Southwestern KS aims to flip a series it trails since 2007

Kansas Wesleyan still leads the series with Southwestern KS, 12-7, in 19 meetings since 2007, but that edge has stopped mattering lately. Southwestern KS has won six straight in the series, and Kansas Wesleyan has not beaten them since October 2019.

This week's meeting counts in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference standings, and the gap between the two programs has only widened. Southwestern KS sits 9-1 and ranked No. 7 in NAIA, 27 spots ahead of Kansas Wesleyan at No. 34, after climbing 22 spots in the Versus rankings this season. Versus projects a 36-19 result, giving the Moundbuilders an 84 percent chance to win.

Kansas Wesleyan comes in at 6-4 with a B overall grade and a B- offense, but its production has leaned heavily on its home games this season, a trend that works against it on the road this week. Southwestern KS counters with an A- offense and an A- defense, even though its strength of schedule rank of 44 lags well behind its overall standing. The Coyotes have still managed a winning record in 12 straight seasons, which keeps this from being a formality even with history working against them.