And of all my friends, you've been the best to me. / Soon will be the day when I repay you handsomely. "Rush" - Big Audio Dynamite
(4) Kansas Jayhawks
68 60
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(13) California Baptist Lancers
Viejas Arena (Neutral) · March 21, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread KU -14.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money KU -1050 / CBU +675
Model Predictions
Spread Total KU win
Actual KU +8 128 Won
Massey KU -14.7 (-6.7)
Massey Totals 135.0 (-7.0)
Bradley-Terry 89%
Weighted B-T 92%
Efficiency Plus ML KU -15.5 (-7.5) 139.1 (-11.1) 85%
Baseline Tuned ML KU -14.5 (-6.5) 135.5 (-7.5) 86%
Baseline ML KU -12.6 (-4.6) 135.2 (-7.2) 86%
Baseline Plus ML KU -14.1 (-6.1) 137.5 (-9.5) 86%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings KU CBU
Overall 24-11 25-9
Conference 12-6 13-5
Home 13-2 15-0
Away 5-6 7-8
Neutral 6-3 3-1
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.1 72.6
Avg Pts Against 69.1 67.6
Massey 17.9 (#21) 3.3 (#118)
Bradley-Terry 3.39 (#14) 1.33 (#74)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.98 (#18) 1.51 (#82)
RPI 0.623 (#14) 0.544 (#79)
Shooting & Four Factors KU CBU
FG% 45.3% 43.2%
3PT% 35.0% 33.7%
REB / G 38.8 39.9
OREB / G 10.1 13.9
AST / TO 1.34 0.84
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.6% 48.6%
TOV% 15.5% 18.2%
ORB% 29.5% 37.8%
FT Rate 25.0% 26.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.2% 46.4%
Opp TOV% 14.0% 17.1%
DRB% 69.9% 72.8%
Opp FT Rate 19.2% 26.7%

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