W's (wins) have never been the problem for ku. It's other W's that do matter. Where and when.
ku was not battle tested enough last year with the B12 down and a weak non con......... they lost 1st round on nuetral court
This year, other that the UF game way back in late Nov......... ku has not had an extremely tough road/neutral court game. Ksu and Tech are clearly good teams, but not top 4 seeds by any means
NCAA tourney on neutral court + no Rush showing up OR big guys being ineffective = bye bye