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2026 Week 11 Kentucky Wildcats Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
ExternalTangents 6 50.2%
fshi 6
luckroy 6
0010MK 7
GeauxTri 7 7-2. Wins over LSU, Texas A&M and Oklahoma remain excellent, but the 34-6 loss at Tennessee is a significant negative alongside the Alabama loss.
PeteyNice 7
bladefencer 8 0.911, -5, Pow: 15, Off: 22, Def: 28, SOR: 5
NotSoSuperNerd 8 2.028 [8.54-3.46]
ruwisc 8
12panther 9
bwburke94 9 +7.7808328 (LW: #2)
Cars-and-Coffee 9
HieloLuz 9
Inkblot9 9
Pyromania1983 9
daredassdude 10
elnino550 10
hythloday1 10
JustAManAndHisLaptop 10
Justanother_0 10
sroach91 10
Tarmacked 10 I mean, they've been consistent. LSU also had a very strong offensive showing so I won't ding that OT win much more than I have.
ya111101 10
52hoova 11
BallSoHerd 11
bretticus733 11
brucewaynewins 11
cyberchaox 11
Daigotsu 11
DarkLegend64 11
ehoefler 11 85.26 | -6
galacticdude7 11 Predicted Record: 10-2

Losses: Alabama (17-45), @Tennessee (6-34)

Comment: While I had predicted Kentucky to lose to Tennessee, I was expecting a bit more of a fight from them, so my perception of them did drop a bit.
ikindalikelemons 11
justsaynotoreddit 11
KansasEF5Tornado 11
nbingham196 11
PlactusTX 11 LW: 9 | Tier 2 | L Tennessee
sgtshenanigans 11 Kentucky gets smoked by Tennessee it feels like if Kentucky. Previous solid wins and the fact that Texas has lost to some bad teams are keeping Kentucky in the playoffs in my rankings.
ShogunAshoka 11
Texasagsman 11
titansfan174 11
AlphaH4wk 12
BananaBouquet 12
boxbeat 12
CFBHurts 12
Charlemagne42 12 92
CptCheese 12
djowen68 12
douchebagjack 12 Best 3 Wins: L.S.U., Oklahoma, Texas A&M.
2 Losses: Alabama, Tennessee.
That was an ass kicking. Kentucky now has two quality losses and only a LSU win to hang onto. Let's see more
e8odie 12
ewolfy13 12
Hobbes_121 12
JamoRedhead 12
jmac_21 12
MahjongDaily 12
malowry0124 12
Pablo49 12 907
Pollaski 12
RJEP22 12
sirvalkyerie 12
T-Thugs 12 Kentucky is 7-2 with wins over south Carolina (6-3), LSU (6-3) and Oklahoma (5-4). Lost to Alabama and Tennessee
tdeff19 12
the_neverdoctor 12
TolkienFan71 12
tomdawg0022 12
ALStark69 13 -4; probably should drop them lower but I don't feel comfortable ranking anyone else higher
Bank_Gothic 13 Kentucky is a good team and much improved, but they are not one of the best in the country. And when Kentucky plays the best, they get demolished. Hurts to say, but Big Blue should probably be lower.
bannista7 13
BendrickLamar19 13
Bill3ffinMurray 13
BorisNumber1 13
Cassiyus 13
Cecil_Hardboner 13
Ch-i-ef 13 Cinderella story over
COLU_BUS 13
DarthYoda2594 13 Feels wrong having them only 3 behind Tennessee but it's an excusable road loss and they're top of the next tier down
Dropbackandpunt 13
eclectic_tastes 13
EpicSchwinn 13
G-Aardvark 13
GatorBolt 13
grey_pilgrim_ 13
grtgbln 13
halldaylong 13
HelioOne 13
HideNZeke 13
IAmAChemicalEngineer 13
Jerrywelfare 13
jrluhn 13
laprasrules 13
mellolizard 13
one98d 13
Pikachu1989 13
Rakarei 13
retnuh101 13
RobertNeyland 13
royrules22 13
Ruhrgebietheld 13
scronko 13
Shion314 13
SlaminSammons 13
smartkeg 13 Kentucky's resume is better than its two losses might suggest: wins over Texas A&M, LSU, Oklahoma, and South Carolina are legitimate accomplishments. I do want to be precise: the losses to Alabama (17–45) and Tennessee (6–34) were not competitive, so they deserve real weight. Still, the quality of Kentucky's wins and its schedule justify keeping the Wildcats here.
TDenverFan 13
TheUltimate721 13
TimeBroken 13
True_Ad5324 13 Down 3
UNC_Samurai 13
WarEagle9 13
Wescat 13
Zloggt 13 Um...maybe you'll beat Louisville at least?
