Usually when you talk about success in athletics at the University of Kansas, you instantly think about cutting down the nets in March Madness. The Kansas Jayhawk basketball team is a huge powerhouse in the world of college hoops. Kansas's success on the gridiron? Not that great. The Jayhawk football team's all-time record is 574-573-58. The school starting playing football in 1890 and is a member of the Big 12 athletic conference. Kansas is currently 1-6 through seven games in 2012 on the football field. The team has been mediocre ever since the program was started. The University currently has 10 players in the NFL and has produced three NFL Hall of Famers, Gale Sayers, Mike McCormack, and John Riggins. Kansas is 6-6 all time in Bowl games. Kansas had arguably its best season in 2007 when they went 12-1 and were ranked number three in the country. They went on to play in the Orange Bowl and got the University's only BCS Bowl game win in its 122 year history, a 24-21 win over Virginia Tech.
The basketball team however, has been much better. The Jayhawks Men's Basketball team has won five National Championships, made the NCAA Tournament 38 times, they have 52 Conference Championships, and a total of 1,979 wins, which is the third best in College Basketball history. There's no doubt that the college is known for being a basketball school. The Jayhawks are ranked seventh in the preseason poll, and look to make some noise this season to redeem the disappointing football season that they are having this year.
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| The University of Kansas's basketball court |
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