The Kentucky Wildcats have made the board in the first College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings of the season. Mark Stoops’ program checks in at No. 18 overall.
Following a road loss to Mississippi State, the Wildcats took a fall and find themselves ranked behind both Ole Miss and Mississippi State. Why is that important? The Wildcats need to be ahead of all but a couple of SEC programs to make a New Year’s Six Bowl.
The playoff committee led by Iowa athletic director Gary Barta created the first top 25 from a boardroom in Texas as the college football season winds down.