The Wildcats had their one shining moment Monday night, but News-Gazette AP Top 25 voter SCOTT RICHEY has Bill Self's Jayhawks atop his way-too-early ballot for 2018-19:
1. Kansas: The players the Jayhawks couldn't play rivaled some teams' actual lineups. Bill Self can reload with now eligible transfers Charlie Moore and Dedric and K.J. Lawson, while adding a top 5 recruiting class.
2. Duke: Expect an entirely new lineup for the Blue Devils in 2018-19 following a mass one-and-done exodus to the NBA. Replacing them? The Nos. 1-3 prospects in the 2018 class plus No.