Kansas and Michigan State meet up in New York City for an early season clash in the annual Champions Classic.
Kansas enters the contest with a ranking of #3 by the AP, while Michigan State comes in unranked. That said, the Spartans are just outside of the top-25 as the team with the most points in the “others receiving votes” category. KenPom has the Jayhawks at #3 and the Spartans at #22. The preseason conference media poll picked MSU to finish 6th in the 14-team Big 10 this year.
The Jayhawks and Spartans have met 14 times previously, with the two programs locked in a 7-7 draw.