Acm0028 14
blahblehblahwhoru 14
CambodianDrywall 14
ch1l1_ch33s3 14
ChaseTheFalcon 14
chillmagic420 14
cinciforthewin 14
colton_97 14
Conn3er 14
cornholesurfer 14
cyclonepsycho 14
DavoinShower-handle 14
dubscurry30 14 -5
hascogrande 14
IceColdDrPepper_Here 14
Jakesnake42 14 Yes...Kentucky *did* move up after getting demolished by Tennessee. Mostly due to the fact of two loss teams ahead of them picking up 3rd losses they couldn't afford plus not being restrained by the H2H loss to Alabama. It IS weird but it happens. Last Week: #15
jjjoebox 14
jrichardh 14
jthomas694 14
Longvols 14
Luigiatl 14
MADBuc49 14 +1
MainPeanut25 14
mcdsmaster8824 14
MemeofMemeJTG999999 14 (7-2) (down 9)
L: 6-34 @ #16 Tennessee (7-2)
Next Week: vs Florida (5-4)
Projected Bowl: Citrus Bowl vs Iowa
monkeymatt1836 14
plannedsickdays 14
Pure_Protein_Machine 14
romulusjsp 14
SCsprinter13 14
shifty1032231 14
sickmemes48 14
skuhlke 14
Sometimeswelose 14
strikersteve60 14
SwissArmyScythe 14 -1
TaylorLeprechaun 14 -6
Techwid 14
texas2089 14
TopGoose 14
Tornadohunter24 14 [7-2, 5-2 SEC] (-6) | SOR: #6 | Notable Results: L 17-45 vs #11 Alabama [7-2], W 35-34 (OT) @ #25 South Carolina [6-3], W 35-34 (OT) vs DO/HM LSU [6-3], W 21-13 @ Oklahoma [5-4], L 6-34 @ #10 Tennessee [7-2] |
A_Rolling_Baneling 15
BearsAreGreat1 15
Blazeth 15
ChBass 15 The win against LSU keeps them up, but the loss to #26 power rated Tennessee keeps them out of the top-10.
CPiGuy2728 15
diehardcubforever 15
Euphoric_Relative_13 15
flyingcircusdog 15
frone 15
Hackasizlak 15
Helifino 15
Hugefootballfan44 15
jonstark19 15
KJdkaslknv 15
Muffinnnnnnn 15
noahthearc 15
OKgolfer 15 LW: 12 (lost at #14 Tennessee). Best win: #25 LSU. Worst loss: #14 Tennessee
Our-Gardian-Angel 15
RegionalBias 15
seaotter2 15
Staind075 15
Stoneador 15 4 | 20 | 5
SufferingfOrLife 15
ThaCarter 15
TheZachster 15
_fastball 16
Blooblod 16
budget_um 16
ColombianInIowa24 16 34.16 - [5-2-2] Recall they haven't really done a lot of winning, and got bullied by #9 Tennessee. Up next, Florida (Mode: 11, Median: 28)
dschinghiskhan 16
grjohnst 16
JBonkies 16
joebob431 16
kflinderman 16
owlalwaysloveyew 16
PSUMediaPA 16
Rcfan0902 16 1394.22 (-5)
SearonTrejorek 16 0.75960
sirgippy 16 GippyRank Quality of Results expected rank: 15.0. Central 80% interval: 4–29. Top-25 probability: 87%.
StFuzzySlippers 16
Striker743 16 Up 1 - blown out by #10 and #12, wins over #15 and #26 in OT
studio_sally 16
Terminal_BAS 16
velociraptorfarmer 16
w8w8 16
xX_GIGA_MAN_Xx 16 (-7)
zenverak 16
Bereft13 17 Power: 29, SoR: 9; LW: 15
bernkastel87 17
BoukenGreen 17
dukemetoo 17
GenialGiant 17
Hey_Its_Roomie 17
Jay_Dubbbs 17
LiptonCB 17
Noelthemexican 17
olmsted 17
RedBarracuda25 17
redrumsoxLoL 17 Kentucky drops their second game of the season in a poor performance against Tennessee.
redwave2505 17
spsellers 17
visor841 17
Chipsahoy523 18 -7
cvsprinter1 18 2-loss
deadtofall12 18
fredmerc111 18
Klaassy23 18
Lex_Ludorum 18
NyquillusDillwad20 18
Player_1_has_Joined 18
RiffRamBahZoo 18
SIMBONEGTP 18
spmartin1993 18
TheNSAAgent777 18
ToeInDigDeep 18 Loss to Alabama, Tennessee
AJ_CC 19
The-Gothic-Castle 19
vanburen1845 19
AllHawkeyesGoToHell 20
Corgi_Koala 20
jimbobbypaul 20
Noy_Telinu 20 Wow, that was a blowout loss. Again. yeah, you sink FAR.
