Following severe misjudgment by the SEC Media at SEC Media Dyas (UK was predicted sixth out of seven in the East), the crew coaches who vote weekly in the Amway Coaches Poll handed Kentucky Football a surprising 79 votes, placing them 31st, six spots outside the traditional 25. For reference, here’s the entire poll:
- Clemson
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Oklahoma
- Ohio State
- LSU
- Michigan
- Florida
- Notre Dame
- Texas
- Texas A&M
- Washington
- Oregon
- Penn State
- Utah
- Auburn
- Wisconsin
- UCF
- Iowa
- Michigan State
- Washington State
- Syracuse
- Stanford
- Iowa State
- Northwestern
Others receiving votes: Nebraska 152; Boise State 118; Mississippi State 111; Miami 94; Army 91; Kentucky 79; Virginia Tech 64; Texas Christian 63; Southern California 47; Utah State 32; Fresno State 32; Virginia 30; Cincinnati 25; West Virginia 24; Memphis 24; Oklahoma State 20; South Carolina 15; NC State 12; Duke 10; Boston College 5; Florida State 4; Baylor 4; Appalachian State 4; North Texas 3; Houston 3; UCLA 2; Temple 2; Arizona State 2; Troy 1; Tennessee 1; Mississippi 1; Minnesota 1.