last few weeks for the BBN. Can the Cats make some noise to end the year? Getting a win on Saturday would be a great start.

Coaches Top 25 Poll

1. Georgia (58)
2. Michigan (4)
3. Ohio State (2)
4. Florida State
5. Washington
6. Oklahoma
7. Texas
8. Alabama
9. Oregon
10. Penn State
11. Ole Miss
12. Oregon State
13. Utah
14. Notre Dame
15. LSU
16. Missouri
17. North Carolina
18. Louisville
19. Air Force
20. Tennessee
21. Duke
22. USC
23. Tulane
24. UCLA
25. James Madison

Others receiving votes: Florida 52; Miami (FL) 27; Kansas State 25; Iowa 24; Fresno State 23; Oklahoma State 13; Kentucky 10; Wyoming 9; SMU 8; Liberty 8; Arizona 7; UNLV 6; Maryland 4; Kansas 4; Wisconsin 2; Toledo 2; Clemson 1

AP Top 25 Poll

1. Georgia (38)
2. Michigan (19)
3. Ohio State (3)
4. Florida State (3)
5. Washington
6. Oklahoma
7. Texas
8. Oregon
9. Alabama
10. Penn State
11. Oregon State
12. Ole Miss
13. Utah
14. Notre Dame
15. LSU
16. Missouri
17. North Carolina
18. Louisville
19. Air Force
20. Duke
21. Tennessee
22. Tulane
23. UCLA
24. USC
25. James Madison

Others receiving votes: Florida 34, Liberty 17, Kansas St. 16, Miami 12, Fresno St. 8, Oklahoma St. 5, Toledo 3, Kentucky 2, Rutgers 2, UNLV 1, Wisconsin 1