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Kentucky Left Out of Preseason AP Top 25

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Keyli Chisesi | Go Big Blue Country

The preseason AP Poll released for the 2020 college football season Monday and Mark Stoops’ Kentucky Wildcats didn’t receive enough votes to break the preseason top 25 for the first time since 1978.

Kentucky did receive 20 votes, good enough for No. 34 in the country.

Despite the Big Ten and PAC 12 not playing college football in the fall, teams from those conferences were included in the rankings.

Below is the AP Poll:

  1. Clemson
  2. Ohio State*
  3. Alabama
  4. Georgia
  5. Oklahoma
  6. LSU
  7. Penn State*
  8. Florida
  9. Oregon*
  10. Notre Dame
  11. Auburn
  12. Wisconsin*
  13. Texas A&M
  14. Texas
  15. Oklahoma State
  16. Michigan*
  17. USC*
  18. North Carolina
  19. Minnesota*
  20. Cincinnati
  21. UCF
  22. Utah*
  23. Iowa State
  24. Iowa*
  25. Tennessee
Others receiving votes:
Memphis 86, Virginia Tech 85, Boise State 68, Arizona State 66, Miami (FL) 42, Louisville 32, Appalachian State 26, Washington 21, Kentucky 20, Indiana 19, Baylor 15, California 11, TCU 9, Virginia 7, Navy 6, Florida State 6, SMU 3, Mississippi State 3, Air Force 3, Northwestern 1, UAB 1
Point values in parentheses indicate the number of first place votes.
* Indicates team canceled their games for the season.

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