 The final BCS standings were issued before bowl games.Beginning in 2014, the College Football Playoff committee began issuing rankings to determine which teams were selected for the playoffs.Kansas State spent four weeks ranked #1 in mid-season Coaches Polls during the 1998 season, and one week ranked #1 in the mid-season BCS standings during the 2012 season, but has not finished with a #1 ranking in a final poll.