LEXINGTON, Ky. – After capturing its second 10-win season in the past four years and winning its school-record fourth straight bowl game, the Kentucky football program is entering the 2022 season ranked in both the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Top 25 preseason poll and the Associated Press Top 25 preseason poll for the first time in school history.
The Wildcats are ranked o. 20 in the Associated Press preseason poll, their fifth all-time appearance and first since 1978. The Cats were also ranked in the 1950 (No. 13), 1951 (No. 6), 1957 (No. 20) and 1978 (No. 15) preseason polls.