Found the answer - 2022 - #16 Mississippi State vs #22 Kentucky
Apparently it’s only happened for the network 8 times before now. Looks like Missouri will become the highest ranked team to play in a ranked-vs-ranked team matchup on the network.
- 2022 #16 Mississippi State vs #22 Kentucky
- 2020 #9 Georgia vs #25 Missouri
- 2020 #23 Kentucky vs #8 Auburn
- 2018 #7 LSU vs #22 Texas A&M (the famous 7OT game and the final OT game in the previously established format)
- 2016 #23 Florida vs #16 LSU (the rescheduled hurricane game)
- 2015 #21 Mississippi State vs #14 Texas A&M
- 2014 #16 Georgia Tech vs #9 Georgia
- 2014 #21 Texas A&M vs #9 South Carolina (this was a game picked/scheduled specifically to debut the SEC Network)