The Jayhawks are the number one team in the land according to the latest AP Poll, and Kansas basketball will get its first road test of the season next Saturday against Villanova. It’ll help show just how good this team really is, and whether or not they deserve their new ranking.
Here are five things to know about Villanova:
1. Villanova’s two losses came to ranked teams
Similar to Kansas basketball, the only blemishes on Nova’s 8-2 record came from ranked opponents. The Wildcats were taken down by a talented Ohio State team in the second game of the season 76-51, and again by Baylor 87-78.