The Kansas Jayhawks have seen a topsy-turvy start to their 2025-26 campaign. Despite what a 3-2 record may initially read, there have been both flashes of brilliance and, to put it bluntly, missed opportunities every time the Jayhawks have stepped onto the court.
The one thing that Kansas has shown in nearly every minute under head coach Bill Self is that they are one of the elite teams in the nation. The Jayhawk fandom has grown all too comfortable with a ranking beside their name, but now things are different.
Minutes ago, the AP Top 25 poll was revealed, and Kansas found itself excluded for the first time since 2021, according to Henry Greenstein of The Lawrence Journal-World.