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Kentucky makes a big jump in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

Kentucky basketball jumps to number eleven in the new USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.

The Mark Pope era of Kentucky basketball is off to a great start. After winning their first two games, the Wildcats got an impressive victory over the Duke Blue Devils on the back of a SEC Player of the Week performance by Andrew Carr.

As a result, Kentucky jumped up seven spots in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll. They are now ranked 11th overall, and are the fourth highest ranked SEC team.

Related: Best photos from Kentucky’s win over Duke

The Alabama Crimson Tide lost their first game, and fell to number seven. Meanwhile the Auburn Tigers are now ranked third overall. The Tennessee Volunteers are also ranked in the top ten, coming in at number nine. Three other SEC teams are ranked, for a total of seven in the top 25.

For Kentucky, it has been a fast rise up the rankings after being barely a top 25 team in the preseason. Up next for the Cats is Lipscomb. It’s a game Kentucky should win, but they’ll need to avoid an emotional letdown after the big victory over Duke.

Here is the full top 25 in the new Coaches Poll:

Rank	Team	Record	Points
1	Kansas	4-0	665 (21)
2	UConn	3-0	632 (3)
3	Auburn	3-0	608 (2)
4	Gonzaga	3-0	599 (1)
5	Iowa State	2-0	516
6	Purdue	4-0	513
7	Houston	2-1	470
7	Alabama	3-1	470
9	Tennessee	4-0	462
10	Duke	3-1	421
11	Kentucky	3-0	381
12	North Carolina	2-1	377
13	Creighton	4-0	348
14	Marquette	4-0	319
15	Baylor	3-1	313
16	Cincinnati	3-0	229
17	Arizona	2-1	228
18	Indiana	3-0	208
19	Florida	4-0	168
20	Illinois	3-0	133
21	St. John’s	4-0	119
22	Texas Tech	3-0	95
23	Texas A&M	3-1	94
24	Arkansas	2-1	82
25	Wisconsin	4-0	75

Wisconsin out of latest US LBM Coaches Poll after Penn State loss

After thumping Purdue, Rutgers and Northwestern in three straight weeks, Wisconsin fell to No. 3 Penn State 28-13 Saturday at Camp Randall. The loss moved the Badgers to 5-3 on the season and 3-2 in Big Ten play.

After being listed in the ‘receiving votes’ section of last week’s US LBM Coaches Poll, Luke Fickell’s team failed to make the cut for this week’s hierarchy. A panel of head coaches at Football Bowl Subdivision schools construct the US LBM Coaches Poll, a weekly list composed throughout the college football regular season.

While Wisconsin did receive three votes ahead of Week 9 and appeared to move itself into top 25 consideration, UW’s loss to Penn State has altered its likelihood of landing anywhere near the list for the remainder of the season.

Oregon remains the No. 1 team on the US LBM Coaches Poll, followed by No. 2 Georgia, No. 3 Penn State, No. 4 Ohio State and No. 5 Miami-FL. A total of five Big Ten squads cracked Oct. 27’s installation of the list.

Here’s a look at the full Week 9 US LBM Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports:

Rank	Team	Record	Points
1	Oregon Ducks	8-0	1,349 (53)
2	Georgia Bulldogs	6-1	1,270 (1)
3	Penn State Nittany Lions	7-0	1,239
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	6-1	1,160
5	Miami Hurricanes	7-1	1,136
6	Texas Longhorns	7-1	1,096
7	Tennessee Volunteers	6-1	987
8	Clemson Tigers	6-1	942
9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	7-1	853
10	Iowa State Cyclones	7-0	846
11	Texas A&M Aggies	7-1	806
12	BYU Cougars	8-0	786
13	Indiana Hoosiers	8-0	741
14	Alabama Crimson Tide	6-2	619
15	Kansas State Wildcats	7-1	533
16	LSU Tigers	6-2	530
17	Pittsburgh Panthers	7-0	495
18	Ole Miss Rebels	6-2	475
19	Boise State Broncos	6-1	459
20	SMU Mustangs	7-1	346
21	Army Black Knights	7-0	278
22	Washington State Cougars	7-1	160
23	Missouri Tigers	6-2	114
24	Illinois Fighting Illini	6-2	89
25	Memphis Tigers	7-1	76

