Model Predictions
| Model | Kansas Jayhawks | Colorado Buffaloes | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 73.5% | 26.5% | -9.5 | ✓ (3.5 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 72.0% | 28.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 80.6% | 19.4% | -7.8 | ✓ (1.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.5% | 44.5% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 74.5% | 25.5% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 85.5% | 14.5% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 85.9% | 14.1% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 64.9% | 35.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Colorado Buffaloes -6 (69-75). Ratings: 2025-26 season-end ratings.
Kansas Jayhawks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tre White * | 36 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 9-10 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 28 | -0.2 |
| Melvin Council Jr. * | 35 | 7-13 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 14 | +2.0 |
| Flory Bidunga * | 33 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 20 | +11.5 |
| Darryn Peterson * | 32 | 6-15 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 5 | -3.5 |
| Bryson Tiller * | 23 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -0.2 |
| Jamari McDowell | 23 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -0.4 |
| Elmarko Jackson | 13 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -3.5 |
| Jayden Dawson | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3.7 |
Colorado Buffaloes
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Johnson * | 36 | 6-14 | 2-7 | 5-5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | +4.1 |
| Barrington Hargress * | 35 | 6-15 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | +8.4 |
| Bangot Dak * | 33 | 3-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +6.3 |
| Sebastian Rancik * | 30 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | -4.8 |
| Elijah Malone * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Alon Michaeli | 28 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | +4.6 |
| Felix Kossaras | 11 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +4.0 |
| Josiah Sanders | 8 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +0.5 |
| F. Ifaola | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.4 |
| Jalin Holland | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -4.8 |
* = starter