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Kansas State

2026 Season Performance

#87
Rank
3-2
Record
-0.2
Points
0.510
SOS

Current Form

L2 streak
COLD
Last 3 1-2
Last 5 3-2

Key Games

Best W vs #56 Tulane 31-20
Worst L @ #34 Cincinnati 26-31

Record Splits

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

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
7
games left
#74.3
avg opponent rank
#24
toughest left
61.85
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-17
vs
#98 Kansas
2-3
+6.19
8
10-24
@
#84 Arizona State
3-2
+10.01
9
10-31
@
#106 Colorado
2-3
+8.87
10
11-07
vs
#24 Oklahoma State
4-1
+8.75
11
11-14
@
#109 TCU
2-3
+8.71
12
11-21
vs
#30 Arizona
5-1
+8.54
13
11-28
@
#69 Iowa State
3-3
+10.78

“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

#33
#49
#65
#81
#98
Pre
#42
W3
#38
W6
#87
W9
#81
W12
#88
W15
#87

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/05
W
NR vs FCS Nicholls
71-3
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
2
09/12
W
#63 vs #92 Washington State
34-7
+10.7
+10.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.6 4.4
Margin Scaling
+3.4 7.9
Against the Spread (-17.75, +9.25)
+2.3 10.2
Total 10.2 pts
-0.6
3
09/19
W
#42 vs #56 Tulane
31-20
+8.7
+7.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.5 7.5
Margin Scaling
+2.3 9.8
Against the Spread (-20.5, -9.5)
-2.4 7.4
Total 7.4 pts
-1.3
4
09/26
L
#38 @ #34 Cincinnati
26-31
-7.6
-8.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.1 -4.9
Loss Record Modifier
+0.7 -4.2
Margin Scaling
-0.8 -5.0
Recency Weighting
-0.9 -5.9
Against the Spread (-6, -11)
-2.8 -8.6
Total -8.6 pts
-1.0
6
10/10
L
#61 vs #43 Houston
16-35
-12.1
-13.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.6 -7.8
Loss Record Modifier
+1.3 -6.5
Margin Scaling
-2.0 -8.5
Recency Weighting
-1.5 -10.1
Against the Spread (-2.5, -21.5)
-3.0 -13.1
Total -13.1 pts
-1.0
Total
3-2 Record
-0.2
-4.1
-3.9

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
74-49
Record
60%
Win Rate
#50
Avg Rank
#3
Best Rank
0.651
Avg SOS
1
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#49
2017
#49
2018
#89
2019
#28
2020
#61
2021
#57
2022
#9
2023
#28
2024
#32
2025
#66
2026
#87

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Big 12 3-2 (60%) #87 #38 -2.6 0.512 -
2025 Big 12 6-5 (55%) #66 #53 30.4 0.653 -
2024 Big 12 8-4 (67%) #32 #13 91.3 0.654 -
2023 Big 12 8-4 (67%) #28 #17 95.2 0.688 -
2022 Big 12 10-3 (77%) #9 #9 178.6 0.727 Big 12
2021 Big 12 7-5 (58%) #57 #11 40.0 0.627 -
2020 Big 12 4-6 (40%) #61 #14 20.4 0.679 -
2019 Big 12 8-4 (67%) #28 #3 85.7 0.657 -
2018 Big 12 5-7 (42%) #89 #56 -2.0 0.702 -
2017 Big 12 7-5 (58%) #49 #48 47.4 0.671 -
2016 Big 12 8-4 (67%) #49 #47 64.7 0.593 -