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Makes no sense for Kentucky to not be ranked

Posted on 9/21/26 at 11:16 am
Posted by narddogg81
Vancouver
Member since Jan 2012
22225 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 11:16 am
They beat a top 10 team and was leading another at halftime. And yet A&M is ranked and they are not. Kentucky should be something like 18 to 20 based on games played so far.
Posted by sorantable
Member since Dec 2008
54964 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 11:17 am to
They’ll get their respect in due time. Just keep winning.
This post was edited on 9/21/26 at 11:19 am
Posted by Frac the world
The Centennial State
Member since Oct 2014
22310 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 11:18 am to
Typical preseason poll bias

Aggy should be unranked no doubt, so should Oregon
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
141920 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 11:21 am to
We are used to being ignored.

If we can keep winning, we will eventually get ranked.
Posted by PeleofAnalytics
Member since Jun 2021
5660 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 11:22 am to
I think getting waxed by 4 TDs at home is too fresh on people's minds despite what they did to aggie. They may get in this week with a strong showing vs South Alabama
Posted by TrueLefty
St. Louis County
Member since Oct 2017
19266 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 11:23 am to
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They beat a top 10 team and was leading another at halftime. And yet A&M is ranked and they are not. Kentucky should be something like 18 to 20 based on games played so far.

Losing in a blowout to Alabama didn't help. That right there is the reason.
Posted by The Architect
KENTUCKY
Member since Jun 2016
330 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 11:25 am to
Yeah, we're accustomed to the voter disrespect, so no big deal there.

But honestly, not sure beating aTm is going to end up being that big of a deal.

Don't get me wrong, it was a huge deal at this point in the season and in Stein's career and for the players and fans and for the fact that it was in their house, but in a few more weeks, aTm may have proven to be a mirage. Jury is out.

Like the previous guy said... all we can do is win the next game.

Good news: there was a lot that UK could've done better, so there's plenty of room to grow still!

Chef's kiss to the third quarter, though.... that was some of the best football I have ever seen from UK... we could beat anyone playing like that.
Posted by OliverQueen81
In The South
Member since Oct 2015
10993 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 11:26 am to
Agree, ky should be ahead of Florida
Posted by The Architect
KENTUCKY
Member since Jun 2016
330 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 11:30 am to
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Agree, ky should be ahead of Florida


I see you tryna put that voodoo on us!!....

Posted by paperwasp
2x HRV 2025 Poster of the Year
Member since Sep 2014
31535 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 11:31 am to
Some of these B10 teams' SOS are killing me
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Posted by LouisvilleKat
Member since Oct 2016
19675 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 11:32 am to
If we keep winning it wont matter but we didn't even make a bowl last year so we had no preseason votes. Is the A&M game a fluke? Was the Bama second half more realistic? Who's to say at this point.
Posted by LouisvilleKat
Member since Oct 2016
19675 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 11:35 am to
We do have 2 wins over 2025 playoff teams this year though. So we got that going for us.

A&M and Youngstown if you're wondering. Technically the FCS playoffs are still a playoff.
Posted by OliverQueen81
In The South
Member since Oct 2015
10993 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 11:40 am to
Nah just being honest
Posted by StansberryRules
Member since Aug 2024
5915 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 11:42 am to
The biggest problem with the polls has always been it uses number of losses as the primary criteria to rank teams, which is completely absurd because your number of losses at any given point in time is as much a function of your schedule as the quality of your team.

It also punishes teams too much for losing to teams they are actually supposed to lose to.
Posted by RollingwiththeTide
Member since Oct 2020
7558 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 11:44 am to
They beat a top 10 team on the road in a pretty hard stadium to play in.
Posted by UKWildcats
Lexington, KY
Member since Mar 2015
20797 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 11:44 am to
I didn't expect us to get ranked until we beat South Alabama and South Carolina the next two weeks. We're #27 based on votes now, so I'm not sweating it.
Posted by LouisvilleKat
Member since Oct 2016
19675 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 11:50 am to
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I didn't expect us to get ranked until we beat
I didn't expect us to be ranked at all this year so I'm just enjoying the season
Posted by Jorts R Us
Member since Aug 2013
18355 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 11:53 am to
Agree. Their win is too under the radar for how impressive it was.
Posted by Lizardman2
Member since Jan 2024
3009 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 11:53 am to
Definitely need to keep playing well and winning.

We've looked good in 10 of 12 quarters so far.

Posted by BluegrassBelle
RIP Hefty Lefty - 1981-2019
Member since Nov 2010
109419 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 12:01 pm to
That’s just part of not being a traditional program with consistency.

Keep winning and it’ll solve the issue of not being ranked. Big opportunities the next two weeks IMO.
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