Kansas
Big 12 · 3–6 · 1–5 in conference · MRI Classic #77
Who to root for this week
Nothing this weekend moves the needle.
How this rating is built
Power = w × (average margin counted + average opponent rating) + (1 − w) × preseason prior, where w = games ÷ (games + 4). After 9 games, w is 69%, so the preseason prior is 31% of this rating. Every game played shrinks that share.
| Part | Value | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margin counted | +1.2 avg | × 69% | +0.8 |
| Opponents faced | -0.0 avg | × 69% | +0.0 |
| Preseason prior | +0.8 | × 31% | +0.2 |
| Power | +1.0 | ||
This explains how the model reached the number. The opponent ratings come out of the same fitted model, so it is not independent proof that the rating is right.
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 result against expectation. Adds is a different question: how many points of Power the game contributes, counting its margin and the strength of the opponent together. A game can beat expectation and still add little, or the reverse. Adds, plus the preseason prior, sum to Power (figures are rounded so the column adds up). Hover an Adds figure for its arithmetic.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Expected | Perf | Adds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs | Long Island University FCS | W 51–6 | +37.7 | +7.3 | +0.2 |
| 2 | vs | Missouri | L 21–38 | -10.9 | -6.1 | -0.7 |
| 3 | N | Arizona State | L 17–24 | +0.6 | -7.6 | -0.7 |
| 5 | vs | Middle Tennessee | W 55–0 | +21.2 | +33.8 | +2.1 |
| 6 | at | Utah | L 24–41 | -22.7 | +5.7 | +0.1 |
| 7 | at | Kansas State | L 24–35 | -2.9 | -8.1 | -0.8 |
| 8 | vs | Baylor | W 25–24 | -7.2 | +8.2 | +0.8 |
| 9 | at | TCU | L 16–22 | -8.3 | +2.3 | +0.1 |
| 10 | vs | UCF | L 32–33 | +3.1 | -4.1 | -0.3 |
| Preseason prior (31% of the rating) | +0.2 | |||||
| Power | +1.0 | |||||
Remaining schedule
| Wk | Opponent | Projected | Win prob | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | at | West Virginia | -1.1 | 47% |
| 12 | vs | BYU | -10.8 | 26% |
| 13 | at | Oklahoma State | -9.0 | 29% |
Coaches
Mean added leaves out 1978–1980, the first seasons rated, which have no preseason prior to measure against.
| Coach | Years | Record | Mean added |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Moore | 1978 | 1-10 | – |
| Don Fambrough | 1979–1982 | 17-24-4 | -4.3 |
| Mike Gottfried | 1983–1985 | 15-18-1 | +1.7 |
| Bob Valesente | 1986–1987 | 4-17-1 | -12.5 |
| Glen Mason | 1988–1996 | 47-54-1 | +1.5 |
| Terry Allen | 1997–2001 | 20-33 | -3.8 |
| Mark Mangino | 2002–2009 | 50-48 | +1.6 |
| Turner Gill | 2010–2011 | 5-19 | -10.5 |
| Charlie Weis | 2012–2014 | 6-22 | -3.1 |
| David Beaty | 2015–2018 | 6-42 | -5.0 |
| Les Miles | 2019–2020 | 3-18 | -8.1 |
| Lance Leipold | 2021–2026 | 30-41 | +1.3 |
Season by season
Best finish: #7 in 2007. 48 seasons rated. The two columns' numbers are not comparable; the rank within each is. Season links open that year's game log.
Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 150 — this team's own range, not the size of the field. Two lines where both ratings cover a season - MRI 2.0 in red, Classic in grey. Hover a point for the season.
| Season | Rec | MRI 2.0 | MRI Classic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5–7 | #55 of 136 · 3.88 | – |
| 2024 | 5–7 | #32 of 134 · 10.28 | – |
| 2023 | 9–4 | #22 of 133 · 11.81 | – |
| 2022 | 6–7 | #59 of 131 · 3.20 | – |
| 2021 | 2–10 | #117 of 130 · -15.94 | – |
| 2020 | 0–9 | #122 of 128 · -19.23 | – |
| 2019 | 3–9 | #102 of 130 · -9.78 | #116 of 130 · -35.62 |
| 2018 | 3–9 | #98 of 130 · -9.46 | #102 of 130 · -18.81 |
| 2017 | 1–11 | #122 of 130 · -20.31 | #128 of 130 · -71.79 |
| 2016 | 2–10 | #115 of 128 · -16.46 | #126 of 128 · -52.67 |
| 2015 | 0–12 | #124 of 128 · -22.20 | #128 of 128 · -84.06 |
| 2014 | 3–9 | #99 of 128 · -11.03 | #117 of 128 · -33.24 |
| 2013 | 3–9 | #103 of 125 · -13.36 | #112 of 126 · -38.73 |
| 2012 | 1–11 | #98 of 124 · -11.61 | #115 of 124 · -40.68 |
| 2011 | 2–10 | #103 of 120 · -13.75 | #111 of 120 · -41.89 |
| 2010 | 3–9 | #97 of 120 · -12.31 | #110 of 120 · -38.52 |
| 2009 | 5–7 | #49 of 120 · 4.54 | #70 of 120 · 16.09 |
| 2008 | 8–5 | #24 of 120 · 10.19 | #32 of 120 · 45.20 |
| 2007 | 12–1 | #10 of 119 · 16.96 | #7 of 120 · 100.64 |
| 2006 | 6–6 | #54 of 119 · 1.91 | #65 of 119 · 18.08 |
| 2005 | 7–5 | #49 of 119 · 3.45 | #41 of 119 · 41.94 |
| 2004 | 4–7 | #48 of 117 · 3.40 | #42 of 117 · 39.01 |
| 2003 | 6–7 | #76 of 117 · -6.09 | #74 of 117 · 15.09 |
| 2002 | 2–10 | #107 of 117 · -19.33 | – |
| 2001 | 3–8 | #88 of 117 · -10.46 | – |
| 2000 | 4–7 | #78 of 116 · -4.63 | – |
| 1999 | 5–7 | #74 of 114 · -4.56 | – |
| 1998 | 4–7 | #70 of 112 · -4.63 | – |
| 1997 | 5–6 | #71 of 112 · -3.85 | – |
| 1996 | 4–7 | #41 of 111 · 4.57 | – |
| 1995 | 10–2 | #28 of 108 · 9.72 | – |
| 1994 | 6–5 | #38 of 107 · 4.48 | – |
| 1993 | 5–7 | #39 of 106 · 4.08 | – |
| 1992 | 8–4 | #23 of 107 · 9.11 | – |
| 1991 | 6–5 | #38 of 107 · 4.21 | – |
| 1990 | 3–8 | #77 of 107 · -9.28 | – |
| 1989 | 4–7 | #93 of 106 · -17.11 | – |
| 1988 | 1–10 | #99 of 104 · -22.96 | – |
| 1987 | 1–10 | #100 of 104 · -20.19 | – |
| 1986 | 3–8 | #93 of 105 · -15.25 | – |
| 1985 | 6–6 | #56 of 106 · 0.15 | – |
| 1984 | 5–6 | #67 of 106 · -2.72 | – |
| 1983 | 4–7 | #57 of 105 · -2.13 | – |
| 1982 | 2–9 | #80 of 105 · -8.38 | – |
| 1981 | 8–4 | #49 of 136 · 3.27 | – |
| 1980 | 4–7 | #59 of 138 · 0.86 | – |
| 1979 | 3–8 | #121 of 138 · -11.39 | – |
| 1978 | 1–10 | #132 of 138 · -15.65 | – |