Kansas: No one has taken a more circuitous route to a more familiar final destination than the Jayhawks. Bill Self's team started the season at No. 4, but the school's hopes for a 14th consecutive Big 12 title appeared to be in trouble amid a murderer's row of league opponents in mid-January. Oklahoma, Texas Tech, West Virginia and TCU all spent time ranked in the top 10 at some point during the season.
Despite some unprecedented early issues at home, six consecutive wins in February -- including a close one against Texas Tech last weekend -- helped clinch the conference and set Kansas up for a potential No. 1 seed when the brackets are finalized next week. Just the way they drew it up.
