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With SEC Media Days taking place down in Birmingham this week, we will soon learn the media’s preseason poll for the league’s upcoming football season. And while we wait to see where the media ranks Kentucky among its opponents in the SEC East, let’s look back to last year when the media completely butchered its preseason prediction for the Wildcats.
2018 SEC Football Preseason Media Poll
| South Carolina (8) | Auburn (19) |
| Kentucky (1) | LSU |
Actual finish:
| Georgia (11-3, 7-1) | Alabama (14-1, 8-0) |
| Kentucky (10-3, 5-3) | Texas A&M (9-4, 5-3) |
| Florida (10-3, 5-3) | LSU (10-3, 5-3) |
| South Carolina (7-6, 4-4) | Mississippi State (8-5, 4-4) |
| Missouri (8-5, 4-4) | Auburn (8-5, 3-5) |
| Vanderbilt (6-7, 3-5) | Ole Miss (5-7, 1-7) |
| Tennessee (5-7, 2-6) | Arkansas (2-10, 0-8) |
Keep this in mind when the media disrespects Mark Stoops’ program again.