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SECWildcats

Kentucky

Next: vs VanderbiltOct 24

Rank

30th

of 138 FBS teams

Rating

+11.7

90% range 4.0 to 19.5

Offense

32.2

28th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

20.4

31st: points allowed vs an average team

Record

6–1

8.4–3.6 projected over the regular season

Playoff

24%

chance to make the field

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Week and dateOpponentResult or win chancePlayoff stakes or rating change
Wk 1Sep 5 · 1:00 PM ET vs Youngstown State W 45–13
Rating change+1.4
Wk 2Sep 12 · 3:30 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#9 Alabama L 17–45
Rating change−0.8
Wk 3Sep 19 · 3:30 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#8 Texas A&M W 31–21
Rating change+5.6
Wk 4Sep 26 · 12:45 PM ET vs South Alabama W 45–21
Rating change+0.7
Wk 5Oct 3 · 4:15 PM ET at South Carolina W 35–34
Rating change+0.8
Wk 6Oct 10 · 7:00 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#6 LSU W 35–34
Rating change+1.1
Wk 7Oct 17 · 7:30 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#14 Oklahoma W 21–13
Rating change+1.4
Wk 8Oct 24 · 7:30 PM ET vs Vanderbilt Win 76%
Playoff
Wk 10Nov 7 · Time TBD atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#13 Tennessee Est. 27%
Wk 11Nov 14 · Time TBD vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#24 Florida Est. 52%
Wk 12Nov 21 · Time TBD atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#22 Missouri Est. 38%
Wk 13Nov 28 · Time TBD vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#23 Louisville Est. 52%

Chances

Provisional odds. Schedule or rules need confirmation.Details

Projected record
8.5–3.5
Conference record
5.9–3.1
Make the playoff
24%
First-round bye
4%
Conference title game
19%
Win the conference
4%
Reach the quarterfinal
12%
Reach the semifinal
4%
Reach the final
1%
Win it all
<1%

What’s at stake next

The playoff chance now, with a loss and with a win.

Team and next game Chance with a loss and with a win Chance now

Rating this season

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2025SEC52 of 1365.026.721.75–7—
2024SEC58 of 1342.224.622.54–8—
2023SEC35 of 1338.030.923.07–6—
2022SEC37 of 1316.825.218.37–6—
2021SEC26 of 1308.831.322.510–3—
2020SEC46 of 1274.827.322.55–6—
2019SEC24 of 13010.530.319.88–5—
2018SEC26 of 13010.229.419.210–3—
2017SEC65 of 1300.028.828.87–6—
2016SEC69 of 128−0.931.132.07–6—
2015SEC87 of 128−4.327.732.05–7—

Profile

UK offenseFBS average
MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles

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TEMPO v12Updated Oct 20, 2026Data from CollegeFootballData.com