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Kentucky

2026 Season Performance

#9
Rank
5-1
Record
98.1
Points
0.802
SOS

Current Form

W4 streak
HOT
Last 3 3-0
Last 5 4-1

Key Games

Best W vs #17 LSU 35-34
Worst L vs #12 Alabama 17-45

Record Splits

Home 3-1
Away 2-0
Conference 3-1
Non-Conf 2-0
Close (7 pts or less) 2-0
FCS Opponents 1

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
6
games left
#33.3
avg opponent rank
#8
toughest left
84.25
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-17
@
#20 Oklahoma
3-2
+18.35
8
10-24
vs
#80 Vanderbilt
3-3
+9.38
10
11-07
@
#17 Tennessee
5-1
+18.57
11
11-14
vs
#13 Florida
4-2
+12.57
12
11-21
@
#8 Missouri
5-1
+19.21
13
11-28
vs
#62 Louisville
3-3
+6.17

“Win worth” is base points scaled by location and the opponent’s current strength. It excludes margin and quality-win bonuses, which depend on a result that hasn’t happened.

Rank Progression

#4
#34
#64
#94
#125
Pre
#67
W3
#11
W6
#9
W9
#9
W12
#9
W15
#9

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/05
W
NR vs FCS Youngstown State
45-13
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
2
09/12
L
#79 vs #12 Alabama
17-45
-9.4
-11.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.8 -3.4
Margin Scaling
-3.4 -6.8
Recency Weighting
-1.2 -8.0
Against the Spread (+8.75, -19.25)
-3.0 -11.0
Total -11.0 pts
-1.6
3
09/19
W
#115 @ #7 Texas A&M
31-21
+42.3
+32.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+8.1 21.6
Margin Scaling
+3.3 24.9
Recency Weighting
+4.5 29.4
Against the Spread (+16.5, +26.5)
+3.0 32.4
Total 32.4 pts
-9.9
4
09/26
W
#11 vs #67 South Alabama
45-21
+13.8
+14.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.9 9.9
Margin Scaling
+4.0 13.9
Against the Spread (-20.5, +3.5)
+0.9 14.8
Total 14.8 pts
+0.9
5
10/03
W
#19 @ #88 South Carolina
35-34 OT
+18.2
+41.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+20.2 33.7
Margin Scaling
+0.7 34.4
Recency Weighting
+6.2 40.6
Against the Spread (+2.5, +3.5)
+0.9 41.5
Total 41.5 pts
+23.3
6
10/10
W
#15 vs #17 LSU
35-34 OT
+33.2
+33.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+16.1 25.1
Margin Scaling
+0.7 25.8
Recency Weighting
+4.7 30.5
Against the Spread (+9.25, +10.25)
+2.6 33.0
Total 33.0 pts
-0.2
Total
5-1 Record
98.1
110.6
+12.5

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
71-53
Record
57%
Win Rate
#35
Avg Rank
#1
Best Rank
0.853
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#27
2017
#25
2018
#7
2019
#44
2020
#49
2021
#21
2022
#18
2023
#36
2024
#73
2025
#74
2026
#9

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 SEC 5-1 (83%) #9 #9 110.6 0.831 -
2025 SEC 5-7 (42%) #74 #37 19.8 0.839 -
2024 SEC 4-8 (33%) #73 #18 25.0 0.883 -
2023 SEC 7-5 (58%) #36 #11 75.8 0.815 -
2022 SEC 7-5 (58%) #18 #1 127.3 0.874 -
2021 SEC 9-3 (75%) #21 #4 136.3 0.806 -
2020 SEC 4-6 (40%) #49 #6 31.0 1.004 -
2019 SEC 7-5 (58%) #44 #11 53.7 0.778 -
2018 SEC 9-3 (75%) #7 #1 221.6 0.850 -
2017 SEC 7-5 (58%) #25 #2 110.4 0.843 -
2016 SEC 7-5 (58%) #27 #27 100.9 0.862 -