Schools Dropped Out

No. 24 Navy; No. 25 Vanderbilt

Others Receiving Votes

Colorado 75; Tulane 27; Louisiana 14; Vanderbilt 13; Navy 10; UNLV 7; Arizona State 5; Virginia Tech 3; Duke 3; Arkansas 3; Louisville 2; James Madison 2; Michigan 1;

The Badgers will face the Iowa Hawkeyes in Iowa City, Iowa, on Nov. 2. A win on the road would certainly bolster Wisconsin’s case to land in a respectable bowl game this winter. Two weeks later, the No. 1 Oregon Ducks will be in Madison on Nov. 16.

Wisconsin’s game vs. Iowa is slated for 6:30 p.m. CT on Nov. 2. The game will be aired on NBC.

Wisconsin reenters Josh Pate’s ‘JP Poll’ top 25 entering Week 8

Wisconsin reenters Josh Pate’s ‘JP Poll’ top 25 ranking entering Week 8

The Wisconsin Badgers have returned to the top 25 of national college football analyst Josh Pate’s weekly rankings.

The Badgers rocketed up to No. 19 overall after their second consecutive blowout victory — the latest a 42-7 win over Rutgers. Wisconsin leaped an entire 20-25 group of SMU, Louisville, Arkansas, Utah, Florida and Boise State.

Pate lists Wisconsin as his seventh-best Big Ten team, behind Ohio State (No. 1), Oregon (No. 4), Penn State (No. 9), USC (No. 15), Iowa (No. 17) and Indiana (No. 18).

He also emphasis that the list is a power rating as opposed to a power ranking — much like ESPN SP+. It works to evaluate a team solely based on its quality and not on its resume. That explains Ohio State’s place at No. 1 despite losing at Oregon on Saturday.

Here is Pate’s full top 25:

https://twitter.com/JoshPateCFB/status/1846359028231729543

All metric systems have significantly upgraded the Badgers after their back-to-back blowout wins. Wisconsin fans feel as if the team has turned the corner, and most rating systems agree with that sentiment.

Next up for the Badgers is a road trip to Evanston, Illinois on Saturday to face the Northwestern Wildcats. A third consecutive decisive win would push the Badgers to 5-2 on the season and 3-1 in Big Ten play, and could see the team enter the AP Top 25 for the first time this season.

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Kentucky receives votes in US LBM Coaches Poll after the bye week

Kentucky football is still receiving votes in the US LBM Coaches Poll after a bye in week six.

Kentucky football got a much needed bye this week coming off of their big upset win over Ole Miss. They are preparing for Vanderbilt, and watching the other action around the SEC. After the week six action, they once again got some votes in the US LBM Coaches Poll.

The Wildcats received votes once again this week after being idle. They received less voted, just 12 instead of the 17 they received last week. However, they came in higher in the rankings, 31st, compared to 33rd last week.

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The SEC as a whole remains very strong in the rankings, though the Alabama Crimson Tide and Tennessee Volunteers tumbled after losing to Vanderbilt and Arkansas respectively. The conference still has seven of the top ten teams, and ten of the top 25.

Kentucky plays Vanderbilt in week seven, fresh off their huge win. If the Cats can build on their momentum, and beat the Commodores, they might break into the top 25 next week.

Here is the full week six poll:

Ranking	Team	Record	Points
1	Texas Longhorns	5-0	1,364 (44)
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	5-0	1,330 (11)
3	Oregon Ducks	5-0	1,215
4	Georgia Bulldogs	4-1	1,174
5	Penn State Nittany Lions	5-0	1,163
6	Miami Hurricanes	6-0	1,085
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	4-1	1,035
8	Ole Miss Rebels	5-1	935
9	Tennessee Volunteers	4-1	856
10	LSU Tigers	4-1	839
11	Clemson Tigers	4-1	818
12	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	4-1	807
13	Iowa State Cyclones	5-0	695
14	Texas A&M Aggies	5-1	564
15	BYU Cougars	5-0	549
16	Oklahoma Sooners	4-1	541
17	Utah Utes	4-1	479
18	Missouri Tigers	4-1	473
19	Kansas State Wildcats	4-1	360
20	Indiana Hoosiers	6-0	358
21	Michigan Wolverines	4-2	224
22	Boise State Broncos	4-1	213
23	Illinois Fighting Illini	4-1	179
24	Pittsburgh Panthers	5-0	170
25	SMU Mustangs	5-1	123

Top-10 shakeup in latest US LBM Coaches Poll following wild Week 5

The latest US LBM Coaches Poll reflects the madness from Week 5 of College Football.

