Kansas and Tarleton State meet up in Allen Fieldhouse for a noncon matchup in the home opener for the Jayhawks.
Kansas enters the contest with a ranking of #3 by the AP, while Tarleton State comes in unranked. KenPom has the Jayhawks at #3 and the Texans at #214. The preseason conference media poll picked Tarleton to finish 9th in the 13-team WAC this year.
These two programs have never met.
This is the regular season opener for both squads. Tarleton State moved from D2 to D1 in the 2020-21 season.
Here are the essentials:
The Numbers
(3) Kansas: 1-0, 0-0 Big 12
Tarleton State: 0-1, 0-0 WAC
Line: Kansas -26