No. 16/17 Tennessee will take on No. 9/9 Kentucky for Homecoming at 6:15 p.m. ET on ESPN on Nov. 7 in Neyland Stadium, the Southeastern Conference announced Monday.

Both teams are on their open dates this week. Neyland Stadium is sold out for the 33rd consecutive contest. It's the sixth straight year that the two teams will meet at night.Kentucky (7-1, 5-1 SEC) sits atop the SEC standings, while Tennessee (6-2, 3-2) is in a four-way tie for fourth place.

The Vols remained in the top 20 of the polls despite a last-second 27-24 loss at South Carolina. Both of Tennessee's losses have come by a combined six points, including a 20-17 defeat to current No. 11/11 Texas.

The first College Football Playoff rankings will be released on the Tuesday prior to the Tennessee-Kentucky matchup. It will mark just the fourth time the two teams will face off both ranked at the time of the matchup. The other three times that occurred was in 1950, '51 and 2022. The 1950 and 2022 contests were played in Neyland Stadium.

It's the first time since Nov. 23, 1974, that Tennessee will host Kentucky for a Homecoming game. The Vols have won four straight Homecoming tilts dating back to 2022.

Nov. 7 SEC Television Schedule

Texas at Missouri | Noon ET | ABC or ESPN*

Arkansas at Auburn | 12:45 p.m. ET | SEC Network

Texas A&M at South Carolina | 3 p.m. ET | ESPN

Alabama at LSU | 3:30 p.m. ET | ABC

Vanderbilt at Mississippi State | 4:15 p.m. ET | SEC Network

Kentucky at Tennessee | 6:15 p.m. ET | ESPN

Georgia at Ole Miss | 7:30 p.m. ET | ABC

Oklahoma at Florida | 7:45 p.m. ET | SEC Network

Source: Yahoo Sports