Bill Self’s Hall of Fame coaching resumé includes one national title, one NCAA runner-up finish, 14 Big 12 regular-season crowns, eight conference tourney titles ... and eight No. 1 seeds in 15 NCAA Tournaments at Kansas.
Eight. That’s not a typo. KU has had a stranglehold on top seeds in more than half of the postseason tourneys during Self’s tenure at KU. However, the previous seven No. 1 seeds have produced one Final Four appearance.
The Jayhawks, who will take a 27-7 record into Thursday’s first-round Midwest Regional contest against the No. 16 seed Penn Quakers (24-8), have staked claim to three consecutive No.