The saying that imitation is the greatest form of flattery rings especially true in the world of collegiate athletics, with a cavalcade of Bears, Wildcats, and Tigers roaming the ranks of the FBS each fall.
When it comes to feline-related teams, few programs have had the type of success among the 68 teams that make up the modern era “Power Four” teams (those playing in the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC) than the Kentucky Wildcats, who have a .559 winning percentage since 2014.
Of the four Power Four teams nicknamed the Wildcats, Kentucky’s gridiron winning percentage over the last decade ranks second overall, behind Kansas State (.591), speaking to Mark Stoops’ success in Lexington.
At BetKentucky.com - your home to the best Kentucky sports betting coverage - we wanted to put all wildcat college football teams to the test to see which wildcat team would come out on top. Using Sports-Reference.com, we found the win-loss percentages for all colleges and universities in the Power 4 between 2014 and 2023. We ranked the Wildcats based on higher average win-loss percentages over the past decade.
Ranking Power 4 Wildcats CFB Teams
Rank | School | Average W-L % |
1 | Kansas State | .591 |
2 | Kentucky Wildcats | .559 |
3 | Northwestern Wildcats | .511 |
4 | Arizona Wildcats | .360 |
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Which Power Four Wildcats Team Rules Them All?
Of the aforementioned quartet of Power Four Wildcats, K-State is the king of the NCAA’s jungle, with a .591 winning percentage since 2014, beating out UK’s figure of .559 for the top spot overall.
Conversely, of the four feline-related teams, Arizona is dead last overall with a .360 winning percentage since 2014, while the fighting journalism majors from Northwestern were third overall at .511.
Two of the FBS Wildcats tangled on Friday night. Arizona traveled to Manhattan to play Kansas State as K-State easily covered their seven-point spread listed on Bet365 Kentucky sportsbook.
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Author
Christopher Boan is a staff writer for BetKentucky.com. He has covered sports and sports betting for more than seven years and has worked for publications such as ArizonaSports.com, the Tucson Weekly and the Green Valley News.
