For a computer rating system, ESPN’s Football Power Index sure hates Kentucky. Since its inception, the FPI has constantly overlooked the Cats, famously predicting them to win only five games last season, the second fewest in the SEC, and not even rating them in the top 25 after Kentucky won ten games and finished No. 12 in the AP Poll. Best predictor of a team’s performance, my butt.
So, it’s no surprise the disrespect continues. The FPI released its preseason ratings and Kentucky came in at No. 40. The index predicts Kentucky will only win 6.