Jayhawks vs. Razorbacks Line Opens at Kansas -4.5

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Jayhawks Odds to Win 2023 NCAA Tournament Championship Now 9-1

The No. 1 seed Kansas Jayhawks had the second shortest odds of winning the 2023 NCAA College Tournament Championship 8-1 odds, and heading into the Big Dance, those odds were now 9-1 with the potential for a pay out of $900 on a $100 bet.

They easily beat the No. 16 seed Howard Bison, which had not made an NCAA Men's College Basketball Tournament appearance since 1992.

The next game won't be a cake walk.  They'll face off against a good Arkansas team with a rather small line of KU -4.5.

All-American Jalen Wilson collected 20 points and seven rebounds while freshman Gradey Dick had 19 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and three steals.  Prop bets for these and the other Kansas starters can be found here during the tournament.

"Howard has a good team, they're good, they can shoot, they have length. They played faster than I think even we thought they would," KU assistant coach Norm Roberts said. "In that second half, there wasn't a foul called for about five minutes and it was up and down, and our guys were begging to come out, and I think their guys were just as tired."

NCAA Tournament

Houston 1                     5-1

Alabama 1                    6-1

Kansas 1                       9-1

Purdue 1                      12-1

UCLA 2                         12-1

Gonzaga 3                    14-1

Arizona 2                      18-1

Baylor 3                        18-1

Marquette 2                 18-1

Texas 2                         18-1

Connecticut 4               22-1

Duke 5                          22-1

Tennessee 4                 25-1

Creighton 6                   28-1

Kentucky 6                    33-1

TCU 6                           33-1

Miami Florida 5             40-1

Saint Marys CA 5           40-1

Texas A&M 7                40-1

Indiana 4                      50-1

Kansas State 3               50-1

Virginia 4                      50-1

Iowa 8                          55-1

Xavier 3                        55-1

Arkansas 8                    66-1

Michigan State 7           66-1

Iowa State 6                  75-1

Maryland 8                   75-1

Memphis 8                   90-1

San Diego State 5          90-1

Auburn 9                      100-1

Illinois 9                        100-1

West Virginia 9             100-1

Florida Atlantic 9           125-1

Providence 11               125-1

NC State 11                   200-1

Northwestern 7            200-1

Penn State 10               200-1

USC 10                         200-1

Arizona State 11            250-1

Utah State 10                250-1

Missouri 7                    300-1

Pittsburgh 11                300-1

VCU 12                         300-1

Drake 12                       350-1

Oral Roberts 12             350-1

Iona 13                         400-1

Boise State 10               500-1

Charleston 12               500-1

Colgate 15                    500-1

Mississippi State 11       500-1

Nevada 11                    500-1

Vermont 15                  500-1

Furman 13                    1000-1

Grand Canyon 14          1000-1

Howard 16                    1000-1

Kennesaw State 14        1000-1

Kent State 13                1000-1

Louisiana 13                 1000-1

Montana State 14         1000-1

Northern Kentucky 16   1000-1

Princeton                      1000-1

SE Missouri St 16           1000-1

Texas A&M-CC 16         1000-1

Texas Southern 16        1000-1

UC Santa Barbara 14     1000-1

UNC Asheville 15           1000-1

Farleigh Dickson 16       1000-1

KU NCAA Men's College Basketball Tournament History

It might be helpful to list years that the Jayhawks have not made an appearance in the NCAA Tournament.  That number would be ZERO, at least 1990.  2020 of course was the lost year.

NCAA tournament champions
1952, 1988, 2008, 2022
NCAA tournament runner-up
1940, 1953, 1957, 1991, 2003, 2012
NCAA tournament Final Four
1940, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1971, 1974, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2018, 2022
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1952, 1953, 1957, 1960, 1966, 1971, 1974, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1953, 1957, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1974, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022
NCAA tournament round of 32
1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
NCAA tournament appearances
1940, 1942, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023

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