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Kentucky FB moves up to No. 12 in Coaches Poll after bye week

With the lone bye week of the 2021 season now in the books, Kentucky will enter the back half of the schedule ranked No. 12 overall in the latest Coaches Poll. The Football ‘Cats entered the bye week ranked No. 14 following the first loss of the season to No. 1 Georgia, moving up two spots despite not playing.

Just winning wasn't good enough for Oklahoma, which was hurdled by and in this week's USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll. The No. 2 ranking is Cincinnati's best ever.Check out all the highlights from this week's rankings:

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Late Saturday night, ESPN released its updated Power Rankings, where the ‘Cats stayed at No.