Western Kentucky
CUSA · 18–14
Power+1.0#148 of 365
Résumé+1.12#143 · wins above average
Trendrating by week
Best winWichita State (75–70)
Worst lossMissouri State (74–87)
Schedule faced-1.9 avg opponent
Results
Expected is the margin the model's ratings imply for that matchup and site. Perf is how far the actual margin beat it — the number that moves a rating, rather than the win or loss alone.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Expected | Perf | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs | Tennessee Tech | W 82–70 | +14.4 | -2.4 |
| 2 | at | Eastern Kentucky | W 87–79 | +5.8 | +2.2 |
| 2 | vs | Tennessee State | W 95–82 | +4.8 | +8.2 |
| 3 | vs | Bethel (TN) non-D1 | W 97–67 | +41.6 | -11.6 |
| 4 | vs | Vanderbilt | L 78–83 | -17.9 | +12.9 |
| 4 | N | South Florida | L 91–97 | -11.6 | +5.6 |
| 4 | N | Wichita State | W 75–70 | -7.6 | +12.6 |
| 5 | vs | Evansville | W 80–79 | +14.0 | -13.0 |
| 6 | at | Marshall | L 61–77 | -0.7 | -15.3 |
| 7 | vs | Campbellsville non-D1 | W 102–59 | +41.6 | +1.4 |
| 7 | vs | Tulsa | L 81–82 | -5.8 | +4.8 |
| 9 | at | Jacksonville State | L 67–78 | -0.9 | -10.1 |
| 9 | vs | Sam Houston | W 102–91 | -0.5 | +11.5 |
| 9 | vs | Louisiana Tech | W 66–61 | +4.4 | +0.6 |
| 10 | at | New Mexico State | L 64–80 | -1.4 | -14.6 |
| 10 | at | UTEP | W 68–56 | +4.6 | +7.4 |
| 11 | vs | Missouri State | W 87–72 | +6.5 | +8.5 |
| 11 | vs | Kennesaw State | L 65–81 | +1.2 | -17.2 |
| 12 | vs | Liberty | L 69–76 | -2.0 | -5.0 |
| 12 | at | Sam Houston | L 58–73 | -6.0 | -9.0 |
| 13 | at | Kennesaw State | L 69–72 | -4.2 | +1.2 |
| 13 | at | Middle Tennessee | W 65–60 | -2.8 | +7.8 |
| 14 | vs | Jacksonville State | L 66–71 | +4.6 | -9.6 |
| 14 | vs | Florida International | W 80–70 | +6.4 | +3.6 |
| 15 | vs | Middle Tennessee | W 82–80 | +2.7 | -0.7 |
| 16 | at | Delaware | W 88–87 | +7.3 | -6.3 |
| 16 | at | Liberty | W 94–73 | -7.4 | +28.4 |
| 17 | vs | New Mexico State | W 93–70 | +4.1 | +18.9 |
| 17 | vs | UTEP | W 97–65 | +10.0 | +22.0 |
| 18 | at | Missouri State | L 74–87 | +1.0 | -14.0 |
| 18 | at | Florida International | L 67–92 | +0.9 | -25.9 |
| 19 | N | Kennesaw State | L 87–96 | -1.5 | -7.5 |
Remaining schedule
| Wk | Opponent | Projected | Win prob | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Season by season
Best finish: #23 in 2007–08. 22 rated seasons. Two ratings appear here and their numbers are not comparable; the rank is. Season links open that year's game log.
Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 250 — this team's own range, not the size of the field. Each row below says what its rank was out of. Hover a point for the season.
| Season | Rank | Rec | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 148 of 365 | 18–14 | 0.99 | Power |
| 2024–25 | 158 of 364 | 17–15 | 0.46 | Power |
| 2023–24 | 126 of 362 | 22–12 | 3.58 | Power |
| 2022–23 | 152 of 363 | 17–16 | 0.94 | Power |
| 2021–22 | 101 of 358 | 19–13 | 5.54 | Power |
| 2020–21 | 87 of 347 | 21–8 | 7.05 | Power |
| 2019–20 | 113 of 353 | 19–10 | 57.75 | MRI |
| 2018–19 | 115 of 353 | 20–14 | 58.42 | MRI |
| 2017–18 | 30 of 351 | 27–11 | 126.99 | MRI |
| 2016–17 | 241 of 351 | 15–17 | 5.99 | MRI |
| 2015–16 | 166 of 351 | 18–16 | 42.09 | MRI |
| 2014–15 | 122 of 351 | 20–12 | 56.61 | MRI |
| 2013–14 | 139 of 351 | 20–12 | 47.36 | MRI |
| 2012–13 | 143 of 347 | 19–15 | 40.68 | MRI |
| 2011–12 | 221 of 345 | 16–19 | 13.33 | MRI |
| 2010–11 | 206 of 346 | 16–16 | 22.33 | MRI |
| 2009–10 | 93 of 335 | 21–13 | 72.65 | MRI |
| 2008–09 | 58 of 330 | 25–9 | 95.91 | MRI |
| 2007–08 | 23 of 328 | 29–7 | 138.42 | MRI |
| 2006–07 | 67 of 326 | 22–11 | 92.47 | MRI |
| 2005–06 | 45 of 326 | 23–8 | 101.22 | MRI |
| 2004–05 | 62 of 326 | 22–9 | 85.81 | MRI |