Kansas vs. AP No. 1 Opponents
Saturday’s 64-61 win over No.1 Baylor marks the first time Kansas played a top-ranked team in over three seasons and just the fourth time since 2008. All-time, Kansas has faced the nation’s top squad on 25 occasions since the AP began releasing a poll during the 1949-50 season, with 15 of those contests coming in regular-season play. The match-up with the Bears marked just the second time Kansas took on a No. 1 team in a true road game, with the previous a 61-44 win over Kansas State in Manhattan on March 8, 1958.
KU is 9-16 all-time against No. 1, but is 7-5 against top-ranked foes since the 1989-90 season. Bill Self’s KU squads are 4-2 when meeting No. 1, with the previous to today’s contest a 77-75 win over Duke in the 2016 Champions Classic in New York.
| Kansas vs. AP No. 1 teams (Since 1989-90) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KU Rank | Date | Opponent | Site | W/L | Score |
| NR | 11/22/89 | #1 UNLV | New York | W | 91-77 |
| #2 | 3/10/90 | #1 Oklahoma | Kansas City | L | 77-95 |
| #9 | 3/27/93 | #1 Indiana | Auburn Hills | W | 83-77 |
| #7 | 12/3/94 | #1 UMass | Anaheim | W | 81-75 |
| NR | 3/19/00 | #1 Duke | Winston-Salem | L | 64-69 |
| #6 | 1/25/03 | #1 Arizona | Lawrence | L | 74-91 |
| #10 | 11/25/06 | #1 Florida | Las Vegas | W | 82-80 |
| #4 | 4/5/08 | #1 North Carolina | San Antonio | W | 84-66 |
| #6 | 4/2/12 | #1 Kentucky | New Orleans | L | 59-67 |
| #5 | 11/18/14 | #1 Kentucky | Indianapolis | L | 40-72 |
| #7 | 11/15/16 | #1 Duke | New York | W | 77-75 |
| #3 | 2/22/20 | #1 Baylor | Waco | W | 64-61 |
