Kansas basketball has made an unexpected mark in a pretty rough way this season. For the first time in 80 polls, the preseason No. 1 team has fallen out of the AP Top 25, and they’re not alone in their struggle. In fact, half of the preseason Top 10 is now unranked—a rare event that’s only happened four times in the past 55 years.

Kansas basketball has dropped out of the coaches poll. The Jayhawks’ play of late has come with some consequences in how they are viewed nationally.

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No. 23 Kansas (18-9, 9-7) will be looking to build on Saturday’s 96-64 over Oklahoma State when they take the court tonight in Boulder against the Colorado Buffaloes (11-16, 2-15). The Jayhawks are now a full game behind fifth place BYU in the Big 12 with four games left in the regular season.

Kansas basketball may not be contending for a Big 12 title right now, but there is still a lot on the line with its road game Monday at Colorado.

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