Kentucky Cracks AP Top 25

In the most recent AP Top 25 Poll, Kentucky found themselves ranked at No. 20, while Georgia maintained their top spot at No. 1.

Kentucky’s Week 7 opponent, the Missouri Tigers, were now holding the No. 21 spot in the AP Poll and No. 22 in the Coaches Poll.

Looking ahead to their Week 9 matchup following a bye week, the Tennessee Volunteers were positioned at No. 22 in the AP Poll and No. 18 in the Coaches Poll.

The Athlon Sports Power Rankings slotted Kentucky in at No. 21, while The Sporting News Power Rankings had them slightly higher at No. 20.

In the AP Top 25 Poll, the rankings were as follows:

1. Georgia
2. Michigan
3. Texas
4. Ohio State
5. Florida State
6. Penn State
7. Washington
8. Oregon
9. Southern California
10. Notre Dame
11. Alabama
12. Oklahoma
13. Washington State
14. North Carolina
15. Oregon State
16. Ole Miss
17. Miami (FL)
18. Utah
19. Duke
20. Kentucky
21. Missouri
22. Tennessee
23. LSU
24. Fresno State
25. Louisville

In a noteworthy update, the Coaches Top 25 Poll saw Kentucky climb to the No. 20 ranking. This set the stage for an exciting college football matchup against No. 1-ranked Georgia in Week 6.

The Coaches Top 25 Poll standings looked like this:

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