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Big 12Jayhawks

Kansas

Next: vs BaylorOct 24

Rank

39th

of 138 FBS teams

Rating

+8.9

90% range 1.0 to 16.7

Offense

31.2

36th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

22.3

43rd: points allowed vs an average team

Record

2–4

5.1–6.9 projected over the regular season

Playoff

<1%

chance to make the field

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Week and dateOpponentResult or win chancePlayoff stakes or rating change
Wk 1Sep 4 · 8:00 PM ET vs Long Island University W 51–6
Rating change+2.8
Wk 2Sep 11 · 8:00 PM ET vs Missouri L 21–38
Rating change−2.9
Wk 3Sep 19 · 12:00 PM ET vs Arizona StateNeutral L 17–24
Rating change+0.8
Wk 5Oct 3 · 12:00 PM ET vs Middle Tennessee W 55–0
Rating change+4.2
Wk 6Oct 10 · 8:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#10 Utah L 24–41
Rating change−0.1
Wk 7Oct 17 · 12:00 PM ET at Kansas State L 24–35
Rating change−1.8
Wk 8Oct 24 · 1:00 PM ET vs Baylor Win 59%
Playoff
Wk 9Oct 31 · 3:30 PM ET at TCU Est. 42%
Wk 10Nov 7 · Time TBD vs UCF Est. 65%
Wk 11Nov 14 · Time TBD at West Virginia Est. 70%
Wk 12Nov 21 · Time TBD vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#14 BYU Est. 35%
Wk 13Nov 28 · Time TBD at Oklahoma State Est. 43%

Chances

Provisional odds. Schedule or rules need confirmation.Details

Projected record
5.1–6.9
Conference record
3.1–5.9
Make the playoff
<1%
First-round bye
0%
Conference title game
<1%
Win the conference
<1%
Reach the quarterfinal
<1%
Reach the semifinal
0%
Reach the final
0%
Win it all
0%

What’s at stake next

The playoff chance now, with a loss and with a win.

Team and next game Chance with a loss and with a win Chance now

Rating this season

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2025Big 1241 of 1368.731.723.05–7—
2024Big 1231 of 13411.933.922.05–7—
2023Big 1225 of 13310.335.725.49–4—
2022Big 1260 of 1311.634.532.96–7—
2021Big 12115 of 130−15.622.938.42–10—
2020Big 12116 of 127−18.021.639.60–9—
2019Big 12110 of 130−11.424.335.73–9—
2018Big 1285 of 130−3.926.230.03–9—
2017Big 12118 of 130−17.120.737.81–11—
2016Big 12105 of 128−13.022.735.72–10—
2015Big 12128 of 128−25.316.441.70–12—

Profile

KU offenseFBS average
MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles

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TEMPO v12Updated Oct 20, 2026Data from CollegeFootballData.com