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Kentucky

Best finish
No. 1
Seasons ranked
33 / 44
Best finish
No. 1 (2020-2021)
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Years in the Rankings

Any poll, any sport
Season-final ranking by sport · 1983-1984 – 2026-2027
FootballMen's BasketballWomen's BasketballWomen's Volleyball
15101525Football · 2018: final No. 11Football · 2021: final No. 15Football · 2026: final No. 12Men's Basketball · 2000: final No. 8Men's Basketball · 2001: final No. 15Men's Basketball · 2002: final No. 1Men's Basketball · 2003: final No. 2Men's Basketball · 2004: final No. 7Men's Basketball · 2009: final No. 2Men's Basketball · 2010: final No. 3Men's Basketball · 2011: final No. 1Men's Basketball · 2013: final No. 22Men's Basketball · 2014: final No. 1Men's Basketball · 2015: final No. 11Men's Basketball · 2016: final No. 5Men's Basketball · 2017: final No. 17Men's Basketball · 2018: final No. 7Men's Basketball · 2019: final No. 7Men's Basketball · 2021: final No. 7Men's Basketball · 2023: final No. 19Men's Basketball · 2024: final No. 12Women's Basketball · 2009: final No. 9Women's Basketball · 2010: final No. 17Women's Basketball · 2011: final No. 11Women's Basketball · 2012: final No. 7Women's Basketball · 2013: final No. 10Women's Basketball · 2014: final No. 11Women's Basketball · 2015: final No. 12Women's Basketball · 2016: final No. 18Women's Basketball · 2018: final No. 17Women's Basketball · 2019: final No. 16Women's Basketball · 2020: final No. 18Women's Basketball · 2021: final No. 15Women's Basketball · 2024: final No. 13Women's Basketball · 2025: final No. 14Women's Volleyball · 1983: final No. 5Women's Volleyball · 1987: final No. 9Women's Volleyball · 1988: final No. 11Women's Volleyball · 1992: final No. 16Women's Volleyball · 1993: final No. 12Women's Volleyball · 2008: final No. 22Women's Volleyball · 2009: final No. 12Women's Volleyball · 2011: final No. 13Women's Volleyball · 2012: final No. 20Women's Volleyball · 2013: final No. 20Women's Volleyball · 2014: final No. 17Women's Volleyball · 2015: final No. 22Women's Volleyball · 2016: final No. 23Women's Volleyball · 2017: final No. 6Women's Volleyball · 2018: final No. 10Women's Volleyball · 2019: final No. 12Women's Volleyball · 2020: final No. 1Women's Volleyball · 2021: final No. 14Women's Volleyball · 2022: final No. 14Women's Volleyball · 2023: final No. 10Women's Volleyball · 2024: final No. 8Women's Volleyball · 2025: final No. 2Women's Volleyball · 2026: final No. 4’83’87’91’95’99’03’07’11’15’19’23’26
Each point is Kentucky's rank in that sport's final poll of the season. Lower is better; a gap is a season that sport didn't finish ranked.

A year is lit when Kentucky was ranked in any poll that season; the best rank reached is shown. Click a year to open that season's poll board and cycle it week by week.

2020s7 ranked
2026 Best · No. 3 FBVB2025 Best · No. 2 Men'sWomen'sVB2024 Best · No. 4 Men'sWomen'sVB2023 Best · No. 6 FBMen'sVB2022 Best · No. 4 FBMen'sVB2021 Best · No. 3 FBMen'sWomen'sVB2020 Best · No. 1 FBMen'sWomen'sVB
2010s10 ranked
2019 Best · No. 1 Men'sWomen'sVB2018 Best · No. 2 FBMen'sWomen'sVB2017 Best · No. 4 Men'sWomen'sVB2016 Best · No. 1 Men'sWomen'sVB2015 Best · No. 1 Men'sWomen'sVB2014 Best · No. 1 Men'sWomen'sVB2013 Best · No. 1 Men'sWomen'sVB2012 Best · No. 3 Men'sWomen'sVB2011 Best · No. 1 Men'sWomen'sVB2010 Best · No. 3 Men'sWomen'sVB
2000s10 ranked
2009 Best · No. 1 Men'sWomen'sVB2008 Best · No. 17 Men'sVB2007 Best · No. 8 FBMen's2006 Best · No. 15 Men'sWomen's2005 Best · No. 7 Men'sWomen's2004 Best · No. 3 Men's2003 Best · No. 1 Men's2002 Best · No. 1 Men's2001 Best · No. 3 Men's2000 Best · No. 8 Men's
1990s2 ranked
1999Unranked
1998Unranked
1997Unranked
1996Unranked
1995Unranked
1994Unranked
1993 Best · No. 5 VB1992 Best · No. 16 VB
1991Unranked
1990Unranked
1980s4 ranked
1989 Best · No. 11 VB1988 Best · No. 7 VB1987 Best · No. 9 VB
1986Unranked
1985Unranked
1984Unranked
1983 Best · No. 5 VB

Recent Season

Media Top 25 · 2026-2027
Ranking by week
15101525Wk 5: No. 24Wk 7: No. 15Wk 8: No. 12PreseasonWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8
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