Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball

The Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball program of the University of Kansas. The program is in the NCAA's Division I. The team competes in the Big 12 Conference. Kansas is considered one of the best college basketball programs in the United States because they have won 5 overall National Championships (3 NCAA Tournament championships, 2 Helms National Championships), as well being a National Runner-Up six times. They also have the most conference titles in the United States. Kansas is the all-time record holder for most consecutive conference titles as they have 14 consecutive titles, a streak that ran from 2005 through 2018. The Jayhawks also own the NCAA record for most consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances with an active streak of 30 consecutive appearances.

In 2008, ESPN ranked Kansas second on a list of the best programs of the modern college basketball era. Kansas currently has the longest streak of consecutive NCAA tournament appearances of all-time (30). It also has the longest current streak of consecutive NCAA winning seasons (35), the most winning seasons in Division I history (97), the most non-losing seasons (.500 or better) in NCAA history (100), the most conference championships in Division I history (61), the most consecutive regular season conference titles in Division I (14), the most First Team All Americans in Division I history (22), and the most First Team All American Selections in Division I history (29). As of the last complete season, the program ranks third in Division I all-time winning percentage (.725) and second in Division I all-time wins (2,217).

Since Allen Fieldhouse opened (which is the Jayhawks home arena), in 1955, the Jayhawks have earned a well established home court advantage. Allen Fieldhouse is often considered one of the best home court advantages in college basketball.
Rank in notable areas
 Category Rank Stat All-Time Wins  2nd 2,274 All-Time Win %  3rd .726 Regular Season Conference Championships  1st 61 Consecutive Reg. Season Conf. Championships  1st 14 NCAA Tournament Titles  T-7th  3 NCAA Title Game Appearances  5th  9 NCAA Final Four Appearances  5th  15 NCAA Elite Eight Appearances  3rd 23 NCAA Sweet 16 Appearances  4th 30 NCAA Tournament Appearances  3rd 48 Consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances  1st  30* NCAA Tournament #1 Seeds  2nd 14 NCAA Tournament Games Played  3rd 155 NCAA Tournament Wins  4th  107 NCAA Tournament Win %  7th  .690 Weeks Ranked as AP #1  5th  65 Weeks Ranked as AP #2  2nd  100 Weeks Ranked in AP Top 5  4th  347 Weeks Ranked in AP Top 10  4th  540 Weeks Ranked in AP Poll  4th  746 Appearances in Final AP Poll  4th  43 Consecutive Weeks Ranked in AP Poll  3rd  180* Seasons with 35 Wins or More  3rd  4 Seasons with 30 Wins or More  T–2nd  14 Seasons with 25 Wins or More  3rd  32 Seasons with 20 Wins or More  5th  47 Seasons with a Winning Record  1st  97 Seasons with a Non-Losing Record  1st  100 Consecutive seasons with 30 Winsname="http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2017/D1.pdf  1st  4 Consecutive seasons with 25 Wins  1st  13* Consecutive seasons with 20 Wins  2nd  29* Consensus First Team All-American Selections  1st  30 Consensus First Team All-American Players  1st  23 Academic All-American Selections  2nd  15 Academic All-American Players  1st  11* Active streak.Current Official NCAA Records and Awards data.

References

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Category:University of Kansas
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