Kansas #Jayhawks cornerback Mello Dotson would be a perfect Day 3 selection for the Kansas City #Chiefs in the 2025 NFL draft.

For most college basketball teams, a 17-8 record through mid-February with a No. 23 ranking in the AP Top 25 would constitute a very fine season. But for Kansas, a projected 5-seed in the NCAA Tournament,

This year, it was Egor Demin, in nearly the same situation, who rose up over the All-American to polish off a win for the BYU Cougars. Both shots finished the Jayhawks. The only difference: Hall’s came in the final minutes of a tight game.

The first look at the 2025 NCAA Tournament’s top 16 teams was revealed on Saturday. Here’s where the Jayhawks landed.

The preseason No. 1-ranked Jayhawks, who lost to Utah 74-67 on Saturday in Salt Lake City, on Monday fell six slots heading into Tuesday’s 8 p.m. Central contest at BYU. The Jayhawks this week had been in danger of being unranked in the Associated Press poll for the first time since the 2020-21 season.

The bad news was that even in that stretch where the defense clearly picked up, the Jayhawks were only able to score 11 points in that 7:37. That allowed Kansas to tie the game at

The KU men’s basketball coach has recognized a significant ‘dropoff’ at certain points during the 2024-25 season to date.

The Colorado Buffaloes have yet to win a Big 12 game during the 2024-25 season. They’ll face KU at Allen Fieldhouse today.

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Auburn remained atop the AP Top 25 for the seventh straight week on Monday, while preseason No. 1 Kansas out of from the men's basketball poll for the first time in nearly four years, ending the Jayhawks' ranked run at 80 consecutive weeks.