Kentucky earns fewer votes in new Coaches and AP Polls

After a solid performance for the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday vs. Akron — a 35-3 blowout victory — Kentucky fell three spots in the recent Week 4 Coaches Poll, coming in at No. 30 for Kentucky.

Kentucky received 28 points in the recent poll this week, but last week, they were coming in at No. 27 in the poll with 38 points. Although it was a slow start for Kentucky this past weekend, with only a 14-0 lead at halftime, they were able to gain momentum and eventually scored three more touchdowns with the defense only allowing a field goal for the whole game.

If the Cats have a great performance against Vanderbilt to begin SEC play while other top-25 teams go down, then they’ll have a shot of being ranked in the new polls

As for the new AP Poll, Kentucky is now down to No. 33 compared to last week when they were No. 32. More than likely, Kentucky needs to win these next two games vs. Vanderbilt and Florida to get into the top 25.

Coaches Top 25 Poll

1. Georgia
2. Michigan
3. Florida State
4. Ohio State
5. USC
6. Texas
7. Penn State
8. Washington
9. Notre Dame
10. Utah
11. Oregon
12. Alabama
13. LSU
14. Oklahoma
15. Oregon State
16. Ole Miss
17. North Carolina
18. Duke
19. Colorado
20. Tennessee
21. Miami
22. Iowa
23. Clemson
24. Washington State
25. UCLA

Others Receiving Votes: Kansas State 114; Missouri 44; Fresno State 43; Florida 41; Kentucky 28; Texas Christian 26; Maryland 19; Kansas 17; Auburn 16; Texas A&M 11; Syracuse 10; Air Force 9; Tulane 7; Central Florida 5; Wyoming 3; Ohio 3; James Madison 3; Wake Forest 2; Louisville 2; Memphis 1; Brigham Young 1; Arkansas 1.

AP Top 25 Poll

1. Georgia
2. Michigan
3. Texas
4. Florida State
5. USC
6. Ohio State
7. Penn State
8. Washington
9. Notre Dame
10. Oregon
11. Utah
12. LSU
13. Alabama
14. Oregon State
15. Ole Miss
16. Oklahoma
17. North Carolina
18. Duke
19. Colorado
20. Miami
21. Washington State
22. UCLA
23. Tennessee
24. Iowa
25. Florida

Others Receiving Votes: Clemson 76, Missouri 72, Kansas St. 54, TCU 21, Fresno St. 17, Kansas 15, Tulane 13, Kentucky 10, Maryland 4, BYU 3, Wisconsin 2, Syracuse 2, Louisville 1, Auburn 1