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Kansas Team Analysis
Tourney History: Thanks to last year's championship run, Kansas is one of the top performing schools in the 64/65-team era, having reached the Final Four seven times and cut down the net twice. Surprisingly, though, the Jayhawks aren’t exactly major overachievers. Their +.274 PASE ranks just 16th out of the 50 schools that have been to the dance at least ten times. Much of the blame for failing to live up to seed expectations actually goes to Bill Self. For the first four years of his tenure as Kansas, Self was a big disappointment, posting a -.555 PASE and getting upset two years in a row as a three and four seed. After last year, however, something tells me all is forgiven in Jayhawk nation. 2009 Outlook: November 23, 2008 – Don't look for the Jayhawks to repeat in 2009. They've lost seven of their nine primary players, with only Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich back from last year's championship squad. There are plenty of promising newcomers that will keep Kansas in the Big 12 hunt, most notably Marcus Morris, Tyshawn Taylor and Mario Little. But the reality is that Kansas might not even be among the top three Big 12 teams, let along a national force. So far this season, the Jayhawks have had a nice win against Washington and an overtime loss against a resurgent Syracuse squad. If Kansas plays out of its mind, a four seed is possible. But I'm guessing the Jayhawks will sneak into the dance as a five, six or seven.
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