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Baylor

2026 Season Performance

#37
Rank
4-1
Record
43.1
Points
0.568
SOS

Current Form

W4 streak
HOT
Last 3 3-0
Last 5 4-1

Key Games

Best W vs #79 Louisiana Tech 36-19
Worst L N #29 Auburn 16-17

Record Splits

Home 3-0
Away 1-0
Neutral 0-1
Conference 2-0
Non-Conf 2-1
Close (7 pts or less) 0-1
FCS Opponents 1

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
7
games left
#59.4
avg opponent rank
#23
toughest left
68.15
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-17
vs
#109 TCU
2-3
+5.81
8
10-24
@
#98 Kansas
2-3
+9.28
9
10-30
@
#65 UCF
3-3
+10.99
10
11-07
vs
#69 Iowa State
3-3
+7.19
11
11-14
@
#23 BYU
5-0
+13.17
12
11-21
vs
#27 Texas Tech
5-0
+8.64
13
11-28
@
#25 Houston
5-1
+13.07

“Win worth” is base points scaled by location and the opponent’s current strength. It excludes margin and quality-win bonuses, which depend on a result that hasn’t happened.

Rank Progression

#24
#43
#62
#81
#101
Pre
#71
W3
#57
W6
#37
W9
#33
W12
#35
W15
#37

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/05
L
NR N #29 Auburn
16-17
-1.8
-2.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+1.2 -6.8
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.4 -3.4
Loss Record Modifier
+0.5 -2.9
Margin Scaling
-0.3 -3.2
Recency Weighting
-0.6 -3.8
Against the Spread (+6.5, +5.5)
+1.4 -2.4
Total -2.4 pts
-0.6
2
09/13
W
#91 vs FCS Prairie View A&M
44-3
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
3
09/19
W
#72 vs #79 Louisiana Tech
36-19
+11.0
+12.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.8 9.8
Margin Scaling
+3.1 12.8
Against the Spread (-20.25, -3.25)
-0.8 12.0
Total 12.0 pts
+1.0
4
09/26
W
#57 vs #84 Colorado
23-13
+11.3
+11.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-0.3 8.7
Margin Scaling
+2.4 11.1
Against the Spread (-8.5, +1.5)
+0.4 11.5
Total 11.5 pts
+0.2
5
10/04
W
#46 @ #73 Arizona State
55-19
+22.7
+24.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+2.7 16.2
Margin Scaling
+5.0 21.2
Against the Spread (+3.5, +39.5)
+3.0 24.2
Total 24.2 pts
+1.5
Total
4-1 Record
43.1
45.3
+2.1

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
63-61
Record
51%
Win Rate
#68
Avg Rank
#9
Best Rank
0.648
Avg SOS
1
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#71
2017
#123
2018
#82
2019
#15
2020
#110
2021
#11
2022
#61
2023
#121
2024
#33
2025
#86
2026
#37

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Big 12 4-1 (80%) #37 #29 45.3 0.569 -
2025 Big 12 5-7 (42%) #86 #9 -0.9 0.692 -
2024 Big 12 8-4 (67%) #33 #33 90.7 0.644 -
2023 Big 12 3-9 (25%) #121 #87 -60.4 0.617 -
2022 Big 12 6-6 (50%) #61 #22 39.4 0.662 -
2021 Big 12 11-2 (85%) #11 #11 162.6 0.689 Big 12
2020 Big 12 2-7 (22%) #110 #29 -31.6 0.735 -
2019 Big 12 11-2 (85%) #15 #10 150.0 0.621 -
2018 Big 12 6-6 (50%) #82 #45 10.9 0.640 -
2017 Big 12 1-11 (8%) #123 #119 -88.4 0.659 -
2016 Big 12 6-6 (50%) #71 #16 18.2 0.597 -