Where Kentucky stands in new College Football Playoff Rankings

The regular season is over for the Kentucky Wildcats, and they ended it in about as impressive of a fashion as one could hope for.

The Wildcats will enter the postseason with a 9-3 record following their 56-10 drubbing of the Louisville Cardinals. That has the Wildcats riding very high going into what hopes to be a big-time bowl game.

As of now, the Outback Bowl and Citrus Bowl appear to be the likeliest destinations. Part of that is due to their standing in the College Football Playoff ranking. As good as this season has been, Kentucky is going to come up just short of making a New Year’s Six Bowl.

The latest rankings have Kentucky checking in at the No. 15.

Teams like the Florida Gators, Penn State Nittany Lions, Washington Huskies and Washington State Cougars remain ahead of Kentucky, which means those last few New Year’s Six spots will go to them instead of the Wildcats.

That’s why Kentucky will likely land in the next tier of bowls, which include the Outback and Citrus Bowls.

College Football Playoff Rankings: Week 14

1. Alabama Crimson Tide

2. Clemson Tigers

3. Notre Dame Fighting Irish

4. Georgia Bulldogs

5. Oklahoma Sooners

6. Ohio State Buckeyes

7. Michigan Wolverines

8. UCF Knights

9. Florida Gators

10. LSU Tigers

11. Washington Huskies

12. Penn State Nittany Lions

13. Washington State Cougars

14. Texas Longhorns

15. Kentucky Wildcats

16. West Virginia Mountaineers

17. Utah Utes

18. Mississippi St. Bulldogs

19. Texas A&M Aggies

20. Syracuse Orange

21. Northwestern Wildcats

22. Boise State Broncos

23. Iowa State Cyclones

24. Missouri Tigers

25. Fresno State Bulldogs