The Southeastern Conference has 7 teams in the first [URL=”http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/usatpoll.htm”]USA Today Top 25 Coaches Poll[/URL] that was released today.
LSU and Alabama are #1 and #2 respectively as #6 Georgia, #9 South Carolina, and #10 Arkansas join them in the Top 10.
Also ranked are #23 Florida and #25 Auburn to finish up the SEC contingent.
SEC schools that also received votes were Texas A&M at #30, Mississippi State at #33, Missouri at #44, and Tennessee at #45.
Now looking at this from a Kentucky perspective, the schedule looks pretty tough.
Here is the updated schedule with rankings listed:
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[TD=”class: head-text”]Date[/TD]
[TD=”class: head-text”]Opponent / Event[/TD]
[TD=”class: head-text”]Location[/TD]
[TD=”class: head-text”]Time / Result[/TD]
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[TD=”class: row-text”]09/02/12[/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]at Louisville [IMG]http://grfx.cstv.com/graphics/teams/icons/media-icon-tv.gif[/IMG] #27[/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]Louisville, Ky.[/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]3:30 p.m. ET[/TD]
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[TD=”class: row-text”]09/08/12[/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]vs. Kent State [IMG]http://grfx.cstv.com/graphics/teams/icons/media-icon-tv.gif[/IMG][/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]Lexington, Ky.[/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]7:30 p.m. ET[/TD]
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[TD=”class: row-text”]09/15/12[/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]vs. Western Kentucky [IMG]http://grfx.cstv.com/graphics/teams/icons/media-icon-tv.gif[/IMG][/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]Lexington, Ky.[/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]7:00 p.m. ET[/TD]
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[TD=”class: row-text”]09/22/12[/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]at Florida * [IMG]http://grfx.cstv.com/graphics/teams/icons/media-icon-tv.gif[/IMG] #23[/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]Gainesville, Fla.[/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]TBA[/TD]
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[TD=”class: row-text”]09/29/12[/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]vs. South Carolina #9 * [IMG]http://grfx.cstv.com/graphics/teams/icons/media-icon-tv.gif[/IMG][/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]Lexington, Ky.[/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]TBA[/TD]
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[TD=”class: row-text”]10/06/12[/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]vs. Mississippi State #33 * [IMG]http://grfx.cstv.com/graphics/teams/icons/media-icon-tv.gif[/IMG][/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]Lexington, Ky.[/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]TBA[/TD]
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[TD=”class: row-text”]10/13/12[/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]at Arkansas #10 * [IMG]http://grfx.cstv.com/graphics/teams/icons/media-icon-tv.gif[/IMG][/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]Fayetteville, Ark.[/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]TBA[/TD]
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[TD=”class: row-text”]10/20/12[/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]vs. Georgia #6 * [IMG]http://grfx.cstv.com/graphics/teams/icons/media-icon-tv.gif[/IMG][/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]Lexington, Ky.[/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]TBA[/TD]
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[TD=”class: row-text”]10/27/12[/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]at Missouri #44 * [IMG]http://grfx.cstv.com/graphics/teams/icons/media-icon-tv.gif[/IMG][/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]Columbia, Mo.[/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]TBA[/TD]
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[TD=”class: row-text”]11/03/12[/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]vs. Vanderbilt * [IMG]http://grfx.cstv.com/graphics/teams/icons/media-icon-tv.gif[/IMG][/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]Lexington, Ky.[/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]TBA[/TD]
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[TD=”class: row-text”]11/17/12[/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]vs. Samford [IMG]http://grfx.cstv.com/graphics/teams/icons/media-icon-tv.gif[/IMG][/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]Lexington, Ky.[/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]TBA[/TD]
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[TD=”class: row-text”]11/24/12[/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]at Tennessee #45* [IMG]http://grfx.cstv.com/graphics/teams/icons/media-icon-tv.gif[/IMG][/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]Knoxville, Tenn.[/TD]
[TD=”class: row-text”]TBA[/TD]
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It could seriously be another long year for Kentucky Football.
Which games could Kentucky realistically win to get to 6 games?
