It’s cold (and snowy) outside but it will be hot inside Allen Fieldhouse this afternoon when the Kansas Jayhawks take on the Mountaineers of Western Virginia.
Kansas enters the contest with a ranking of #9 by the AP, while West Virginia comes in unranked but receiving votes. KenPom has the Jayhawks at #10 and the ‘Eers at #39. The preseason conference coaches poll picked WVU to finish 5th in the Big 12 this year.
Kansas leads the all-time series 15-6 over West Virginia. The most recent meeting was a 91-79 WVU win in Morgantown in February of last year.