Seasons since 2014 / 2018 / Western Kentucky
WKU 2018 Western Kentucky
Western Kentucky finished the 2018 season with a CFB Market price of 76.45, No. 99 of 130 FBS teams. It opened at 91.62 and closed down 16.6%.
OPEN (PRESEASON)
91.62
CLOSE
76.45
HIGH (PRE)
91.62
LOW (W11)
67.82
FINAL RANK
99 of 130
Biggest gain: +8.6% in W13 (W 30-15 at Louisiana Tech). Biggest drop: -10.0% in W7 (L 14-40 at Charlotte).
Week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Close | Wk % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | at Wisconsin | L 3-34 | 89.54 | -2.3% |
| W2 | vs Maine FCS | L 28-31 | 81.21 | -9.3% |
| W3 | at Louisville | L 17-20 | 84.40 | +3.9% |
| W4 | at Ball State | W 28-20 | 84.10 | -0.3% |
| W5 | vs Marshall | L 17-20 | 83.30 | -0.9% |
| W6 | Bye | 83.30 | +0.0% | |
| W7 | at Charlotte BIGGEST DROP | L 14-40 | 74.97 | -10.0% |
| W8 | vs Old Dominion | L 34-37 | 72.15 | -3.8% |
| W9 | vs Florida International | L 17-38 | 69.94 | -3.1% |
| W10 | at Middle Tennessee | L 10-29 | 68.72 | -1.7% |
| W11 | at Florida Atlantic | L 15-34 | 67.82 | -1.3% |
| W12 | vs UTEP | W 40-16 | 70.43 | +3.9% |
| W13 | at Louisiana Tech BIGGEST GAIN | W 30-15 | 76.45 | +8.6% |
Conference USA, 2018. P1 to P4 are 7-day postseason windows. Weekly % combines every game that week. A few pregame ratings against FCS opponents were filled from the team's adjacent games.