Back to Rankings
American Athletic

Tulsa

2026 Season Performance

#81
Rank
3-3
Record
1.9
Points
0.573
SOS

Current Form

L3 streak
COLD
Last 3 0-3
Last 5 2-3

Key Games

Best W vs #122 Oklahoma State 24-10
Worst L @ #123 Navy 26-34

Record Splits

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

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
6
games left
#86.3
avg opponent rank
#41
toughest left
30.35
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-17
@
#129 Rice
1-5
+4.71
8
10-24
vs
#74 Army
3-2
+4.3
10
11-07
@
#85 Tulane
2-3
+6.1
11
11-14
vs
#51 Florida Atlantic
4-1
+4.79
12
11-21
vs
#138 Charlotte
0-6
+2.95
13
11-28
@
#41 UTSA
5-1
+7.5

“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

#21
#45
#69
#93
#115
Pre
#105
W3
#28
W6
#81
W9
#77
W12
#74
W15
#71

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/05
W
NR vs #122 Oklahoma State
24-10
+22.5
+26.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+6.5 15.5
Margin Scaling
+3.0 18.4
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 19.9
Recency Weighting
+3.6 23.5
Against the Spread (+13.25, +27.25)
+3.0 26.5
Total 26.5 pts
+4.1
2
09/12
W
#26 @ #98 Sam Houston
23-17
+7.5
+6.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-6.5 7.0
Margin Scaling
+1.2 8.2
Against the Spread (-12, -6)
-1.5 6.7
Total 6.7 pts
-0.8
3
09/20
W
#34 vs #135 East Texas A&M
42-0
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
4
09/27
L
#28 @ #116 Arkansas
6-34
-10.1
-11.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.2 -4.8
Loss Record Modifier
-0.1 -4.9
Margin Scaling
-2.5 -7.5
Recency Weighting
-1.3 -8.8
Against the Spread (+7, -21)
-3.0 -11.8
Total -11.8 pts
-1.7
5
10/02
L
#55 vs #79 North Texas
44-45 OT
-9.4
-9.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.6 -9.8
Loss Record Modifier
+0.6 -9.1
Margin Scaling
-0.2 -9.4
Against the Spread (+2, +1)
+0.2 -9.1
Total -9.1 pts
+0.3
6
10/10
L
#68 @ #123 Navy
26-34
-10.1
-9.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.3 -6.3
Loss Record Modifier
-0.7 -6.9
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -8.0
Against the Spread (+3, -5)
-1.2 -9.2
Total -9.2 pts
+0.8
Total
3-3 Record
0.4
3.1
+2.7

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
49-73
Record
40%
Win Rate
#91
Avg Rank
#11
Best Rank
0.518
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#42
2017
#115
2018
#112
2019
#90
2020
#28
2021
#83
2022
#100
2023
#112
2024
#128
2025
#118
2026
#71

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 American Athletic 3-3 (50%) #71 #26 4.6 0.570 -
2025 American Athletic 4-8 (33%) #118 #55 -45.6 0.463 -
2024 American Athletic 3-9 (25%) #128 #53 -69.7 0.434 -
2023 American Athletic 4-8 (33%) #112 #59 -41.7 0.482 -
2022 American Athletic 5-7 (42%) #100 #44 -17.8 0.509 -
2021 American Athletic 6-6 (50%) #83 #82 8.2 0.539 -
2020 American Athletic 6-2 (75%) #28 #11 63.3 0.565 -
2019 American Athletic 4-8 (33%) #90 #23 -14.7 0.588 -
2018 American Athletic 3-9 (25%) #112 #45 -57.9 0.511 -
2017 American Athletic 2-10 (17%) #115 #39 -60.9 0.523 -
2016 American Athletic 9-3 (75%) #42 #22 72.1 0.516 -