LAWRENCE — The Kansas basketball team is a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
The No. 1-ranked Jayhawks (30-4, 15-3 Big 12) are the top-seeded team in the tournament and will play in the South Region. KU will play Austin Peay (18-17) in an opening-round contest Thursday in Des Moines, Iowa.
If the Jayhawks make it to the Sweet 16, will play in Louisville, Ky. No. 4 Virginia will be the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region and will play in Chicago if it reaches the third round.
KU rides a 14-game winning streak into the tournament, winning the regular-season Big 12 championship outright by two games and defeating No.