The Kansas season struck Rock Bottom on Tuesday with a defeat of 91-57 against Byu on the road. The defeat of 34 points has equaled the biggest margin of the self-department of the bill, which dates back to the 2003-2004 season, and was the second loss in the history of the Kansas program. The previous record was a 37 -point defeat against Kentucky in 1974.
The Jayhawks, the pre-season pre-season team, fell to a total of 17-9 (8-7 in play Big 12) and have now left for their worst start of 26 games since the 1988-1989 season, which was the former coach Roy Williams’ first year with the program. Kansas has now has 15 defeats in total (and cash) in play Big 12 dating from last season, the most loss of conference in consecutive seasons of the program since 1983-1984.
And things have gone from bad to worse for the Jayhawks since the calendar turned around 2025. Kansas has a 3-5 file in its last eight games – all in play Big 12. Four of the losses are come to unassemblaged opponents. Last season, Kansas finished 10-8 in Big 12 Play, which marked the greatest number of championship losses that an autonomous team suffered during their mandate. This year, Kansas has achieved seven Big 12 defeats with five regular season games.
The loss that started the Kansas slide came against Houston at home last month. Houston followed six points with 1:09 to play before miraculously forcing overtime thanks to several kansas errors. Then, Houston dragged six points again with eight seconds to play in overtime and responded with two late 3 points to force a second extension, one on an inexplicable turnover on an inbound game. Houston won this 92-86 match to start a miserable 3-5 section for the Jayhawks.
Where is the Kansas here? First of all, the team just needs to “move away from each other”, according to Self.
The Kansas was on standard line 4 (15th in total) in the early NCAA sector last weekend. The Jayhawks have not been worse than a seeded n ° 4 in the NCAA tournament since 2000. This sequence ends to end next month.
With more oppressed Jayhawks in mind, here are five of the biggest dishes to remember from the Tuesday university basketball slate.
It’s time to ring the alarms in Kansas
The team that started the N ° 1 ranked season in the AP survey was not like the team that lost 34 points against Byu. Jayhawks n ° 23 are in a free fall, and it could be time to press the panic button. Eric Bossi de CBS Sports answered three burning questions around Kansas earlier this week, quoting the offensive which is not as dynamic as the question.
This assessment has materialized against cougars. In the first half, Kansas had almost as many reversals (eight) as goals on the ground (11) and has been late by 20 against a desperate Byu team for a victory to stay out of the bubble. Kansas finished with only 23 goals on the ground and 15 reversals.
From pre-season n ° 1 to the fifth of a SO-SO Big 12 conference: What’s wrong with the Kansas Jayhawks?
Eric Bossi
The Kansas had a huge transfer portal with this offseason which included the former striker of the Wisconsin Aj Storr and the goalkeeper of the Alabama Rylan Griffen. For the most part, none were able to provide the offensive pop that this team needed. Kansas does not have the power of offensive fire to return to great deficits.
No matter what’s going on the rest of the season – whether it is an outing in the first round or a race in the Final Four – there is hope on the horizon for Kansas fans . Five -star guard entering Darryn Peterson could help solve some of the problems of Kansas in attack. Peterson is a choice among the first three in 2026 NBA draft And was one of the most dynamic scorers in high school basketball.
Oklahoma’s strong departure of the Oklahoma goes to a dull ending
At that time, seven weeks ago, Oklahoma, Florida and Tennessee were the last three undefeated teams that remained in basketball of division L. advanced fast until Tuesday, and the gap between The elite teams of the dry and the Oklahoma continued to develop. Florida gave Oklahoma its fifth consecutive defeat with an eruption of 85-63 in Gainesville. The Sooners have now lost six of their last seven games and after starting 13-0. With a brutal section on the horizon (n ° 21 Mississippi State, n ° 17 Kentucky, n ° 24 Ole Miss, n ° 15 Missouri and Texas) to close the regular season, they are seriously in danger of completely missing the NCAA tournament .