Week 5 of College football did not disappoint. On Friday, the Miami Hurricanes earned a win, that came down to the literal last second. On Saturday, fans were gifted what some consider the greatest regular season game of all time as the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs, as ranked by the Week 4 US LBM Coaches Poll.

A series of other games impacted the college football rankings, including No. 10 Utah being upset by unranked Arizona. Every week seems to bring with it new surprises that completely change the landscape of the Top 25 rankings.

As fans look ahead to Week 6, see how the US LBM Coaches Poll Top 25 has shifted following a hectic Week 5 of college football.

US LBM Coaches Poll:

Ranking	Team	Record	Points
1	Texas Longhorns	5-0	1,339 (29)
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	4-0	1,330 (19)
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	4-0	1,281 (7)
4	Tennessee Vols	4-0	1,163
5	Georgia Bulldogs	3-1	1,153
6	Oregon Ducks	4-0	1,090
7	Penn State Nittany Lions	4-0	1,062
8	Miami Hurricanes	5-0	981
9	Missouri Tigers	4-0	948
10	Michigan Wolverines	4-1	792
11	Ole Miss Rebels	4-1	743
12	LSU Tigers	4-1	725
13	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	4-1	702
14	Clemson Tigers	3-1	671
15	USC Trojans	3-1	660
16	Iowa State Cyclones	4-0	500
17	Oklahoma Sooners	4-1	470
18	Utah Utes	4-1	408
19	BYU Cougars	5-0	375
20	Kansas State Wildcats	4-1	242
21	Texas A&M Aggies	4-1	198
22	Louisville Cardinals	3-1	197
23	UNLV Rebels	4-0	180
24	Indiana Hoosiers	5-0	143
25	Illinois Fighting Illini	4-1	122

Schools Dropped Out

No. 20 Oklahoma State;

Others Receiving Votes

Boise State 103; Pittsburgh 51; Arizona 44; Rutgers 35; Iowa 29; James Madison 25; Duke 22; Kentucky 17; Oklahoma State 15; SMU 14; Nebraska 12; Navy 9; Colorado 9; Boston College 6; Army West Point 3; UCF 2; Liberty 2; Tulane 1; South Carolina 1;

Kentucky gets no votes in the US LBM Coaches Poll after beating Ohio

Kentucky football won big this week, but still didn’t receive any votes in the new US LBM Coaches Poll.

Kentucky football had a couple of tough weeks leading up to Saturday’s game against Ohio. After week one, they received votes in the US LBM Coaches Poll, but then got blown out by South Carolina. They narrowly lost to Georgia last week, but bounced back with a 41 – 6 win over Ohio this week.

On Sunday, the new US LBM Coaches Poll was released, and despite a blowout victory, the Wildcats still didn’t receive any votes.

Related: Social media reacts to Kentucky win over Ohio

The Georgia Bulldogs are still the top ranked team, followed by the Texas Longhorns, giving the SEC the top two teams in the country. The Alabama Crimson Tide are fourth, and the next Kentucky opponent, Ole Miss, comes in at number five.

Overall, the SEC dominates the new top 25. They have five of the top six teams, and eight teams ranked overall. Kentucky will need to battle through some really good teams if they want to get into the rankings. A win over the Rebels next week would be a good start.

