Kansas finally plays a conference opponent at home as the Hawkeyes of Iowa State invade Lawrence.

Kansas enters the contest with a ranking of #9 by the AP, while Iowa State comes in at #15. KenPom has the Jayhawks at #4 and the Staters at #38. The preseason conference coaches poll picked ISU to finish (checks notes) wow, dead last in the Big 12 this year.

Kansas leads the all-time series 184-66 over Iowa State. The most recent meeting was a 64-50 KU win in Ames in February of last year.

Here are the essentials:

The Numbers

(9) Kansas: 12-2, 1-1 Big 12

(15) Iowa State: 13-2, 1-2 Big 12

Line: KU -12.