The Kansas Jayhawks, who finished the week with a 1-1 record, jumped up two spots from No. 21 to No. 19 in the poll despite a defeat earlier in the week.

It’s another Border War showdown as the Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball team takes on the Missouri Tigers in Kansas City on Sunday. This one has a special venue, too: T-Mobile Center. KU leads the all-time Border War series 176-96, but Mizzou won the most recent matchup in 2024.

Entering Sunday, Kansas leads the all-time series 176-96 vs. the Mizzou men's basketball program. Last season, Missouri beat KU 76-67 in Columbia, Missouri. Kansas opens as a 4.5-point favorite vs. Mizzou basketball, according to DraftKings Sportsbook at 8:20 a.m. CT on Saturday. The over/under opens at 149.5 points.

The Kansas basketball program should honor the legacies of a few special Jayhawks by retiring their jersey numbers forever.

Kansas basketball has won three games in a row coming into Tuesday’s game against UConn. Can the Jayhawks make that a four-game winning streak?

Missouri seemed to have all the momentum late in the first half. It was quickly zapped away, and the Tigers never recovered. The Kansas Jayhawks called a timeout with 4:28 left in the first half after a Mark Mitchell dunk through traffic gave Missouri a 23-21 lead.

The Huskies are 16-7 in true road games since the start of 2023-24. Their 16 wins in that span are the third-most among power conference programs, one behind Houston and Duke. … UConn has reached five-straight NCAA Tournaments for the second time in school history (also 1956-60 under Hugh Greer and 2002-06 under Jim Calhoun). …

Kansas Jayhawks guard Tre White, left, goes airborne as Tennessee Volunteers guard Ethan Burg defends during the championship game of the Players Era men’s basketball tournament at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025.

There are no questions about it, this one means more. The Missouri Tigers and Kansas Jayhawks will match up for the 272nd time today on the basketball court. Tip-off for the Border War is scheduled for noon today at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.

No. 5 UConn men’s basketball will wake up in Kansas on Tuesday morning but Auntie Em and Uncle Henry will not be by the Huskies’ bedside to greet them.

Freshman Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball player Darryn Peterson missed seven games with a hamstring strain, but it doesn’t seem to have affected his NBA Draft projections. He’s still projected to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 draft, according to many (or even most) evaluators.