Here is the full top 25:

Ranking	Team	Record	Points
1	Georgia Bulldogs	3-0	1,350 (35)
2	Texas Longhorns	4-0	1,324 (18)
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	3-0	1,279 (2)
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	3-0	1,185
5	Ole Miss Rebels	4-0	1,145
6	Tennessee Volunteers	4-0	1,094
7	Oregon Ducks	3-0	1,016
8	Penn State Nittany Lions	3-0	967
9	Miami Hurricanes	4-0	912
10	Utah Utes	4-0	904
11	Missouri Tigers	4-0	887
12	Michigan Wolverines	3-1	692
13	LSU Tigers	3-1	632
14	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	3-1	553
15	Clemson Tigers	2-1	542
16	USC Trojans	2-1	520
17	Louisville Cardinals	3-0	509
18	Oklahoma Sooners	3-1	404
19	Iowa State Cyclones	3-0	386
20	Oklahoma State Cowboys	3-1	326
21	Illinois Fighting Illini	4-0	307
22	BYU Cougars	4-0	167
23	UNLV Rebels	3-0	124
24	Texas A&M Aggies	3-1	119
25	Kansas State Wildcats	3-1	116

US LBM Coaches Poll features Top-10 shakeup after Week 3

See what changed in the US LBM Coaches Poll after a wild Week 3 of College Football

Week 3 of the 2024 college football season was a wild one. The top-ranked team nearly suffered a loss on the road to an unranked team, the latest US LBM Coaches Poll reflects the much-warranted fluctuation in the rankings.

A minor shakeup inside the top-10 shows just how volatile these rankings can be. Some teams looked dominant; others appeared feeble and capable of losing a few games.

As the season progresses, we will get a better idea as to what each team’s identity is and what they are capable of. For now, we just have to sit back and watch the teams and coaches navigate the early portion of the season.

US LBM Coaches Poll:

Ranking	Team	Record	Points
1	Georgia Bulldogs	3-0	1,358 (42)
2	Texas Longhorns	3-0	1,301(10)
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	2-0	1,293 (3)
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	3-0	1,193
5	Ole Miss Rebels	3-0	1,153
6	Oregon Ducks	3-0	1,019
7	Tennessee Volunteers	3-0	1,009
8	Penn State Nittany Lions	2-0	968
8	Missouri Tigers	3-0	968
10	Utah Utes	3-0	834
11	Miami Hurricanes	3-0	831
12	USC Trojans	2-0	808
13	Oklahoma Sooners	3-0	697
14	Kansas State Wildcats	3-0	662
15	Oklahoma State Cowboys	3-0	642
16	LSU Tigers	2-1	466
17	Michigan Wolverines	2-1	439
18	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2-1	404
19	Clemson Tigers	1-1	340
20	Louisville Cardinals	2-0	333
21	Iowa State Cyclones	2-0	235
22	Nebraska Cornhuskers	3-0	204
23	Memphis Tigers	3-0	176
24	Texas A&M Aggies	2-1	85
25	UNLV Rebels	3-0	78

Schools Dropped Out

No. 18 Arizona; No. 22 Washington;

Others Receiving Votes

Illinois 75; Washington State 38; Arizona 37; Northern Illinois 34; Syracuse 32; UCF 27; Pittsburgh 17; Iowa 17; Boise State 17; Arizona State 15; North Carolina 14; North Carolina State 12; California 10; Indiana 7; Michigan State 6; Liberty 6; Boston College 6; BYU 3; Washington 2; Toledo 1; South Florida 1; San Jose State 1; James Madison 1;

Badgers one of many college football teams searching for form, but can they figure it out?

Do you think the Badgers will figure it out against Alabama?

There is good news and bad news after Wisconsin improved to 2-0 on the young season with a 27-13 win over South Dakota.

The good news: the Badgers are 2-0 for the first time since 2020. They avoided the fate suffered by No. 5 Notre Dame on Saturday: an upset loss as a four-touchdown favorite.

The bad news: Luke Fickell’s team looks far from the contender many expected it to be entering the season.

Wisconsin’s opening wins against Western Michigan and South Dakota each saw the team tested late into the second half. Against Western Michigan, the Badgers trailed 14-13 early in the fourth quarter. Against South Dakota, the team saw a 14-point lead evaporate during the first drives of the third quarter.

Western Michigan is currently ranked as the 11th-worst team in the FBS after its 56-0 loss to Ohio State, and South Dakota isn’t much better. In summation: Wisconsin has been less-than-convincing against two low-level opponents.

