On paper, you can’t get much more even than this one. KenPom’s 18th and 19th ranked teams will square off today in Thompson-Boling Arena, as the Kansas Jayhawks come to town for yet another meeting with the Tennessee Volunteers.
These programs (and coaches) know each other well, somehow finding a way to meet every couple of years or so. Kansas has won the last three in the series, including last year’s matchup in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. They also won in the preseason NIT in 2018, beating the Vols in overtime. You have to go back to 2010 to find Tennessee’s last win over the Jayhawks — the Skylar McBee game!