College Football
#60

Kentucky Wildcats

SEC · 6-1

Kroger Field · 61,000 seats

Kentucky Wildcats rank #60 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.036 points per play (Elo 1650), a 6-1 record in the SEC, and 46% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.036
#60 in FBS
Offense
+0.019
higher is better
Defense
-0.017
lower is better
SOS
+0.084
mean opp. rating
Elo
1650
Off EPA/play
+0.046
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.034
lower is better
Off success
+0.034
Def success
+0.007
Off explosive
+0.005
Def explosive
-0.011
Rush EPA
+0.059
offense
Pass EPA
+0.042
offense
Pts / drive
2.52
10.6 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
3.11
inside opp 40

Offense and Defense are the net rating's own split (offense − defense reconciles to net rating exactly); everything else is opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected. SOS is the mean net rating of every opponent on the schedule.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind Kentucky's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior-0.015

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating+0.026

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment-0.041

This season's prior minus last season's final rating — our offseason risers/fallers number

Prior remaining46%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production19%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent+0.84σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal+3.9 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeYes

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

+0.04-0.01Wk 1Wk 8

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsYoungstown StateW 45–13———
2vsAlabamaL 17–45———
3@Texas A&MW 31–21———
4vsSouth AlabamaW 45–21———
5@South CarolinaW 35–34———
6vsLSUW 35–34———
7@OklahomaW 21–13———
8vsVanderbiltOct 24———
10@TennesseeNov 7———
11vsFloridaNov 14———
12@MissouriNov 21———
13vsLouisvilleNov 28———