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Kentucky in the Top 20 of Preseason ESPN FPI

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ESPN released its preseason Football Power Index (FPI), and the Kentucky Wildcats are a Top 25 team heading into the 2022 college football season.

Kentucky checks in at No. 20 in the FPI. Alabama (1), Georgia (3), Auburn (10), LSU (11), Texas A&M (14), and Ole Miss (17) are the teams ahead of the Wildcats.

The FPI has predicted an 8-4 season for Kentucky while giving the Wildcats a 4.7 percent chance to win the SEC East.

The computer also gives Kentucky a 96.2 percent chance to win 6 games this season.

Here is how Kentucky’s opponents rank in the ESPN FPI:

  • Georgia (3)
  • Ole Miss (17)
  • Mississippi State (24)
  • Florida (25)
  • Tennessee (28)
  • Louisville (36)
  • South Carolina (45)
  • Missouri (55)
  • Miami (Ohio) (98)
  • Vanderbilt (103)
  • Northern Illinois (110)
  • Youngstown State

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