unranked

adjective

un·​ranked ˌən-ˈraŋ(k)t 

: not ranked

especially : not included in a ranked list (as of favorites)

The team was unranked last season.

an unranked boxer

unranked colleges

Examples of unranked in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Other unranked locks include Creighton, the second seed in the Big East; Gonzaga, the No. 2 seed in the West Coast behind Saint Mary’s; and Ole Miss, which was ranked as high as No. 16 this season and is seeded eighth in the SEC tourney. —Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025

Now 20-9 on the season and 12-6 in league play, UConn received votes but remained unranked in the AP Top 25 poll for the fourth week in a row. —Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2025

Two-time defending national champion UConn remained unranked for the third straight week, while 13 of the preseason top 25, including North Carolina, Baylor, and Gonzaga, failed to crack this week’s ranking. —Tobias Bass, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025

Without Michelin's guide extending to New England, Boston restaurants remain unranked in one of the world's top culinary systems. —Mike Deehan, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1658, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unranked

• banked
• blanked
• clanked
• cranked
• flanked
• franked
• planked
• ranked
• spanked
• thanked
• yanked
• outflanked