No. 3 Tennessee (7-0, 3-0 SEC) will host No. 17 Kentucky (5-2, 2-2 SEC) Saturday in Week 9.
Kickoff between the Vols and Wildcats is slated for 7 p.m. EDT. ESPN will televise the SEC East matchup.
Ahead of Week 9, BCS Know How released Bowl Championship Series simulated rankings. The BCS formula was used in the Football Bowl Subdivision from 1998-2013 to determine the top two teams to play in a national championship game.
Tennessee defeated Florida State, 23-16, in the inaugural BCS national championship game on Jan. 4, 1999, in the Fiesta Bowl at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.
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Below are BCS Know How’s simulated top 25 BCS standings ahead of Week 9.
1
Georgia
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2
Ohio State
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3
Tennessee
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4
Michigan
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5
Clemson
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6
Alabama
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7
TCU
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8
Oregon
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9
Oklahoma State
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10
USC
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11
Wake Forest
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12
Ole Miss
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