Western Kentucky Team History
Currently 1969-70 to 2025-26
|
'70 |
'71 |
'72 |
'73 |
'74 |
'75 |
'76 |
'77 |
'78 |
'79 |
'80 |
'81 |
'82 |
'83 |
'84 |
'85 |
'86 |
'87 |
'88 |
'89 |
'90 |
'91 |
'92 |
'93 |
'94 |
'95 |
'96 |
'97 |
'98 |
| Year Rank |
18 |
12 |
115 |
154 |
128 |
82 |
86 |
192 |
131 |
148 |
69 |
122 |
103 |
121 |
84 |
81 |
35 |
30 |
143 |
136 |
177 |
139 |
102 |
19 |
75 |
55 |
119 |
191 |
220 |
| Offense Rank |
19 |
24 |
104 |
167 |
109 |
36 |
55 |
154 |
52 |
148 |
67 |
142 |
120 |
129 |
91 |
130 |
89 |
47 |
141 |
135 |
201 |
109 |
112 |
36 |
123 |
60 |
84 |
129 |
268 |
| Defense Rank |
22 |
8 |
128 |
123 |
142 |
149 |
134 |
213 |
206 |
157 |
88 |
99 |
105 |
115 |
85 |
50 |
12 |
32 |
147 |
144 |
132 |
174 |
94 |
16 |
42 |
64 |
167 |
251 |
121 |
|
'99 |
'00 |
'01 |
'02 |
'03 |
'04 |
'05 |
'06 |
'07 |
'08 |
'09 |
'10 |
'11 |
'12 |
'13 |
'14 |
'15 |
'16 |
'17 |
'18 |
'19 |
'20 |
'21 |
'22 |
'23 |
'24 |
'25 |
'26 |
| Year Rank |
156 |
179 |
64 |
47 |
65 |
126 |
92 |
94 |
134 |
46 |
90 |
131 |
219 |
193 |
177 |
181 |
145 |
173 |
227 |
50 |
117 |
111 |
94 |
116 |
168 |
132 |
162 |
146 |
| Offense Rank |
213 |
224 |
112 |
49 |
72 |
57 |
33 |
45 |
74 |
48 |
57 |
119 |
216 |
261 |
177 |
236 |
145 |
108 |
197 |
50 |
165 |
63 |
113 |
99 |
168 |
184 |
227 |
153 |
| Defense Rank |
104 |
127 |
31 |
59 |
73 |
243 |
226 |
186 |
232 |
62 |
185 |
165 |
223 |
123 |
176 |
130 |
145 |
261 |
260 |
50 |
88 |
187 |
86 |
154 |
178 |
106 |
107 |
154 |
For each type of rating, the columns are the rating, season rank, and all-time rank.
| Rank |
Season |
Record |
|
Predictive Rating |
|
Expected Predictive Rating |
|
Offense |
|
Defense |
|
Improvement |
| 1 |
1992 - 93 |
26 - 6 |
+13.5 |
19 |
1,028 |
+13.2 |
21 |
1,181 |
+6.2 |
36 |
1,871 |
+7.2 |
16 |
924 |
+3.0 |
39 |
2,548 |
| 2 |
1970 - 71 |
21 - 6 |
+12.6 |
12 |
1,235 |
+13.3 |
10 |
1,156 |
+5.7 |
24 |
2,190 |
+6.9 |
8 |
1,049 |
+1.2 |
59 |
5,768 |
| 3 |
1969 - 70 |
19 - 3 |
+11.1 |
18 |
1,733 |
+13.9 |
12 |
1,017 |
+5.7 |
19 |
2,203 |
+5.4 |
22 |
2,044 |
+1.5 |
58 |
5,245 |
| 4 |
1986 - 87 |
26 - 9 |
+10.6 |
30 |
1,947 |
+10.2 |
35 |
2,265 |
+4.9 |
47 |
2,876 |
+5.7 |
32 |
1,813 |
-5.5 |
281 |
16,814 |
| 5 |
2017 - 18 |
26 - 11 |
+10.1 |
50 |
2,156 |
+9.3 |
61 |
2,635 |
+5.0 |
50 |
2,770 |
+5.0 |
50 |
2,330 |
-0.1 |
181 |
8,808 |
| 6 |
1985 - 86 |
