Kentucky’s early NCAA Tournament exit is going to hit hard in the record books. Unless two other blue bloods hit a bump in the road in the Sweet 16, Kentucky will be passing off a few all-time win records to Kansas and North Carolina.
Saturday afternoon Kansas defeated Creighton 79-72 to advance to the Sweet 16. Kansas now has 2,353 all-time victories, moving into a tie with Kentucky for the most in college basketball.
When Bill Self took over the Jayhawks were third in all-time wins. A consistent winner in Lawrence, UK’s 9-win COVID-19 season and Billy Gillispie’s 18-13 debut left the door open for Self to storm back.