Kansas Basketball waited until the last regular-season game to capture at least a share of the regular-season championship for the 15th time in the last 16 seasons. Having been ranked in the top 5 all season by the Associated Press, the Jayhawks prepare for the Big 12 Tournament in order to secure their No.1 overall ranking.
If this is your first time visiting “Making or breaking” it will help you fill out your bracket when you get to the Sweet Sixteen and you just do not know what team to pick. It is straight to the point analysis of the particular strengths and weaknesses of a team that will determine if they march on to the Final Four in Atlanta. As a sweetener, there will even be a couple of teams indicated that match up well against our team of interest and potentially break them.
Defining a contender: The term contender is a subjective term. In order to avoid any bias, The Associated Press College Basketball (AP) poll and the NCAA Men’s NET Rankings (NET) are being used to decide if a team is considered a contender or not. With that disclaimer out of the way, there is no doubt that the Kansas Jayhawks have an opportunity to be one of the four playing in April.
Winning has been a constant in Kansas Basketball’s season. By winning 27 total games and going 16-1 in the Big 12, they have won and won a lot.
However, their losses have been rather diversified. They lost in November at a neutral site versus Duke, lost in December on the road to Villanova and lost in January at home to Baylor.
Having lost just three games and all way before ending the season on a 16-game win streak, Kansas does not have many weaknesses. Therefore, breaking them before the Final Four will be a difficult feat.