Just a few days after SP+ ranked Kentucky 28th, ESPN released rankings for all 130 teams in its Football Power Index (FPI). The Wildcats enter the 2020 season at No. 33 in the FPI, good enough for eighth in the SEC. Kentucky is immediately followed in the rankings by South Carolina, Louisville and Purdue. Mark Stoops’ team finished the 2019 season ranked 25th in FPI.
Of course, you’ll find plenty of UK’s 2020 opponents in the top 25 of ESPN’s computer rankings.
121. Eastern Michigan
11. Florida
106. Kent State
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