Kentucky didn’t quite crack the top 25, but the Wildcats did receive votes in the preseason American Football Coaches Association Coaches Poll for 2023.
The Wildcats received enough points to come in at No. 32 in the rankings.
Georgia will enter the season at No. 1, followed by Michigan and Alabama. Ohio State and LSU round out the top 5.
AFCA Coaches Poll
1 Georgia 0-0 1643 61 NR — 1/1
2 Michigan 0-0 1510 0 NR — 2/2
3 Alabama 0-0 1489 4 NR — 3/3
4 Ohio State 0-0 1485 1 NR — 4/4
5 Louisiana State 0-0 1294 0 NR — 5/5
6 Southern California 0-0 1228 0 NR — 6/6
7 Penn State 0-0 1181 0 NR — 7/7
8 Florida State 0-0 1145 0 NR — 8/8
9 Clemson 0-0 1078 0 NR — 9/9
10 Tennessee 0-0 991 0 NR — 10/10
11 Washington 0-0 941 0 NR — 11/11
12 Texas 0-0 848 0 NR — 12/12
13 Notre Dame 0-0 841 0 NR — 13/13
14 Utah 0-0 839 0 NR — 14/14
15 Oregon 0-0 820 0 NR — 15/15
16 Texas Christian 0-0 655 0 NR — 16/16
17 Kansas State 0-0 440 0 NR — 17/17
18 Oregon State 0-0 365 0 NR — 18/18
19 Oklahoma 0-0 320 0 NR — 19/19
20 North Carolina 0-0 315 0 NR — 20/20
21 Wisconsin 0-0 309 0 NR — 21/21
22 Mississippi 0-0 303 0 NR — 22/22
23 Tulane 0-0 225 0 NR — 23/23
24 Texas Tech 0-0 200 0 NR — 24/24
25 Texas A&M 0-0 196 0 NR — 25/25
Others receiving votes: Iowa 169, South Carolina 89, Florida 63, UTSA 59, Pittsburgh 52, UCLA 42, Kentucky 34, Baylor 28, Troy 25, Arkansas 20, Fresno State 19, NC State 19, Boise State 18, Auburn 18, Miami 16, Minnesota 16, Mississippi State 13, Oklahoma State 12, Missouri 11, Maryland 10, SMU 8, South Alabama 8, Illinois 7, Air Force 6, Wake Forest 6, Toledo 5, Washington State 4, Houston 3, BYU 2, Duke 2, Arizona 2, Kansas 1, James Madison 1, Memphis 1
