Saturday night saw the Kentucky football team do the improbably once again. Despite being an underdog on the road, and being behind for most of the game, the Wildcats beat Oklahoma 21-13. Coupled with a crazy day around the college football world, Kentucky jumped five more spots to No. 12 in the US LBM Coaches Poll.
It was a tough day for ranked SEC teams, with losses by three top ten teams in the conference. The Cats are now the fourth-highest ranked SEC team as they head into their bye week.
The Georgia Bulldogs dropped to No. 4, but remain the highest-ranked SEC team. Ole Miss is also ranked in the top ten, at No. 7. The Tennessee Volunteers are the other team in the conference ranked ahead of Kentucky, at No. 11. Overall, nine SEC teams are ranked this
week, and two more received votes.
Overall, it was a wild week of college football. Eight ranked teams lost, including three of the top five teams. As for Kentucky, they move even closer to the top ten.
Here are the full results of this week's coaches poll.
This article originally appeared on UK Wildcats Wire: Kentucky rises in US LBM Coaches Poll with win over Sooners