21 - 8 |
+9.9 |
35 |
2,217 |
+12.0 |
31 |
1,592 |
+2.4 |
89 |
5,432 |
+7.5 |
12 |
805 |
-2.1 |
224 |
13,360 |
| 7 |
2007 - 08 |
25 - 7 |
+9.5 |
46 |
2,396 |
+9.9 |
43 |
2,397 |
+5.6 |
48 |
2,259 |
+3.9 |
62 |
3,431 |
+2.0 |
88 |
4,112 |
| 8 |
2001 - 02 |
26 - 4 |
+9.4 |
47 |
2,483 |
+13.0 |
26 |
1,252 |
+5.4 |
49 |
2,466 |
+4.0 |
59 |
3,333 |
-5.2 |
307 |
16,681 |
| 9 |
1994 - 95 |
26 - 4 |
+9.2 |
55 |
2,579 |
+13.5 |
24 |
1,106 |
+5.0 |
60 |
2,804 |
+4.2 |
64 |
3,131 |
+2.1 |
74 |
3,884 |
| 10 |
2000 - 01 |
21 - 7 |
+8.2 |
64 |
3,040 |
+6.4 |
80 |
4,150 |
+2.0 |
112 |
5,957 |
+6.2 |
31 |
1,453 |
+4.7 |
20 |
903 |
| 11 |
2002 - 03 |
23 - 9 |
+7.6 |
65 |
3,360 |
+7.7 |
62 |
3,392 |
+4.1 |
72 |
3,604 |
+3.5 |
73 |
3,815 |
+4.0 |
32 |
1,455 |
| 12 |
1993 - 94 |
19 - 11 |
+6.7 |
75 |
3,850 |
+5.4 |
84 |
4,730 |
+1.3 |
123 |
6,906 |
+5.4 |
42 |
2,003 |
-1.7 |
219 |
12,682 |
| 13 |
2020 - 21 |
21 - 8 |
+6.0 |
94 |
4,235 |
+9.2 |
64 |
2,716 |
+2.7 |
113 |
5,055 |
+3.3 |
86 |
4,055 |
+0.1 |
173 |
8,357 |
| 14 |
2005 - 06 |
22 - 8 |
+5.0 |
94 |
4,790 |
+7.1 |
70 |
3,739 |
+5.9 |
45 |
2,062 |
-0.9 |
186 |
9,840 |
-4.4 |
306 |
16,247 |
| 15 |
1979 - 80 |
18 - 8 |
+4.8 |
69 |
4,923 |
+5.7 |
62 |
4,535 |
+2.8 |
67 |
4,945 |
+2.0 |
88 |
5,644 |
+0.1 |
119 |
8,466 |
| 16 |
2004 - 05 |
21 - 9 |
+4.8 |
92 |
4,955 |
+5.2 |
92 |
4,860 |
+6.9 |
33 |
1,489 |
-2.1 |
226 |
11,626 |
-3.1 |
271 |
14,905 |
| 17 |
2008 - 09 |
24 - 9 |
+4.5 |
90 |
5,080 |
+6.5 |
77 |
4,079 |
+5.4 |
57 |
2,485 |
-0.8 |
185 |
9,714 |
+5.3 |
18 |
596 |
| 18 |
1984 - 85 |
13 - 14 |
+4.5 |
81 |
5,124 |
+1.9 |
114 |
6,959 |
+0.6 |
130 |
7,726 |
+3.8 |
50 |
3,491 |
-4.0 |
266 |
15,896 |
| 19 |
1991 - 92 |
19 - 11 |
+4.3 |
102 |
5,234 |
+5.1 |
98 |
4,877 |
+1.9 |
112 |
5,979 |
+2.4 |
94 |
5,160 |
+2.0 |
69 |
4,209 |
| 20 |
1983 - 84 |
10 - 17 |
+4.2 |
84 |
5,338 |
+0.4 |
127 |
8,089 |
+1.7 |
91 |
6,319 |
+2.5 |
85 |
5,011 |
+1.4 |
77 |
5,254 |
| 21 |
2019 - 20 |
19 - 10 |
+4.0 |
111 |
5,411 |
+4.8 |
104 |
5,045 |
+4.3 |
63 |
3,394 |
-0.2 |
187 |
8,857 |
-0.7 |
210 |
10,420 |
| 22 |
1974 - 75 |
14 - 8 |
+3.8 |
82 |
5,593 |
+4.8 |
74 |
5,039 |
+4.7 |
36 |
3,029 |
-0.9 |
149 |
9,916 |
+0.3 |
102 |
7,847 |
| 23 |
2018 - 19 |
20 - 14 |
+3.6 |
117 |
5,711 |
+3.8 |
117 |
5,665 |
+0.4 |
165 |
8,096 |
+3.2 |
88 |
4,143 |
+1.4 |
120 |
5,421 |
| 24 |
2021 - 22 |
