99.99 | +3

+9.7820527 (LW: #11)

6-1; wins over LSU, Texas A&M and at Oklahoma; only loss is to Alabama.

2.061 [8.85-3.15]

0.917, +4

SEC chaos has led to Kentucky landing the #2 spot in the SEC in my ballot...

A solid team overall. If they didn't collapse against Alabama in the second half then they'd probably be closer to #5.

We are UK! Keep doubting them

What kind of sick sadistic football God gave Kentucky the sauce this year? In a week of turmoil I’m going to overlook how close most of that game was. Don’t get caught looking ahead to Tennessee when you’ve got Vandy left.

Head to head puts them here. Two soft wins in OT, otherwise strong performance so far.

+4; how they keep finding ways to win every game astounds me

1835.3 -> 1804.3 [-31.0] (#10 -> #12)

Silently been awesome

Predicted Record: 10-2

Losses: Alabama (17-45), @Tennessee

Kentucky has a quality win over LSU, but the blowout loss to Alabama is rough, and another game that comes down to the wire doesn't inspire confidence. But I still feel like they deserve this above the teams who have just lost those close games.

(+3) If your SEC top 4 through seven weeks was UGA, OM, Tennessee and UK, shut the fuck up you are LYING. Will Stein, you are him. Kenny I miss you please come back to SB next year

1.705

Kentucky is 5-1 with wins over LSU (5-2) and Texas A&M (4-3). Also beat South Carolina (3-3) and Oklahoma (3-3, beat Texas). Only loss is to Alabama

.802 rating, 6-1, SOS .663 (+2)

(20.62)

Could win the SEC, which would be funny.

+1

Score 74.48 (▲ 2.54) | Place Change: ▲ 2 | Previous Rank: 19th | Wins Composite Rank: 12th | SoS Composite Rank: 19th | Margin of Victory Rank: 64th | Penalties Composite Rank: 17th | Yardage Composite Rank: 81st | Turnover Composite Rank: 4th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 114th | Other Stats Rank: 28th

Is Kentucky Good? Or have they just run up against SEC teams that were predicted to be better than they have been. Bama, A&M, LSU, OU. I'm not sure yet.

+7

Up 3

36.32 - See Miami (FL) and two OT. Not a good look.

I do not get the hype for this team. Even if you take the AP's current rankings at face value, is a 6-1 record with one ranked win (down to the wire over #18 at home) and one blowout loss (to #13 at home) really deserving of a top-twelve spot? Actually I'm not gonna let you answer this one, it's no, the answer is no. Kentucky is not a playoff-level team, which should be obvious to anyone who's seen them play. They're fine! They're pretty good! But #12 Kentucky is a complete mirage, and I believe that so firmly that I'll place my confidence in my own Tennessee Vols to disrupt the illusion in a few weeks' time.

21.13%

(67.76, +5) Was Dan Lanning just a Will Stein merchant? The Wildcats look so different than the last few years it's still an adjustment. With the 4th hardest Strength of Schedule to date and their only loss to Alabama, Kentucky looks to be a serious contender for the SEC title and a spot in the playoff.

121-8-8

(+1)

+4
W (6-1) A +8 vs Oklahoma (unranked)
W (5-1) H +1 vs LSU (9)
W (4-1) A +1 vs South Carolina (unranked)
W (3-1) H +24 vs South Alabama (unranked)
W (2-1) A +10 vs Texas A&M (9)
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You escaped Norman with a win, but going scoreless for half the game will not lead to many wins.

(+3)

Blowout loss to Alabama denies their ascent any higher, despite it being their singular loss. OT win over LSU places them just above LSU.

The Wildcats are looking fairly good this year - other than the blowout against Alabama. Last week, I had them at 21. I don't think this far of a jump is typically warranted given the win they just had, but they are being assisted by several teams that I had in front of them also having lost. Those teams being Mizzou, OKST, and Miss St. While I do have them ranked 1-2 spots higher than I would probably want them to be, I do think they can & should beat pretty much every team behind them in their current states (Mizzou and Florida are kind of toss ups for me as I am unsure which version of each of those teams Kentucky will face).

They're sitting at 6 wins, 4-1 in conference, with wins over A&M, LSU, SCAR, and now Oklahoma. I can't get the best read on them - they don't seem to be a highly offensive team but their offense seems to produce when it's needed. They've had some close games - LSU & SCAR were won by the skin of their teeth, while TAMU was a 2 score game (10 points) and Oklahoma a 1 score game (8 points). The win against OU was also a bit of a comeback, as they were down a touchdown before scoring 2 unanswered touchdowns to take the lead. Will Stein seems to be doing what needs to be done but has also benefited from a bit of luck, and you need luck as much as you do skill, conditioning, and the works. I don't know if I'm as confident in this team winning out as I am some others - they still have some very tricky teams on their schedule like Tennessee, Florida, Mizzou, and Louisville - but even splitting those 4 would make this a 9-win team (assuming they beat Vandy, which is likely). This is a decent-to-good Kentucky team, and I'm curious to see where they go.

(−3) GS .810, TS 2078: 54.6% #20 LSU + 32.2% #25 South Carolina + 9.5% #28 Oklahoma + 3.7% #32 Texas A&M = 100% #16 Alabama.

1697 points

1 okay loss to Alabama, 2 close wins over LSU and OU.

778

.390

71.75

6-1 (17-45 vs. Alabama)

+12 (NR)

Tier 4

(+5)

-4.

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Don't know how to feel about UK, the SEC team I have above them has better SEC wins. UK can't outgain anyone but cupcakes.