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Kentucky football ranked No. 7 in AP Poll for first time since 1977

With a 4-0 record to start the 2022 season, Kentucky football is partying like it’s 1977.

On Sunday afternoon the Associated Press released its Week 5 college football Top 25 rankings. Kentucky landed at No. 7 in the country, the program’s highest ranking since head coach Fran Curci did it for the Wildcats six consecutive times during the 1977 season. UK ended that year ranked No. 6 by the AP Poll.

Kentucky came in at No. 8 in the updated Coaches Poll that was also released on Sunday.

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