Despite a top-15 offense and racking up three straight wins to open the season, the Kentucky football team has yet to garner a vote in either the Associated Press Top 25 or USA Today Poll.

Kentucky is the only 3-0 team in the Football Bowl Subdivision that hasn’t received a vote in either of the two major polls and one of only two undefeated FBS teams that haven’t garnered a single point (2-0 Indiana is the other).

A non-conference schedule that has included Louisville, Western Kentucky and Akron (combined record of 1-8) is part of the blame, but what will it take for UK to earn a little more respect in the polls? What if the Cats take Florida down to the wire Saturday in Gainesville, Fla.? Do they earn a vote or two then?

Kentucky ranks No. 40 in the Sagarin ratings with a schedule ranked as the 173rd toughest, which includes Football Championship Subdivision teams.  

As of Sunday, UK is among some of the top teams in the nation statistically. The Cats rank in the top 15 in rushing offense (15th – 242.0 yards per game), total offense (13th – 497.33 ypg), scoring offense (11th – 44.33 points per game), pass efficiency defense (seventh – 85.66), total defense (257.67), pass defense (fourth – 109.67), passing efficiency (sixth – 178.98) and sacks allowed (second – 0.33).