In ESPN’s final power rankings of the 2018-19 college football season, the Wildcats came in at No. 10. Unlike the other pollers, the Wildcats are where they belong, ahead of UCF and Washington State.
“A 10-win season and bowl victory over Penn State to cap a season that featured a takedown of Florida as the signature win in a 7-1 start is cause for celebration in Lexington. Benny Snell Jr., a generational player for the Wildcats, ran for 144 yards in his final game and kept the ball away from the rallying Nittany Lions to secure Kentucky’s first win on New Year’s Day since 1952.