FBS

Kansas

Jayhawks · Big 12

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FBS rank

#72

Among 138 teams · ▲12 since Week 7

Record

3-4

2-4 vs. FBS

Power rating

+3.93

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+6.30

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Kansas is 3-4 and ranks No. 72 of 138 FBS teams, up 12 spots from Week 7. Its +3.9 power rating is 18.4 points behind No. 1 Miami.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in FBS, 44th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FBS team would have about 4.8 wins against it; Kansas is 1.8 behind, 89th in résumé rank.

Best win: 25–24 over Baylor as a 34% underdog. Season-high rank: No. 44, after Week 1.

Next: at TCU on Sat, Oct 31. Kansas is a 9.4-point underdog with a 31% chance to win.

Next game

at TCU
Away

TCU by 9.4

Kansas 31% · TCU 69%

Rank by week

FBS rank after each week
FBS rank by week: from No. 44 after Week 1 to No. 72 after Week 8.150100Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#72
Week 8: No. 72 · +3.93 power
FBS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 144+6.41
Week 290+0.54
Week 3107−1.81
Week 4117−2.62
Week 570+4.52
Week 666+4.71
Week 784+2.65
Week 872+3.93

Game results

7 games · 2026
Kansas results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
Baylor #43
W25–24Upset34%+9.03
L24–3539%+5.41
at Utah #8
L24–4110%+17.85
W55–050%−1.75
vs. Arizona State #86
Neutral site
L17–2443%+1.96
L21–38—+12.67
W51–6—−9.39
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