I’ve had this article idea for several weeks, but waited until the end of the Big 12 regular season (at least from KU’s perspective) to dive into the numbers. The feeling was that Kansas’ resume on paper was not as bad as things felt, or people talked. The timing worked out well, given KU’s impressive knock off of then-undefeated Baylor on Saturday.
The win has Kansas fans’ spirits high, but let’s be honest, for the majority of 2021, that was not the case. This season has been deemed by some the worst team under Bill Self, and there was a time in January where getting a top-4 seed in the NCAA Tournament would have been laughed at.