Kentucky rules the SEC standings. Can Wildcats actually finish the job?

Kentucky sits atop the SEC standings. No, it's not basketball season -- yet.

Will Stein's Wildcats have been the surprise package this season and have a path to the SEC Championship Game and College Football Playoff: just beat Tennessee, Florida and Missouri. Easy enough, right?

Texas' win over Ole Miss on Saturday added a little more chaos to the SEC standings, as did South Carolina's dramatic win over Tennessee

(don't call it an upset).

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Here's a look at the updated SEC standings and a glance ahead at next week's schedule.

Updated SEC football standings after Week 8

1. Kentucky — 5-1, 7-1 overall
2. Georgia — 4-1, 6-1 overall
3. Alabama — 4-2, 6-2 overall
4. Florida — 3-2, 5-2 overall
5. Ole Miss — 3-2, 5-2 overall
6. LSU — 3-2, 6-2 overall
7. Tennessee — 3-2, 6-2 overall
8. Oklahoma — 2-2, 4-3 overall
9. Missouri — 2-2, 5-2 overall
10. Texas — 2-2, 5-2 overall
11. Mississippi State — 2-3, 4-3 overall
12. Auburn — 2-3, 4-3 overall
13. South Carolina — 2-3, 4-3 overall
14. Arkansas — 1-3, 3-4 overall
15. Texas A&M — 1-3, 4-4 overall
16. Vanderbilt — 0-5, 3-5 overall

Opinion: Chaos is everywhere in college football. What if Kentucky

is causing it?

Week 9 SEC football schedule, Oct 31 games

• Auburn at Ole Miss, 12:45 p.m. (SECN)
• Florida vs. Georgia, 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
• South Carolina at Oklahoma, 4:15 pm (SECN)
• Mississippi State at Texas, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
• Missouri at Arkansas, 7:45 p.m. (SECN)

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