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Kansas Men's Basketball

NCAA Division I · 2026-27
Big 12
Power
+16.0
D-I rank
#17
of 366
Big 12 rank
#3
of 16
2026-27
1-0
Picks right
1-0

Kansas is 1-0 and ranked #17 of 366 Division I men's teams by the Ladder Model, #3 in the Big 12.

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Updated Nov 4, 2026 · ratings compare Division I men's teams with each other.

2026-27 Schedule & Predictions

DateOpponentResult / Pick
Nov 2vsFordhamW 95-65
Pick: W 73-59 · 84% ✓
Nov 6vsMiddle Tenn.Projected W 77-63 · 84%
Nov 10vsKentuckyProjected W 75-70 · 66%
Nov 17atUNLVPick posts game week
Nov 23vsDenverPick posts game week
Nov 27vsVillanovaPick posts game week
Dec 1vsUNIPick posts game week
Dec 6vsMissouriPick posts game week
Dec 12atUConnPick posts game week
Dec 19atOhio St.Pick posts game week
Dec 22vsIndiana St.Pick posts game week
Dec 29vsLSU New OrleansPick posts game week
Jan 2vsWest VirginiaPick posts game week
Jan 6atUtahPick posts game week
Jan 9atBYUPick posts game week
Jan 13vsColoradoPick posts game week
Jan 16vsUCFPick posts game week
Jan 19atCincinnatiPick posts game week
Jan 23atKansas St.Pick posts game week
Jan 30vsOklahoma St.Pick posts game week
Feb 1atHoustonPick posts game week
Feb 6vsTexas TechPick posts game week
Feb 9vsArizona St.Pick posts game week
Feb 13atIowa St.Pick posts game week
Feb 17vsBaylorPick posts game week
Feb 20atArizonaPick posts game week
Feb 24atTCUPick posts game week
Feb 27vsKansas St.Pick posts game week
Mar 1vsIowa St.Pick posts game week
Mar 6atBaylorPick posts game week

Picks are posted the week of each game and never changed after; the check marks grade them.

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Big 12 power rankings

Houston#4 · 1-0 · +20.8Arizona#9 · 0-1 · +18.3Kansas#17 · 1-0 · +16.0BYU#18 · 1-0 · +15.8Iowa St.#21 · 0-1 · +15.1Texas Tech#26 · 1-0 · +14.4TCU#31 · 1-0 · +13.2West Virginia#38 · 1-0 · +12.0Cincinnati#41 · 1-0 · +11.5Baylor#54 · 1-0 · +9.7Colorado#59 · 1-0 · +9.1Oklahoma St.#66 · 1-0 · +8.6Arizona St.#86 · 1-0 · +6.5UCF#97 · 1-0 · +5.7Kansas St.#126 · 0-1 · +2.7Utah#147 · 1-0 · +1.3

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