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Western Kentucky
Best finish
No. 1
Seasons ranked
9 / 16
Best finish
No. 1 (2005-2006)
Sports
Football · Men's Basketball · Women's Basketball
Polls
Media · Coaches · FCS Media
Years in the Rankings
Any poll, any sportSeason-final ranking by sport · 2000-2001 – 2015-2016
FootballMen's Basketball
Each point is Western Kentucky's rank in that sport's final poll of the season. Lower is better; a gap is a season that sport didn't finish ranked.
A year is lit when Western Kentucky was ranked in any poll that season; the best rank reached is shown. Click a year to open that season's poll board and cycle it week by week.
2010s2 ranked
2000s7 ranked
Recent Season
Media Top 25 · 2015-2016Ranking by week
Lower is better. Gaps mark weeks the team was unranked. Open this season's board →
2015-2016 Schedule
12–2Opponent ranks are their Media Top 25 position that week. Ranked wins are highlighted.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | at |  Vanderbilt |
W 14–12 |
| Wk 2 | vs |  Louisiana Tech |
W 41–38 |
| Wk 3 | at |  Indiana |
L 35–38 |
| Wk 4 | vs |  Miami (OH) |
W 56–14 |
| Wk 5 | at |  Rice |
W 49–10 |
| Wk 6 | vs |  Middle Tennessee |
W 58–28 |
| Wk 7 | at |  North Texas |
W 55–28 |
| Wk 8 | at | 5 LSU |
L 20–48 |
| Wk 9 | at |  Old Dominion |
W 55–30 |
| Wk 10 | vs |  Florida Atlantic |
W 35–19 |
| Wk 12 | at | Florida International | W 63–7 |
| Wk 13 | vs |  Marshall |
W 49–28 |
| Wk 14 | vs |  Southern Miss |
W 45–28 |
| Bowl | vs |  South Florida · neutral |
W 45–35 |