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Kansas State 2026 Futures: Off the CFB Title Board

Kansas State 2026 futures sit off the Kalshi national-title board, where the cheapest priced contenders hold at 2 percent; the model reads the Wildcats below that.

By The Model Desk · 2026-07-11
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Key takeaways
  • Kansas State does not appear on Kalshi's national-title board, so the market prices the Wildcats below the cheapest listed contract at 2 percent fair value.
  • The lowest priced title contenders sit at 2 percent fair value and 3c best price on Kalshi, including Oklahoma and Ole Miss.
  • No priced national-title contract puts a Big 12 team in the top tier, which is held by Texas, Oregon, Notre Dame and Miami at 8.5 percent fair value.
  • The provided data set covers national-title contracts only, so no live Kansas State conference-title price is available to model against.
  • Texas A&M at 2.8 percent and LSU at 4.4 percent mark the next rungs above the board's floor on Kalshi.

Kansas State is not priced on the national-title board. As of July 11, 2026, the Wildcats do not carry a Kalshi title contract, which places the market's implied probability below the board's cheapest tier of 2 percent fair value (3c best price). Absent a quote, there is no title-market edge to measure, and the model reads Kansas State beneath that floor.

Why is Kansas State off the CFB title board?

A team drops off the priced board when the market sees its title probability as too small to support a liquid contract. The Kalshi board runs twelve teams deep, bottoming out at 2 percent fair value shared by Oklahoma, Ole Miss and Texas Tech. Kansas State sits below that group, so the market has not opened a standalone national-title line for the Wildcats.

This is a statement about the tail, not a verdict on the season. Being under 2 percent implied is the norm for most of the sport; only a dozen programs clear the bar to be quoted at all. The model's read simply follows the market here: no priced contract means no fair value to publish against a Kansas State title outcome.

Where does the priced board floor sit?

The bottom of the Kalshi board is tightly bunched. Oklahoma and Ole Miss both hold 2 percent fair value at 3c best price, with Texas A&M one rung up at 2.8 percent and 4c, and LSU at 4.4 percent and 6c. Those are the reference points nearest to where a Kansas State contract would open if the market added one.

The gap from the floor to the top tier is wide. Texas, Oregon, Notre Dame and Miami share the lead at 8.5 percent fair value and 11c, more than four times the implied probability of the board's cheapest names. That spread frames how far a longshot has to climb before the market treats it as a genuine contender.

The Kalshi board's bottom rungs

The chart below plots fair value for the four priced teams nearest the floor, the tier a Kansas State line would slot beneath. The values come straight from the Kalshi national-title board.

Bottom of the Kalshi national-title board, fair value
LSU4.4%
Texas A&M2.8%
Oklahoma2%
Ole Miss2%

What about Kansas State conference odds?

The headline asks for conference odds, and the honest answer is that the provided data set covers national-title contracts only. No Big 12 conference-title price for Kansas State is available to model against, so any conference read here would be invention rather than analysis. The market's silence on a Wildcats title line is the only signal on the table.

What can be said is structural: no Big 12 team holds a top-tier national-title price, and the priced board leans heavily on the SEC and Big Ten. That absence at the top is the backdrop against which a Kansas State conference run would have to be repriced if and when a market opens.

Board floor best price, Kalshi
LSU6c
Texas A&M4c
Oklahoma3c
Ole Miss3c

How the model stands on Kansas State

The model tracks the market, and the market has not quoted the Wildcats. Until a Kansas State contract appears, the fair value is best expressed as a ceiling: below the 2 percent floor that Oklahoma and Ole Miss occupy. Traders watching for value should watch for the line to open at all, then compare any launch price against the model's read rather than the other way around.

Prices and models can both be wrong, and a thin or missing market is exactly where mispricing tends to hide. For now, the takeaway is disciplined: Kansas State is off the board, the nearest priced comparables sit at 2 to 4.4 percent, and there is no measurable title edge to act on until Kalshi, Polymarket or ProphetX posts a number.

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Frequently asked questions

What are Kansas State's 2026 national title odds?

Kansas State is not listed on Kalshi's national-title board as of July 11, 2026. That places the market's implied probability below the cheapest priced contracts, which sit at 2 percent fair value and 3c best price.

Where can Kansas State futures be traded?

The national-title contracts referenced here are sourced from Kalshi. Kansas State is not among the priced teams, so no title contract is currently quoted for the Wildcats in this data set.

Which teams are cheapest on the CFB title board?

Oklahoma and Ole Miss are among the cheapest priced contenders at 2 percent fair value and 3c best price on Kalshi. Texas A&M sits just above at 2.8 percent and 4c.

Does the model see value in Kansas State 2026 futures?

With no priced contract, there is no title-market edge to measure. The model reads Kansas State below the board's 2 percent floor until a quote appears.

What promo codes apply for these markets?

Kalshi uses code FADE, Polymarket uses TGSWC and ProphetX uses VAULT. None change the underlying prices or the model's fair value.

About the author
The Model Desk

The Redshirt Analytics modeling team prices every college football futures contract and tracks the gaps between fair value and live market prices on Kalshi, Polymarket and ProphetX.