It seems like the committee asked the following the questions:
1 - Are you a power 5 team with no losses?
2 - What is your best win(s)?
3 - What is your "best" loss(es)?
4 - Did you face a team close to you in head to head competition?
to me, these answered questions are, generally, why ksu is where it is, and why other teams are where they are.