Kansas State Top 25 Games of the 2010s
A 2010s ranking built from game-time AP poll strength, final-score closeness, overtime, and the featured team's result.
- Games ranked
- 25
- Highest score
- 61/100
- Ranked matchups
- 24
2010s ranking
Top 25 games of the 2010s in the database
Wins receive a small preference, but exceptional losses and ties remain eligible. Select any game for its available box score and statistics.
- 2014Week 15Away
L 27-38 vs. Baylor
No. 5 Baylor vs. No. 9 Kansas State · 11-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 19/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
57
Game score
Full Game · 2014 Baylor vs. Kansas State (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2012TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWLNeutral site
L 17-35 vs. Oregon
No. 7 Kansas State vs. No. 5 Oregon · 18-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 12/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
52
Game score
Full Game · 2012 Kansas State vs. Oregon (Fiesta Bowl Full Game)
- 2011AT&T COTTON BOWLNeutral site
L 16-29 vs. Arkansas
No. 7 Arkansas vs. No. 11 Kansas State · 13-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 17/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
51
Game score
Full Game · 2011 Arkansas vs. Kansas State (Cotton Bowl Full Game)
- 2014Week 11Away
L 20-41 vs. TCU
No. 6 TCU vs. No. 9 Kansas State · 21-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 9/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
46
Game score
Full Game · 2014 TCU vs. Kansas State (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2017Week 12Away
W 45-40 vs. Oklahoma State
No. 10 Oklahoma State vs. Unranked Kansas State · 5-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 25/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
46
Game score
Highlight · 2017 Oklahoma State vs. Kansas State (Regular Season Full Game)
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-week AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero ranking points.
Closeness, 30 points: the score margin is subtracted from 30, with margins of 30 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Result, 5 points: a featured-team win receives five points; losses and ties receive zero.
Regular-season rankings are matched to the AP Top 25 for the game's recorded week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Older games and smaller programs may have less complete poll or period data.
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