Kansas is in their 22[SUP]nd[/SUP] Elite Eight and their first since 2012 when they defeated North Carolina 80-67. They are 14-7 all-time in the Elite Eight. Their 22 Elite Eights is tied with UCLA for 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] most.
Kansas becomes the 5[SUP]th[/SUP] school to win 100 tournament games. The top 5 in tournament wins are:
o Kentucky 123
o North Carolina 114
o Duke 107 (108)
o UCLA 104
o Kansas 100
Kansas is now a tournament best 4-0 vs. #5 seeds.
This is the third time that Kansas has been ranked #1 in the AP Poll entering the tournament. It is the first time they have advanced to the Elite Eight when ranked #1. They had previously lost to Arizona in the 1997 Sweet Sixteen and Northern Iowa in the 2010 Second Round.
Kansas’s win is a tournament best 34[SUP]th[/SUP] on Fridays.