The venue
Bill Snyder Family Stadium Manhattan, KS
43°F
average temperature
9 mph
average wind
29%
of days see rain or snow
Ten seasons at this venue for this two-week window — a fact about the place, not a forecast for the day.
What the models make it
SP+2026
Kansas State5.8
FPI2026
Kansas State2.7
Elo2026
Kansas State1.2
SRS2026
Kansas State0.1
Big12ology2026
Kansas State9.7
Predicted margin in points, each system carrying its own home-field bump. The year under a name is the season those ratings come from. The market row is the spread as it stands, via collegefootballdata.com.
The series
Kansas State and Arizona have never met as conference opponents.
If these two finish level in the standings, step (a) of the tiebreaker is head-to-head — which is this game. It is the first thing that separates them, before any of the six steps below it are read.