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2026 FBS · Big 12 Conference

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2026 AP Football Poll

Kansas · Week 9

Ranked in 0 of 10 published polls this season.

Latest poll:

Coverage: –

AP Result

NR

Still not ranked

Compared with Week 8

Voter Support

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

Ranked Kansas
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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Weekly Rankings and Votes

Select a week to explore every voter’s ranking.

Kansas 2026 AP Poll History
PollPublishedAP RankPointsRanked ByFull Poll
PreseasonNR00 / 69AP Top 25 →
Week 1NR00 / 69AP Top 25 →
Week 2NR00 / 68AP Top 25 →
Week 3NR00 / 69AP Top 25 →
Week 4NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →
Week 5NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →
Week 6NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →
Week 7NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →
Week 8NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →
Week 9NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →

This summary covers the available polls, which may not include every week of the season.

The Bigger Picture · Football

Where Kansas Finished

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

Meet the School ↓

Football · Recorded Conference Titles

1 Big Eight Championship

  • 1968*

* Shared conference title

Sources & References

Football · Recorded Conference Titles

3 Big Six Championships

  • 1930
  • 1946*
  • 1947*

* Shared conference title

Sources & References

Football · Recorded Conference Titles

1 Missouri Valley (MVIAA) Championship

  • 1908
Sources & References

Football · Recorded Conference Titles

3 Western Interstate Championships

  • 1892
  • 1893*
  • 1895*

* Shared conference title

Sources & References

Includes three 1890s Western Interstate titles documented by HuskerMax. The 1923 title listed in some secondary summaries is excluded: Kansas’s own archive lists a third-place conference finish.

Top 25 Finishes
4 / 37 seasons
Top 10 Finishes
2 / 37 seasons
Best Final Ranking
#7
Last Ranked Finish
#23 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 · Final AP Football Rankings
YearFinal AP ResultSource
2025Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2024Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2023#23Source ↗
2022Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
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 ↗
2014Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2013Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2012Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2011Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2010Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2009Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2008Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2007#7Source ↗
2006Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2005Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2004Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2003Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2002Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2001Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2000Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1999Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1998Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1997Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1996Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1995#9Source ↗
1994Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1993Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1992#22Source ↗
1991Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1990Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1989Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
Sources & References

Beyond the Ballot

Meet University of Kansas

The University of Kansas is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence. Its first class of 55 students began studying in 1866, a year after the university's first Board of Regents met.

Location
Lawrence, Kansas
University Type
Public
Founded
1865First Board of Regents met in 1865; classes opened in 1866
Total Enrollment
31,169Fall 2025 · All KU campuses, including the Medical Center
Nickname
Kansas Jayhawks
Football Conference
Big 12 ConferenceCurrent affiliation · 2026
Recorded Football Western Interstate Championships
31892 · 1893 · 1895
Recorded Football Missouri Valley (MVIAA) Championships
11908
Recorded Football Big Six Championships
31930 · 1946 · 1947
Recorded Football Big Eight Championships
11968
Sources & References
Strong Hall at University of Kansas
Strong Hall · 2012Photo: Arnhem / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0