11. Kentucky Wildcats
2024 schedule: Southern Miss, South Carolina, Georgia, Ohio, at Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, at Florida, Auburn, at Tennessee, Murray State, at Texas, Louisville
Ranked opponents in 247Sports post-spring top 25: 5
The first two weeks of the 2024 season are crucial for Mark Stoops and the Wildcats, who entertain top-ranked Georgia in Week 3 with a chance to crack the top 10 with a victory. After that, Kentucky will play three top-15 teams away from Lexington — Ole Miss, Tennessee and Texas — and closes it out with Louisville, which won 10 games last season, in the finale. Kentucky’s won five-straight in the rivalry with the Cardinals, one of Stoops’ most impressive feats during his long tenure.