1. Kansas (26-4, 14-3) Last ranking: 1
Kansas is playing its best basketball at the right time, but I’m still tentative to go all in on the Jayhawks come tournament time. Their lack of a consistent inside presence does not bode well for a deep run. Great Kansas teams that have made deep runs in March in the past several years have had strong post presences: In 2008 they had Sasha Kaun and Cole Aldrich, and in 2012 they had Jeff Withey. But who knows? Maybe freshman Cheick Diallo comes alive in the tournament. Time will tell.