But there is a glass half-full approach, if you chose to view the sport through that lens: most of the country has struggled through the first two weeks of the season. Just in the Big Ten…Penn State nearly lost to Bowling Green, Oregon barely defeated both Idaho and Boise State, Michigan got steamrolled by Texas and Iowa lost to Iowa State. Then there’s Notre Dame’s massive upset loss to Northern Illinois, Alabama‘s struggles against USF and Oklahoma nearly losing to Houston. Across the sport, few teams have showed true dominance.

So it’s reasonable to see Wisconsin’s early-season struggles and project a handful of losses when conference play begins. The Badgers do not look improved enough on offense to contend, and also may have taken a step or two backward on the defensive side of the football.

But that must be said while recognizing that top teams around the country have also shown flaws. Where Wisconsin has not lived up to expectation, others have failed just as much, or more.

What matters now is how Luke Fickell’s team responds. It needs a complete, four-quarter effort against Alabama on Saturday. That will require more of the Badgers offense that showed up in the first half against South Dakota, and a defensive effort that improves dramatically defending the rush.

If Wisconsin can do those things, playing a competitive game against Alabama would be viewed as a win entering the bye week and start of Big Ten play. It’s all still there for the Badgers. They just need to show more improvement than some of the other struggling teams on their schedule.

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Wisconsin drops out of Josh Pate’s ‘JP Poll Top 25’ entering Week 2

Wisconsin’s performance during its Week 1 win over Western Michigan was not enough to keep it in the top 25 of prominent college football analyst Josh Pate’s ‘JP Poll’ entering Week 2.

The Badgers had entered the season ranked No. 23 in his top 25, one slot ahead of the rival Iowa Hawkeyes. The team’s pedestrian performance against the Broncos has dropped it out of the top 25 entirely. Iowa, meanwhile, used a blowout win over Illinois State to rise to No. 20 in Pate’s Week 2 edition.

Pate likes to pitch his top 25 as a ranking closer to Bill Connelly’s SP+ than to the AP Top 25. In other words, it works to reflect a team’s quality, not just its resume. That leads to a team like Texas A&M dropping its opener to Notre Dame but maintaining a ranking in the top 20.

For more contest, here is Pate’s full Week 2 ranking:

https://twitter.com/JoshPateCFB/status/1831140414994211277

A necessary takeaway is that Wisconsin plays Pate’s No. 4 (Alabama), No. 5 (Penn State), No. 7 (Oregon), No. 11 (USC) and No. 20 (Iowa) teams this season. Western Michigan was a light start to the schedule, but things are set to get tough for the Badgers starting in Week 3.

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Wisconsin football omitted from PFF’s preseason top 25 ranking

Wisconsin football omitted from PFF’s Preseason Top 25 rankings

The Wisconsin Badgers failed to crack ProFootballFocus’ 2024 preseason top 25 ranking on Monday.

The outlet has six Big Ten squads within its top 25 hierarchy. Those include Ohio State at No. 2, Oregon at No. 3, Michigan at No. 8, Penn State at No. 9, USC at No. 21 and Iowa at No. 24. Georgia holds the No. 1 spot while West Virginia rounds out the list at No. 25.

Similar to several other preseason polls, including Fox Sports’ 1-134 ranking at the official preseason AP poll, the Badgers fell short of cracking the top 25. While the AP indicates UW received votes and landed in the mid-30s, PFF does not include details about where Fickell and Co. stand in its grouping.

12. Miami
13. Clemson
16. Florida State

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Wisconsin will enter this season after consecutive 7-6 overall outputs from 2022 and 2023. Despite a newfound stability on the coaching sidelines and full confidence from offensive coordinator Phil Longo in freshly-minted starting QB Tyler Van Dyke, the Big Ten’s deep talent pool prevents the Badgers from entering multiple platform’s top 25.

The Badgers do face several heavy hitters throughout the 2024 campaign, including Alabama, USC, Penn State, Oregon and Iowa. Establishing a cohesive offensive attack early and often can separate this year’s group from the previous two and prompt voters to elevate UW in their next top 25 rendition.