Kentucky vs. Florida on Saturday night will be a battle of ranked teams, in the eyes of the coaches, at least. The new USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll just dropped and Kentucky is No. 20, up one spot from the preseason rankings. Florida, Saturday’s opponent, is No. 19, a jump of 18 spots from the preseason edition. The Gators earned 48 more votes than the Cats.
Alabama is No. 1, Georgia No. 2, and Ohio State No. 3. In all, seven SEC teams are ranked: 1. Alabama, 2. Georgia, 6. Texas A&M, 17.