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Tulane

2026 Season Performance

#85
Rank
2-3
Record
0.6
Points
0.535
SOS

Current Form

L1 streak
Last 3 1-2
Last 5 2-3

Key Games

Best W vs #88 South Alabama 28-24
Worst L @ #42 Kansas State 20-31

Record Splits

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

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
7
games left
#76.7
avg opponent rank
#31
toughest left
34.95
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-16
vs
#31 Memphis
5-1
+5.21
8
10-24
vs
#41 UTSA
5-1
+5.0
9
10-30
@
#138 Charlotte
0-6
+4.42
10
11-07
vs
#81 Tulsa
3-3
+4.15
11
11-14
@
#129 Rice
1-5
+4.71
12
11-21
vs
#47 North Texas
4-2
+4.88
13
11-27
@
#70 South Florida
4-2
+6.58

“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

#40
#60
#80
#100
#118
Pre
#45
W3
#81
W6
#85
W9
#88
W12
#81
W15
#82

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/05
L
NR @ #44 Duke
3-17
-6.3
-7.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.9 -5.1
Loss Record Modifier
+0.7 -4.4
Margin Scaling
-1.3 -5.7
Against the Spread (+8.75, -5.25)
-1.3 -7.1
Total -7.1 pts
-0.7
2
09/12
W
#108 vs #88 South Alabama
28-24
+9.0
+9.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.9 9.9
Margin Scaling
+1.3 11.2
Against the Spread (-9.5, -5.5)
-1.4 9.8
Total 9.8 pts
+0.9
3
09/19
L
#56 @ #42 Kansas State
20-31
-3.5
-4.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.6 -5.4
Loss Record Modifier
+0.1 -5.3
Margin Scaling
-1.3 -6.5
Against the Spread (+20.5, +9.5)
+2.4 -4.2
Total -4.2 pts
-0.7
4
09/26
W
#81 vs #130 Southern Miss
24-21
+3.4
+2.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.2 4.8
Margin Scaling
+0.8 5.6
Against the Spread (-17.75, -14.75)
-3.0 2.6
Total 2.6 pts
-0.8
6
10/10
L
#78 @ #98 Army
17-20
-6.4
-5.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.0 -6.0
Loss Record Modifier
-0.0 -6.0
Margin Scaling
-0.5 -6.5
Against the Spread (+5.5, +2.5)
+0.6 -5.8
Total -5.8 pts
+0.6
Total
2-3 Record
-3.9
-4.6
-0.8

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
73-56
Record
57%
Win Rate
#62
Avg Rank
#1
Best Rank
0.535
Avg SOS
2
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#99
2017
#91
2018
#83
2019
#75
2020
#45
2021
#118
2022
#12
2023
#26
2024
#37
2025
#11
2026
#82

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 American Athletic 2-3 (40%) #82 #56 -1.6 0.524 -
2025 American Athletic 11-2 (85%) #11 #7 136.1 0.581 American
2024 American Athletic 9-4 (69%) #37 #21 87.5 0.531 -
2023 American Athletic 11-2 (85%) #26 #20 102.2 0.501 -
2022 American Athletic 11-2 (85%) #12 #4 136.6 0.514 American
2021 American Athletic 2-10 (17%) #118 #80 -67.6 0.583 -
2020 American Athletic 6-6 (50%) #45 #1 33.0 0.518 -
2019 American Athletic 6-6 (50%) #75 #29 13.8 0.564 -
2018 American Athletic 6-6 (50%) #83 #80 8.7 0.528 -
2017 American Athletic 5-7 (42%) #91 #57 -3.8 0.536 -
2016 American Athletic 4-8 (33%) #99 #70 -37.8 0.503 -