FBS

Kansas State

Wildcats · Big 12

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FBS rank

#65

Among 138 teams · ▼12 since Week 7

Record

4-3

3-3 vs. FBS

Power rating

+5.41

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+3.65

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Kansas State is 4-3 and ranks No. 65 of 138 FBS teams, down 12 spots from Week 7. Its +5.4 power rating is 16.9 points behind No. 1 Miami.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in FBS, 75th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FBS team would have about 5.3 wins against it; Kansas State is 1.3 behind, 74th in résumé rank.

Best win: 35–24 over Kansas. Worst loss: 17–28 to Arizona State as a 66% favorite. Season-high rank: No. 5, after Week 1.

Next: at Colorado on Sat, Oct 31. Kansas State is a 4.5-point favorite with a 59% chance to win.

Next game

at Colorado
Away

Kansas State by 4.5

Kansas State 59% · Colorado 41%

Rank by week

FBS rank after each week
FBS rank by week: from No. 5 after Week 1 to No. 65 after Week 8.1204060Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#65
Week 8: No. 65 · +5.41 power
FBS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 15+9.24
Week 218+11.94
Week 325+12.33
Week 439+9.58
Week 549+8.05
Week 661+5.93
Week 753+7.69
Week 865+5.41

Game results

7 games · 2026
Kansas State results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
L17–28Upset66%+1.96
Kansas #72
W35–2461%+3.93
L16–3535%+15.98
at Cincinnati #37
L26–3151%+9.84
Tulane #94
W31–2086%+0.57
W34–7—−4.59
W71–3—−10.16
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Big 12
Big 12 power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
8up 27-0
+17.85
#5+4.50+22.9
11up 126-1
+16.67
#18+3.33+19.4
14down 36-2
+15.98
#10+9.88+15.0
19down 106-1
+15.30
#6+8.59+14.6
21down 136-1
+14.73
#14+4.94+15.4
23up 55-2
+13.81
#30+6.23+16.3
35up 94-3
+10.25
#41+9.95+9.7
37up 265-2
+9.84
#28+7.70+9.0
43down 64-3
+9.03
#76+3.91+13.0
52down 173-4
+8.02
#86+7.42+9.6
60up 145-3
+6.30
#47+7.25+3.6
65down 124-3
+5.41
#74+3.65+11.7
66down 163-4
+5.40
#70+9.75+1.7
72up 123-4
+3.93
#89+6.30+7.0
86up 114-3
+1.96
#65+5.39+1.0
97down 122-5
−0.21
#91+11.15-10.0