17 - 13 |
+3.4 |
116 |
5,847 |
+1.8 |
140 |
7,005 |
+2.8 |
99 |
4,950 |
+0.6 |
154 |
7,609 |
+1.6 |
112 |
5,053 |
| 25 |
1975 - 76 |
16 - 9 |
+2.7 |
86 |
6,288 |
+3.3 |
82 |
6,023 |
+3.0 |
55 |
4,677 |
-0.3 |
134 |
8,960 |
-0.5 |
128 |
9,817 |
| 26 |
1995 - 96 |
13 - 13 |
+2.4 |
119 |
6,553 |
+0.9 |
141 |
7,758 |
+2.7 |
84 |
5,041 |
-0.4 |
167 |
9,044 |
-1.3 |
198 |
11,837 |
| 27 |
2009 - 10 |
21 - 13 |
+2.3 |
131 |
6,568 |
+1.3 |
147 |
7,392 |
+2.5 |
119 |
5,366 |
-0.1 |
165 |
8,661 |
+1.5 |
104 |
5,190 |
| 28 |
2023 - 24 |
19 - 12 |
+2.3 |
132 |
6,635 |
+1.0 |
143 |
7,682 |
-0.2 |
184 |
8,859 |
+2.4 |
106 |
5,089 |
+3.7 |
40 |
1,759 |
| 29 |
2003 - 04 |
13 - 13 |
+2.2 |
126 |
6,651 |
+0.9 |
151 |
7,736 |
+5.1 |
57 |
2,743 |
-2.8 |
243 |
12,669 |
-1.2 |
217 |
11,531 |
| 30 |
1981 - 82 |
19 - 10 |
+2.0 |
103 |
6,863 |
+0.6 |
126 |
7,944 |
+0.7 |
120 |
7,648 |
+1.3 |
105 |
6,626 |
-2.1 |
221 |
13,422 |
| Rank |
Season |
Record |
Predictive Rating |
Expected Predictive Rating |
Offense |
Defense |
Improvement |
| 31 |
2006 - 07 |
20 - 11 |
+1.6 |
134 |
7,174 |
+1.4 |
131 |
7,357 |
+4.5 |
74 |
3,210 |
-2.9 |
232 |
12,792 |
-9.7 |
325 |
17,281 |
| 32 |
2014 - 15 |
18 - 12 |
+1.4 |
145 |
7,274 |
+2.7 |
124 |
6,393 |
+0.7 |
145 |
7,621 |
+0.7 |
145 |
7,364 |
-1.1 |
233 |
11,399 |
| 33 |
1982 - 83 |
11 - 16 |
+1.1 |
121 |
7,534 |
-0.1 |
137 |
8,513 |
+0.3 |
129 |
8,162 |
+0.8 |
115 |
7,287 |
+0.7 |
106 |
7,114 |
| 34 |
1980 - 81 |
19 - 8 |
+0.8 |
122 |
7,741 |
+3.6 |
87 |
5,833 |
-0.4 |
142 |
9,113 |
+1.1 |
99 |
6,769 |
-0.8 |
149 |
10,512 |
| 35 |
2025 - 26 |
7 - 5 |
+0.6 |
146 |
7,865 |
+2.0 |
136 |
6,899 |
+0.4 |
153 |
8,029 |
+0.2 |
154 |
8,150 |
-2.5 |
311 |
14,038 |
| 36 |
1988 - 89 |
14 - 15 |
+0.5 |
136 |
7,974 |
+0.6 |
138 |
7,966 |
+0.7 |
135 |
7,629 |
-0.2 |
144 |
8,787 |
-3.6 |
256 |
15,497 |
| 37 |
1990 - 91 |
14 - 14 |
+0.5 |
139 |
7,986 |
+0.9 |
135 |
7,714 |
+1.9 |
109 |
6,061 |
-1.4 |
174 |
10,580 |
+1.7 |
91 |
4,808 |
| 38 |
1977 - 78 |
15 - 14 |
+0.2 |
131 |
8,227 |
0.0 |
130 |
8,428 |
+3.8 |
52 |
3,877 |
-3.6 |
206 |
13,633 |
+2.5 |
38 |
3,295 |
| 39 |
2022 - 23 |
15 - 16 |
+0.1 |
168 |
8,327 |
+1.2 |
148 |
7,533 |
+0.2 |
168 |
8,340 |
-0.1 |
178 |
8,645 |
-0.2 |
196 |
9,026 |
| 40 |
2024 - 25 |
15 - 15 |
-0.1 |
162 |
8,466 |
+1.0 |
147 |
7,678 |
-2.3 |
227 |
11,710 |
+2.3 |
