The Kansas basketball team is less than two months away from the start of the season. The Jayhawks have an impressive non-conference schedule lined up that will give a reasonably good indication of how good KU might be.
Preseason prognosticators aren’t highly impressed with the roster Bill Self has assembled. In early July, ESPN’s Jeff Borzello ranked KU 21st, as did the staff at USA Today. One of the more optimistic predictions came from Gary Parrish of CBS Sports, who ranked Kansas 18th.
There aren’t any number-one rankings based on the name of the school or head coach this year, as in years past.