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Fans blast Week 6 AP Poll for dropping Kentucky out of top 25 despite win over USC

Published: Oct 4, 2026 · 2:47 PM EDT

It’s tough to blame Kentucky fans for being upset with how this week’s AP Top 25 shook out.

The Wildcats are not ranked in this week’s poll, coming in at No. 26 just a few votes behind Pitt, who was unranked ahead of Week 5 and jumped Kentucky after beating Virginia Tech Friday evening. This is despite the fact that Kentucky was ranked No. 24 last week and beat South Carolina on the road in Week 5. Making matters more puzzling, Pitt just lost its starting quarterback for the season and needed a questionable field goal judgement to beat the Hokies in the first place.

Wildcats fans took to social media to vent the snub on Sunday shortly after the poll’s release. Here’s some of the best reactions we found:

Kentucky drops out of the AP Poll after a SEC road win

?? pic.twitter.com/8xiUHjc8Fm
— Big Blue Carti (@BigBlueCarti) October 4, 2026

Kentucky drops out the Top 25 after winning an SEC road game?? https://t.co/xVxbwEp08U
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) October 4, 2026

Kentucky dropping out of the AP Top 25 after a road WIN in the SEC has me genuinely and maybe irrationally upset.
— Steven Peake (@StevenPeakeKSR) October 4, 2026

Kentucky has beaten two SEC teams on the road with a single loss to arguably the hottest team in the country

BYU pattycakes its way to 4-0, still No. 8. Houston, Boise State, SMU and Pittsburgh do not belong ahead of UK.

Maddening. https://t.co/jikYvhVGew
— Jack Pilgrim (@JackPilgrimKSR) October 4, 2026

Pittsburgh scraped by Virginia Tech on an unsuccessful field goal attempt — and somehow they’re ranked ahead of Kentucky.

Make it make sense.
— Casey (@BleedBlueCasey) October 4, 2026

Kentucky??? Win an SEC game on the road and drop out?
— Willis (@WillisL78) October 4, 2026

Kentucky drops out of the AP Poll after an overtime win in the road. https://t.co/2prCjr4xeA
— Nick Roush (@RoushKSR) October 4, 2026

LSU vs Kentucky will not be a Top 25 matchup, as AP voters have them right outside the Top 25.

Also AP voters are horrible at voting lol
— AYS Sports (@AYSSPORTS) October 4, 2026

So lemme get this straight yall complain about sec bias right got it
– smu hasn’t done shit and they struggled with bc still ranked
– byu sorry ass struggled with tcu and moved up 2 spots
-Oklahoma st congrats you beat Oregon u lost to Tulsa by 2 scores
But yea sec biased… pic.twitter.com/aqMwaUAnH3
— Bray Hubbard for Thorpe (@jaydeetakes5) October 4, 2026

Mississippi State gets dog walked at home. Falls 1 spot

Pitt has 0 ranked wins and jumps Kentucky.

SMU wins, struggles against another terrible team and drops 3 spots which also helps bumps Kentucky.

Kentucky wins, punished for winning.@AP_Top25 voters are a disgrace. https://t.co/LVLAwVOzJP
— Bleed Blue Network (@BleedBNetwork) October 4, 2026

Ethan Stone

Ethan Stone is a Saturday Down South News Editor and an advocate for the return of the Seattle Supersonics.