Following its 24-17 win over Missouri on Saturday, Kansas State moved up several spots in both national polls on Sunday as the Wildcats checked in at No. 17 in this week’s AP poll and No. 18 in the USA Today Coaches poll.

K-State has now made appearances in the rankings in consecutive weeks for the first time since 2004, while the No. 17 ranking is the highest since checking in at No. 13 that same season.

Following Saturday’s win over Missouri, K-State improved to 5-0 for the sixth time in head coach Bill Snyder’s 20 seasons and moved to 2-0 in Big 12 play for the first time since 2000.

The Wildcats begin a two-game road swing this Saturday when they visit Texas Tech (4-1, 1-1) for a 6 p.m. nationally-televised conference matchup on Fox Sports Net.

Following a road trip to Kansas the following week, K-State returns home October 29 to face top-ranked Oklahoma for homecoming. Tickets remain available and can be purchased online at www.k-statesports.com, by calling 1-800-221-CATS and at the Athletics Ticket Office in Bramlage Coliseum.

— KSU Sports Information —