Wildcats Move Up In The AP Rankings During Bye Week
Updated: Oct 25, 2021
The 6-1 Wildcats definitely won the “bye” week after coming off of their loss to the Georgia Bulldogs last Saturday. The new Coaches Poll has the Wildcats moving up two positions to #12th overall. This is probably thanks in part to losses by teams such as Coastal Carolina and Penn State and maybe even due to Wake Forest allowing Army to put up 56 points in that game.
Here is the list of the top 25 in the coaches poll:
Coaches Top 25 Poll Week 9
Georgia
Cincinnati
Alabama
Oklahoma
Ohio State
Michigan
Michigan State
Oregon
Ole Miss
Iowa
Notre Dame
Kentucky
Wake Forest
Texas A&M
Oklahoma State
SMU
Penn State
Baylor
Pittsburgh
San Diego State
Auburn
UT-San Antonio
Iowa State
Coastal Carolina
North Carolina State
However, ESPN’s power rankings has the Wildcats remaining in the No. 14 spot during the bye week and even though I don’t understand how with teams in the top 15 losing this week and Kentucky not even playing, the CBS power rankings dropped the Wildcats two spots to No. 16.
Most importantly though is the AP (associated press) rankings and they sided with ESPN and their rankings and have the Wildcats in the No. 12 spot as well! Kentucky has been as high as No. 11 in the AP poll and with a win at Miss State next week the Cats could potentially crack the top 10 for the first time this season as they become 7-1.