107 |
5,289 |
-6.1 |
353 |
17,000 |
| 41 |
1998 - 99 |
12 - 16 |
-0.4 |
156 |
8,681 |
+0.1 |
158 |
8,333 |
-2.5 |
213 |
11,901 |
+2.2 |
104 |
5,436 |
-1.7 |
222 |
12,666 |
| 42 |
2012 - 13 |
19 - 16 |
-0.4 |
177 |
8,725 |
-0.2 |
175 |
8,610 |
-0.1 |
177 |
8,766 |
-0.3 |
176 |
8,957 |
-0.9 |
210 |
10,723 |
| 43 |
1973 - 74 |
14 - 10 |
-0.5 |
128 |
8,738 |
+1.6 |
96 |
7,190 |
+0.7 |
109 |
7,705 |
-1.1 |
142 |
10,181 |
+0.6 |
89 |
7,126 |
| 44 |
1987 - 88 |
13 - 13 |
-0.5 |
143 |
8,764 |
0.0 |
140 |
8,439 |
-0.2 |
141 |
8,853 |
-0.3 |
147 |
8,966 |
-4.1 |
264 |
16,020 |
| 45 |
2015 - 16 |
16 - 16 |
-0.7 |
173 |
8,902 |
-0.9 |
178 |
9,135 |
+2.6 |
108 |
5,239 |
-3.3 |
261 |
13,164 |
+1.1 |
128 |
5,941 |
| 46 |
2013 - 14 |
19 - 12 |
-0.9 |
181 |
9,055 |
+2.1 |
137 |
6,869 |
-2.2 |
236 |
11,586 |
+1.4 |
130 |
6,466 |
-1.5 |
239 |
12,107 |
| 47 |
1971 - 72 |
13 - 11 |
-0.9 |
115 |
9,093 |
-0.6 |
111 |
8,877 |
+0.4 |
104 |
8,027 |
-1.3 |
128 |
10,501 |
+1.3 |
66 |
5,462 |
| 48 |
1978 - 79 |
14 - 11 |
-1.3 |
148 |
9,400 |
-2.0 |
152 |
9,901 |
-0.5 |
148 |
9,339 |
-0.8 |
157 |
9,623 |
-2.7 |
217 |
14,405 |
| 49 |
2011 - 12 |
16 - 19 |
-1.6 |
193 |
9,656 |
-0.9 |
177 |
9,075 |
-3.3 |
261 |
12,886 |
+1.7 |
123 |
6,024 |
+5.5 |
13 |
529 |
| 50 |
1999 - 00 |
11 - 18 |
-2.0 |
179 |
9,993 |
-3.5 |
199 |
11,026 |
-2.8 |
224 |
12,283 |
+0.8 |
127 |
7,242 |
+3.7 |
35 |
1,754 |
| 51 |
1989 - 90 |
12 - 17 |
-2.5 |
177 |
10,354 |
-0.6 |
153 |
8,874 |
-2.7 |
201 |
12,159 |
+0.2 |
132 |
8,133 |
-3.9 |
270 |
15,812 |
| 52 |
2010 - 11 |
16 - 16 |
-3.1 |
219 |
10,832 |
-2.4 |
202 |
10,237 |
-1.5 |
216 |
10,656 |
-1.6 |
223 |
10,865 |
-3.8 |
309 |
15,700 |
| 53 |
1996 - 97 |
11 - 15 |
-3.3 |
191 |
11,018 |
-2.5 |
182 |
10,337 |
+1.1 |
129 |
7,164 |
-4.4 |
251 |
14,560 |
-3.3 |
268 |
15,182 |
| 54 |
2016 - 17 |
15 - 17 |
-4.2 |
227 |
11,674 |
-2.8 |
213 |
10,512 |
-1.1 |
197 |
10,055 |
-3.1 |
260 |
13,005 |
+4.1 |
37 |
1,286 |
| 55 |
1972 - 73 |
9 - 15 |
-4.7 |
154 |
12,025 |
-2.6 |
138 |
10,408 |
-3.8 |
167 |
13,426 |
-0.8 |
123 |
9,732 |
+0.3 |
98 |
7,909 |
| 56 |
1997 - 98 |
10 - 19 |
-4.9 |
220 |
12,200 |
-5.9 |
215 |
12,806 |
-6.4 |
268 |
15,569 |
+1.5 |
121 |
6,313 |
-0.6 |
176 |
10,087 |
| 57 |
1976 - 77 |
7 - 15 |
-6.3 |
192 |
13,285 |
-6.1 |
188 |
12,932 |
-1.5 |
154 |
10,567 |
-4.9 |
213 |
14,959 |
+5.0 |
7 |
723 |