Kansas is ranked second in the nation, and despite some nuisance lapses the Jayhawks won their 18th straight game at Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday when they stiff-armed Texas 79-67.
They’re in the pole position to seize a 13th straight Big 12 title, which will be four more of those than losses at home since Bill Self took over in 2003.
Great stuff.
But none of it will have more resonance than the NCAA Tournament, the most revealing and enduring measure of the season.
And Self is entirely right when he says KU remains a gear away from what it can be — and likely must be — to make this a season to remember instead of another that sputters out amid great anticipation primed by the regular season.