The 180 degree turn from Oklahoma in the opposite direction is similar to what happened to Ole Miss last year. The dry is clearly better this season than it was a year ago, and Oklahoma experienced much better victories without conference than the team of Chris Beard, but the history of the band is somewhat similar.
| 2024.22lohawaii makai | 2023-24 Ole Miss | |
| Non-conference recording | 13-0 | 13-0 |
| Dry record through 13 games | 3-10 | 6-7 |
| Marge of average defeat during the first 10 dry losses | 14.6 | 13 |
| NCAA missed tournament? | ??? | Yes |
In the last fork of CBS Sports by Jerry Palm, the Oklahoma was on line n ° 10. Realisticly, the Oklahoma will have to win one or two additional games on its schedule to feel comfortable head for the selection on Sunday. According to Kenpom.com, Oklahoma should only be favored in one (against the state of Mississippi) of these last five games.
If Oklahoma is missing the tournament for the fourth consecutive season under the coach Porter Moser, its headquarters will become much warmer.
The Big Ten title race is down to three teams
N ° 14 of Michigan State beat No. 13 Purdue 75-66 at home to stay in the running to win the big title of the regular season. The Spartans entered the week by dragging Michigan with a match in the conference classification and Friday match between the rivals in the state will determine who is at the driver’s headquarters to win the League before March.
After crossing a difficult road trip with defeats against the USC and the UCLA not classified earlier this month, the state of Michigan won its last two games against classified opponents. The Michigan State has not yet faced Michigan No. 12 this season and will play them twice during a two and a half week section. This week’s match is in Ann Arbor, while the last game of the regular season for the two teams will see the Spartans and the Wolverines compete in East Lansing on March 9.
Friday’s match should have additional juice. Not that he needs it because it is a match of rivalry, but the team that left with a victory should feel comfortable winning the seeder n ° 1 during the Big Ten tournament of the month next.
The other team having an external chance to make up for the field is No. 11 of Wisconsin. The badgers had only four defeats against the Big Ten competition, but lost their first and only one meeting against Michigan earlier this season. The Wisconsin won a key victory of 95-74 on Tuesday against Illinois to stay alive in the race for the conference. Badgers have a key match against Michigan State next month, which could make or undo their hopes of the Big Ten title.
Adrian Autry’s seat can warm up in Syracuse
With 10:54 am to play in the first half of the Syracuse road confrontation with Pitt, the Orange built an advantage of 22-6. After this moment, Pitt was ahead of Syracuse 74-47 and retained a victory of 80-69. The year 2 of the Autry era was a mixed bag. Syracuse should not be an NCAA tournament team, but there was hope that the program could make progress. It did not happen.
Could Syracuse go in a different direction less than two years after the retirement of Jim Boeheim? This remains to be seen. But the defeats against Pitt, Miami, Stanford and Florida State will not help the cause of autry. Syracuse went 20-12 (11-9 ACC Play) in his first season with others, a longtime assistant from Boeheim, leading the program. This year, the Orange is seated at 11-16 (5-11) with four games to play in the regular season.
If Syracuse makes him go back with others and gives him at least another season with the program, a considerable improvement during the 2025-26 campaign will be essential. Syracuse has two best players to get into the program next season in front oven star Sadiq White Jr. and four -star guard Kiyan AnthonyThe son of one of the greatest players in Syracuse history, Carmelo Anthony.
If the young Anthony can reproduce what his father did during his first year more than two decades, Syracuse will be back in business. No pressure, kid.
The return of the first -year student of Uconn Star Liam McNeeley was a welcome show for coach Dan Hurley. After Uconn followed up to 14 points in the second half against Villanova, the Huskies joined the section and closed the match on a race of 14-1 to ensure a 66-59 victory.
Uconn can thank McNeley for helping to carry out the charge in the second half. The old five-star recruit scored 16 of his 20 points after half-time and made the nine of his attempts to launch frankly to help his team avoid what would have been another devastating loss for the hopes of the NCAA tournament program. The reigning national champion had come from a defeat against Seton Hall last weekend and entered the day on standard n ° 9 in the last projections of the removal of Palm.
Uconn rides the rally in the second half to prevent Villanova, while Dan Hurley said that the season was “ suspended in balance ”
Kyle Boone
Hurley helped produce two lottery choices last summer: Stephon Castle and Donovan Clingan. If McNeeley continues to play like that, he will go higher than people do not think so in the draft of the NBA 2025. McNeeley missed more than a month with an ankle injury and looked like a different and more polished player Since his return. He has an average of 21.8 points and 9.3 rebounds since he returned against St. John’s earlier this month.
This UCONN team can be imperfect, but if the Huskies become hot and McNeeley is making another jump, another deep race in the NCAA tournament must be on the table.
