Mode: | basketball |
Year: | 2007–08 |
Team: | Kansas Jayhawks |
Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
Short Conf: | Big 12 |
Coachrank: | 1 |
Aprank: | 4 |
Record: | 37–3 |
Conf Record: | 13–3 |
Head Coach: | Bill Self (5th Season) |
Asst Coach1: | Joe Dooley |
Ac1 Year: | 5th |
Asst Coach2: | Danny Manning |
Ac2 Year: | 1st |
Ac3 Year: | 4th |
Captain: | Jeremy Case |
Captain2: | Darnell Jackson |
Captain4: | Russell Robinson |
Captain4 Year: | 2nd |
Captain5: | Rodrick Stewart |
Stadium: | Allen Fieldhouse |
Champion: | NCAA tournament National Champions Big 12 tournament champions Big 12 regular season co-champions |
Bowl: | National Championship Game |
Bowl Result: | W 75-68OT vs. Memphis |
The 2007–08 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas for the NCAA Division I men's intercollegiate basketball season of 2007–08, which was the Jayhawks' 110th Season. The team was led by Bill Self in his 5th season as head coach. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.
The Jayhawks finished the season 37–3, 13–3 in Big 12 play to finish tied for first place. They defeated Nebraska, Texas Tech, and Texas A&M to win the Big 12 tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 seed in the Midwest region. They defeated Memphis in the National Championship game, marking the third tournament title in the school's history and fifth national title overall.
The Jayhawks 37 wins remains a program record. Additionally, the win total is tied for 3rd most in NCAA history (Kentucky twice won 38 and Memphis also won 38, but the wins were officially vacated).
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Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final | |
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AP | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | – | |
Coaches | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 |