tdoger 20
DataDrivenPirate 21
infinitempg 21 0.766, -16
Maladroit44 21
MemeLovingLoser 21 Score 69.90 (▼ 6.56) | Place Change: ▼ 9 | Previous Rank: 12th | Wins Composite Rank: 18th | SoS Composite Rank: 28th | Margin of Victory Rank: 67th | Penalties Composite Rank: 17th | Yardage Composite Rank: 65th | Turnover Composite Rank: 9th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 100th | Other Stats Rank: 28th
BUSean 22
dabul-master 22
SpadeRyker 22
bakonydraco 23 82.172 (7-2)
srs_house 23
Darth_Ra 24
Drexlore 25

Provisional Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
ianmcmoney 4 22.87%
LegionMammal978 6 (−1) GS .846, TS 2892: 39.0% #8 South Carolina + 27.3% #13 LSU + 24.4% #15 Oklahoma + 5.1% #29 Texas A&M + 4.1% #30 Vanderbilt + 0.1% Youngstown State = 54.1% #5 Tennessee + 45.9% #4 Alabama.
manbeqrpig 6
Nervous_Metal_9445 6
CallMeTheKing 7 .890
johnjones55 7
Applesaucemannus 9
bocnj 9
Delicious_Fig5384 9
Flaky_Bit6733 9
Forsaken_Forever_678 9
GenuineBoss 9
GrimmacingGrinny 9
CALL_ME_ISHMAEBY 10 7-2; score +1.44 = blend +1.02 +0.42 results; Q1/Q2 wins 4/0; losses Q1,Q1
Kyrosiv 10
m3owzika 10
Tortillero96 10 -4
L (7-2) A 28 vs Tennessee (10)
W (7-1) H +17 vs Vanderbilt (unranked)
W (6-1) A +8 vs Oklahoma (unranked)
W (5-1) H +1 vs LSU (9)
W (4-1) A +1 vs South Carolina (unranked)
W (3-1) H +24 vs South Alabama (unranked)
W (2-1) A +10 vs Texas A&M (9)
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ad51603 11
bigred91224 11
bruhstevenson 11
GDSamstag 11
GreenAndYellow12 11 0.512 (-8)
josh55134 11
MiserableConfusion74 11
Ok_Boysenberry716 11
Rishik01 11
SaguaroCactus19 11
tbraptors 11
WBLwiffleball 11
beckett929 12
buccaneerboy22 12
ChunkyMarx 12
CinemaWithPsalty 12
Effective-Lead-6657 12 (7)
Hastronaut 12
JJones927 12
-MrWrightt- 13
1Subject 13
70277027 13
AoA_nB1 13
Arago_ 13
BoNnnnfhir 13
DarthGlazer 13
DillyDillySzn 13
Dramatic-Squash-6538 13
hbh110 13
HereComesNightTime 13
isrealball 13
jtsmd2 13
LightningDusty 13 ↓4
ninjatown23 13 UK drops to #13 after getting manhandled by the Volunteers.
OG_Felwinter 13
Pyroblockx 13
qwop00 13
RealityComps 13
samtaylor92 13
SomerandomIDFBfan 13
Star_Wars_Sith 13
TailgateLegend 13
ted1995 13
Blazemaster77 14
BoilerUp28 14
ChiTrojan2 14
d1sportsball 14
divey043 14
DownshiftGD 14
FoodCourtDruid 14
g_trechel 14
gohncell 14 Overrated will fall again.
Kirkwood641 14
loneSTAR_06 14
ogsmurf826 14
PsychologicalFox8660 14
Pure-Shirt-5831 14
ResearchFlaky5912 14 Kentucky doesn't fall too far, since a few other teams in this region also lost, stemming the bleeding. Having two losses - to #8 and #9 - is certainly not the worst position to be in.
rt13wx 14
Scottyfer 14
shouldajustsaid_yeah 14
SignificanceFirm2398 14
SpectralHydra 14
SportsCat4 14
undercover_hot_dog 14
Yelich04 14 v7 (#6 2-loss team,
ArlyntheAwesome 15
bryophyta_insolitam 15
fm22fnam 15 -4
idnttcrisis 15
jackmc04 15 (-8)
KansasChaser2021 15
mathwrath55 15
MyAngelMiraidon 15 -7 - They do have South Carolina and LSU to hold them in place somewhat, but the losses being really bad pushes them down quite a bit
NoOutdoorSoup 15
Original_Profile8600 15
S2OP 15 (-8)
thatoneguyD13 15 Tier 4.
666PeaceKeepaGirl 16
EL-YEO 16
jibberishdhyukl 16
KevinDoesSports 16
logace444444444 16
NebraskaPlainsman 16
Piptit 16
XVW55 16
alexjcode_com 17 788
geordieColt88 17
Isthmus11 17
JackWK_Gaming 17
meristematic 17
MillerHighLifeStan 17
saquad69 17
Spazzatack 17
dee3Poh 18 .360
jtchr33 18 Wondering if they will drop more or still slip and sneak into the SEC champ game.
owl-bears 18
Impossible-Still-349 19 (-4) FRAUDWATCH #3
FrontRunner51 20 (-9)
ndbfsu22 20
chief_sitass 21
IWieldTheFlameOfAnor 21
myworld3 21
Rhizical 21
TyRoland06 21
ThompsonCreekTiger 22 T-13th Win %, 18th SOS, 67th SR
jwrtf 23
BlueRFR3100 24
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