unranked

adjective

un·​ranked ˌən-ˈraŋ(k)t How to pronounce unranked (audio)
: not ranked
especially : not included in a ranked list (as of favorites)
The team was unranked last season.
an unranked boxer
unranked colleges

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Top 10 teams posted their best single-week performance in AJC football rankings history Friday night, going 58-0 against unranked teams, while six Top 10 teams moved closer to region championships by beating other Top 10 opponents. — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 24 Oct. 2026 Manning and coach Steve Sarkisian cooled the criticism that emerged from consecutive losses to unranked teams that sent the Longhorns (5-2, 2-2 SEC) tumbling from the top spot. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 Back-to-back losses to unranked teams is a work of art to someone like me with a team that may not win another game all season. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 Georgia, which had won 53 in a row against unranked teams, was a 20½-point favorite in the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry. — Mark Long, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unranked

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1658, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unranked was circa 1658

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“Unranked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unranked. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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