Despite playing his best game as a Jayhawk on Tuesday, one key aspect of Kohl Rosario's game is still missing for Kansas.

The 2025–26 college basketball season has barely begun, but the impact of the nation's top freshmen is already undeniable. Touted as one of the deepest recruiting classes in recent memory, these first-year players have quickly shed their rookie status,

North Carolina is up to No. 21 in Saturday morning's updated CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 daily college basketball rankings, where St. John's remains No. 1. Kansas is down to No. 22. Those developments caused both Tennessee and Auburn to be pushed down one spot each in these rankings, no fault of their own.

Cal played its first road game of the season on Thursday, and though the Bears lost, they had to be pleased with their second-half performance. Kansas State use

Tuesday's college basketball slate tips off at 1 p.m. ET when the Iona Gaels takes on the Kansas City Roos. Iona is a 4.5-point favorite, while

Friday should get us back on track and provide something compelling with the most notable game originating at the Dean E. Smith Center, where Darryn Peterson and the Kansas Jayhawks will play North Carolina.

Kansas women’s basketball is making its additions to its 2026 recruiting class official. Here’s more on what KU coach Brandon Schneider is saying.

The season tipped off with Koa Peat helping then- No. 13 Arizona upset then-No. 3 Florida, the defending national champion, in the Hall of Fame Series in Las Vegas on opening night. Peat became the first player in over two decades to record at least 30 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals in their collegiate debut.

SportsLine's model simulated Kansas Jayhawks vs. UNC Tar Heels 10,000 times and revealed its men's college basketball matchup picks for November 7