Kansas Jayhawks Football

Kansas opens the 2026 season against Long Island University on Friday, Sep 4 at Memorial Stadium.

The Read

Kansas opens a 41.5-point favorite. Our model gives Kansas a 99% chance.

WIN PROBABILITY

KU 99% LIU 1%

PROJECTED FINAL

Kansas

49

Long Island University

7

KU win
99% One-score game
2%

What's driving the model

Home-field edge KU

Market lean KU

Model projection KU

Each game samples a margin around the market spread and a final total around the market total.

Sim the game Long Island University @ Kansas

Your sims:Sims: KU 0, LIU 0

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Long Island University @ Kansas

Fri, Sep 4 · 7:00 PM CDT

CFB VIBES MODELKU 99% to win

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Missouri @ Kansas

Fri, Sep 11 · 7:00 PM CDT

CFB VIBES MODELMIZ 67% to win

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VS

Arizona State vs Kansas

Sat, Sep 19 · 5:00 PM GMT+1

CFB VIBES MODELASU 54% to win

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Middle Tennessee @ Kansas

TBD

CFB VIBES MODELKU 98% to win

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Standings

Full standings →

Place	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
9	COLOColoradoCOLO	0–0	0–0
10	ISUIowa StateISU	0–0	0–0
11	KUKansasKU	0–0	0–0
12	KSUKansas StateKSU	0–0	0–0
13	OKSTOklahoma StateOKST	0–0	0–0

Rankings

All rankings →

Rank	AP TOP 25
1	OSUOhio StateOSU
2	OREOregonORE
3	UGAGeorgiaUGA
4	NDNotre DameND
–	KUKansasKU

Rank	COACHES
1	OSUOhio StateOSU
2	OREOregonORE
3	UGAGeorgiaUGA
4	TEXTexasTEX
–	KUKansasKU