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Today’s edition · Wed., Nov. 4

Kentucky lands at No. 6 in first CFP rankings; hoops opens 85-57

Plus, the Kentucky Horse Park moves to a Friday-through-Sunday schedule on Nov. 13.

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Kentucky lands at No. 6 in the first College Football Playoff rankings, a program best

Kentucky sits sixth among 25 teams in the first CFP rankings

The College Football Playoff committee's first 2026 rankings of 25 teams

6thof 25

Kentucky
Georgia 2ndNotre Dame 11thTennessee 13th
Georgia 2ndNotre Dame 11thTennessee 13th
1 Top ranked25th 25

Source: WKYT

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Georgia2nd
Kentucky6th
Notre Dame11th
Tennessee13th

If you bleed blue, Tuesday was a good night. Kentucky landed at No. 6 in the first College Football Playoff rankings, the highest in program history. The old high was No. 9 on Oct. 30, 2018. Not bad for a team picked to finish 14th among the SEC's 16 teams this summer.

The Cats are 7-1 and tied with Georgia for first in the SEC. If the playoff started now, Kentucky would host No. 11 Notre Dame at in the first round, with quarterback Kenny Minchey facing his old team. The winner would play No. 3 Utah.

Kentucky ranks ahead of Tennessee in the CFP and AP polls

6CFP rank13
8AP rank16
7Wins6
5SEC wins3

Sources: Lexington Herald Leader, WKYT

  • Next game: at Tennessee, , Sat., Nov. 7
  • Kickoff: reports list both 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
  • Ranked teams left: three of four remaining games
  • SEC title game: Sat., Dec. 5
  • Final CFP rankings: Sun., Dec. 6

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No. 23 Kentucky men's basketball opens the season with an 85-⁠57 win over Manhattan

Slow starts? Not for long. Kentucky opened 2026-27 with an 85-57 win over Manhattan on Tuesday at , even after the Jaspers led 9-4 early. The Cats later went on a 13-0 run and led 48-22 at halftime.

Kentucky beat Manhattan by 28 points in the opener

  • Manhattan57
    Kentucky85
    FinalThe No. 23 Wildcats opened the 2026-27 season at Rupp Arena.

Sources: Kentucky Kernel, WKYT

It was the program's fifth straight opener win and the third under coach Mark Pope.

  • Milan Momcilovic: game-high 24 points, six 3-pointers
  • Zoom Diallo: 12 points
  • Alex Wilkins: 11 points, 5 assists
  • Malachi Moreno: 8 points, 10 rebounds
  • Next: James Madison at Rupp Arena, Fri., Nov. 6, 7 p.m.

Kentucky shot well and dominated the glass

53%
Kentucky's shooting from the field
39%
Kentucky's shooting from 3-point range
40-26
Kentucky's rebounding edge over Manhattan
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assists for Kentucky

Source: WKYT

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Lost hikers

Rescue crews found two groups of lost hikers Tuesday after being sent to the Corman Lane area for a report of lost hikers, and no injuries were reported. The Nicholasville and Wilmore fire departments, Jessamine County EMS and the Jessamine County Sheriff's Office helped. WKYT

Horse Park

If you're planning a Kentucky Horse Park trip, the current main schedule ends Sun., Nov. 8. From Fri., Nov. 13, the park is open Friday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and closed Monday through Thursday. Winter visitors get Stall-Side Chats with resident horses plus the International Museum of the Horse and the American Saddlebred Museum, and the park resumes normal hours March 15, 2027. The Lane ReportWKYT

The Kentucky Horse Park moves to winter hours Nov. 13

  1. Nov. 8The park's current main operating schedule ends.
  2. Nov. 13Winter hours begin: Friday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  3. March 2027The winter season ends.
  4. March 2027The park resumes normal operating hours.

Sources: The Lane Report, WKYT

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Council pay

Fayette County voters approved raising Lexington council pay to $59,987 a year effective Jan. 7, 2031, with 61% voting yes, according to unofficial results. Members now make just shy of $40,000. Lexington Herald Leader

Lexington voters backed the council pay raise, 61% to 39%

Source: Lexington Herald Leader

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No39%39%

Vice mayor

Councilmember at-large James Brown received the most at-large votes and will be Lexington's next vice mayor. Current Vice Mayor Dan Wu and Stephanie Aschmann Spires will take the other two at-large seats. WKYT

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Kentucky lands at No. 6 in first CFP rankings; hoops opens 85-57

Plus, the Kentucky Horse Park moves to a Friday-through-Sunday schedule on Nov. 13.

The TLDR

  1. Kentucky is No. 6 in the first College Football Playoff rankings
  2. UK men's basketball opens with an 85-57 win over Manhattan
  3. Kentucky Horse Park goes to Friday-through-Sunday hours Nov. 13
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