{
  "id": 1512095,
  "title": "Where Kansas State football is ranked in major preseason polls",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/where-kansas-state-football-is-ranked-in-major-preseason-polls",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T16:10:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/where-kansas-state-football-ranked-161027911.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "As of August 17, 2026, Kansas State football was not ranked in either major preseason poll, the AP Top 25 and the US LBM Coaches Poll. The AP poll was the first to release its rankings, with Kansas State absent from the list. A day later, the US LBM Coaches Poll came out, but Kansas State received no votes in that poll as well. Last season, Kansas State was ranked 17th in the preseason AP poll, but they finished the 2025 season with a disappointing 6-6 record and were unranked at the end of the year. Among Big 12 teams, Texas Tech was ranked 12th, BYU 14th, Utah 21st, and Houston 23rd. The other three Big 12 schools to receive votes were Arizona, TCU, and Oklahoma State.",
  "summary": "Where is Kansas State football ranked in the preseason polls? The latest major poll was released on Monday morning.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Florida State lands surprisingly low in national preseason ranking",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/florida-state-lands-surprisingly-low-in-national-preseason-ranking",
        "published": "2026-08-17T17:30:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}