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School facts, program titles and available AP poll analysis

Overall Record3–12026 · Updated Oct 5Schedule & Results →

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Current Programs & Conferences

2026 FBS football and 2026–27 NCAA Division I basketball. Historical title affiliations appear with the sourced program history below.

ProgramCurrent AffiliationSources & References
Football · FBSBig 12 Conference
Sources & References

The Bigger Picture · Football

Where Kansas State Finished

Final AP rankings after the postseason. Coverage: 1989 through 2025.

Meet the School ↓

Football · Recorded Conference Titles

3 Big 12 Championships

  • 2003
  • 2012*
  • 2022

* Shared conference title

Explore Big 12 Conference →
Sources & References

Football · Recorded Conference Titles

1 Big Six Championship

  • 1934
Sources & References

Includes the 1934 title and three Big 12 championships. Three early Kansas Intercollegiate titles reported elsewhere (1909, 1910 and 1912) have not been verified here and are not counted.

Top 25 Finishes
15 / 37 seasons
Top 10 Finishes
6 / 37 seasons
Best Final Ranking
#6
Last Ranked Finish
#18 in 2023

Summary covers 1989 through 2025.

Season by Season

Showing 2016 to 2025 · 10 seasons

Higher bars mean a higher finish. NR = Not Ranked in the final Top 25, including teams receiving votes. Gold marks a school-recognized FBS / major-college national championship; an AP No. 1 finish alone is not treated as a championship.

View Every Final Ranking (1989–2025)
Kansas State · Final AP Football Rankings
YearFinal AP ResultSource
2025Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2024Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2023#18Source ↗
2022#14Source ↗
2021Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2020Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2019Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2018Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2017Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2016Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2015Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2014#18Source ↗
2013Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2012#12Source ↗
2011#15Source ↗
2010Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2009Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2008Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2007Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2006Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2005Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2004Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2003#14Source ↗
2002#7Source ↗
2001Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2000#9Source ↗
1999#6Source ↗
1998#10Source ↗
1997#8Source ↗
1996#17Source ↗
1995#7Source ↗
1994#19Source ↗
1993#20Source ↗
1992Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1991Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1990Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1989Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
Sources & References

Beyond the Ballot

Meet Kansas State University

Kansas State University is a public, land-grant university in Manhattan. Founded as Kansas State Agricultural College in 1863, it adopted its current name in 1959.

Location
Manhattan, Kansas
University Type
Public · Land-grant
Founded
1863
Total Enrollment
21,213Fall 2025 · For-credit students across all campuses
Nickname
Kansas State Wildcats
Football Conference
Big 12 ConferenceReviewed affiliation · 2026
Recorded Football Big Six Championships
11934
Recorded Football Big 12 Championships
32003 · 2012 · 2022
Sources & References
Anderson Hall at Kansas State University
Anderson Hall · 2008Photo: thename915 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Available AP Poll Analysis

These dated views describe specific poll editions and seasons; they are separate from school facts and championship history.

Football AP Poll Analysis

Existing Football ranking history and individual voter analysis.

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2026 AP Football Poll

Kansas State · Week 5

Ranked in 0 of 6 published polls this season.

Latest poll:

Coverage: –

AP Result

NR

Still not ranked

Compared with Week 4

Voter Support

Of the 70 available ballots, 0 ranked Kansas State and 70 left the team unranked.

Ranked Kansas State
0
Left unranked
70
0 of 70 voters · 0%70 of 70 voters · 100%
Highest Vote
—

No ranked votes available

Lowest Ranked Vote
—

No ranked votes available

2026 Games & Scores

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2026 Season at a Glance

AP rank and voter agreement across available polls.

Poll
2026 · PreseasonNR00%0/69 Voters—
2026 · Week 1NR00%0/69 Voters—
2026 · Week 2NR11%1/68 Voters0.00
2026 · Week 3NR33%2/69 Voters0.50
2026 · Week 4NR00%0/70 Voters—
2026 · Week 5NR00%0/70 Voters—

A Look at the Individual Votes

Week 5 · First 10 of 70 voters, sorted by highest vote. Open the weekly view for the complete list.

VoterVote
Creg StephensonNRBoth Unranked
Jerry HumphreyNRBoth Unranked
Cameron CoxNRBoth Unranked
Tom MurphyNRBoth Unranked
Haley SawyerNRBoth Unranked
Jon WilnerNRBoth Unranked
Kirk KenneyNRBoth Unranked
Brian HowellNRBoth Unranked
Joe ArrudaNRBoth Unranked
Jamal St. CyrNRBoth Unranked

View All 70 Voters for Week 5 →

Ballot Distribution

Every complete ballot for Kansas State.

Kansas State—

0% · 0 of 70 Voters
Average When Ranked: — · 70 Unranked

Ranked High — · Low —70 / 70 Ballots
View Exact Distribution
Kansas State votes by rank, including zero counts
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NR70