33.5%

7-1. Wins over LSU, Texas A&M and Oklahoma give Kentucky one of the strongest collections of victories; added Vanderbilt 34-17. Only loss is to Alabama.

Kentucky is going to be a fun team to rank down the stretch. They have 3 quality wins, LSU, South Carolina, and Oklahoma. The latter 2 which are going to drop in and out of quality win consideration, which will dramatically alter Kentucky's resume on a weekly basis. The blowout loss to Alabama will also be fun if they drop a game and fall into the 2 loss SEC shit show. 3 quality wins lands them 2nd in the bucket

0.921, +5

2.089 [9.10-2.90]

160

Kentucky is 7-1 and leading the SEC (crazy times). They've got a really nice win over LSU (6-2) and also have wins over Oklahoma (4-3) and South Carolina (4-3)

Losing to Bama took away half of what they gained from the LSU win. They have a middling offense and slightly better defense, but they keep winning.

Best 3 Wins: L.S.U., Oklahoma, Texas A&M.
1 Losses: Alabama.
Beating up on Vandy? Playing Vandy closer than the score indicates. Tennessee, Florida, Mizzou, Louisville to finish out

The LSU upset and overtime win over South Carolina give Kentucky two valuable results. The resume is good enough for the top 10, though it lacks the depth of the teams above.

+3; their abilitiy to start slow and win every time needs to be studied

+3

+5

LW: 12 | Tier 2 | W Vanderbilt

[7-1, 5-1 SEC] (+5) | SOR: #1 | Notable Results: L 17-45 vs #12 Alabama [6-2], W 35-34 (OT) @ South Carolina [4-3], W 35-34 (OT) vs #16 LSU [6-2] |

I apologize for doubting Kentucky and keeping them pinned behind a seemingly-struggling Alabama squad (despite the win against A&M this past weekend, don't let that fool you) on my rankings last week. But I will ignore the top-rated SOR team no more, and Kentucky now finds itself nestled inside the top 10. With their thrilling road triumph against South Carolina looking more impressive and their dramatic victory over LSU at home, there's a lot to like from the results shown in the first year under head coach Will Stein. However, I can't just ignore the blemish of a horrendous 4th quarter against the Tide go unmentioned, and so they're relegated to 9th, for now. I'm sure they're heartbroken despite leading the SEC outright. They're on bye, but the game at Tennessee afterwards will be must-watch television, for certain.

.819 rating, 7-1, SOS .654 (+5)

Now FIRST PLACE in the SEC

Score 76.28 (▲ 1.80) | Place Change: ▲ 7 | Previous Rank: 17th | Wins Composite Rank: 9th | SoS Composite Rank: 20th | Margin of Victory Rank: 55th | Penalties Composite Rank: 11th | Yardage Composite Rank: 75th | Turnover Composite Rank: 3rd | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 93rd | Other Stats Rank: 24th

Loss to Alabama

27.50 - Surprised they can go this high with two ties, but oh well.

Likes giving their fans heart attacks

1-loss

+1

#3 resume ranking

Even with 1 loss, I'm not entirely sold on the Wildcats as their best win is a 1 point OT win over LSU. Good team but I can't ignore the Alabama blowout. Last Week: #10

14.75%

21/23

SEC runs through kentucky(?)

Tell your kids about #5 Kentucky

...though teams like Kentucky...

+4
W (7-1) H +17 vs Vanderbilt (unranked)
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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(+4)

Kentucky has been getting hot at the right time. They haven't been super convincing, but they have been winning. They have a bye this week before playing Tennessee.

Keep winning close ones, but they still look good despite the games being close

UK sits at the top of the SEC standings. They move into the top 10 with yet another victory.

I didn't believe in Kentucky before but now looking at it, they could win the SEC championship. They have a tough next couple of games against Florida and Tennessee, but if they can survive that, they will prove they are top 10.

Kentucky has one good win, against LSU, but they keep winning, so unclear how good they are

T4ᵗʰ W/L, T9ᵗʰ Predicted Wins, 27ᵗʰ Team Strength, 16ᵗʰ Quality of Wins

+4 (W 34-17 vs. Vanderbilt)

.520

Tier 4.

Another Cindirella story about to collapse

(+5) big boost

+3. New #1 in SOR! But FPI at 24 and AVGWP at 41(!) dragging them down.