Would I have rather had it inside Cameron Indoor Stadium or Allen Fieldhouse? Of course I would've! College basketball is forever better in true home-road environments, especially in historic, on-campus buildings. So, like I tweeted late Tuesday, if you put me at a table in between Kansas coach Bill Self and Duke coach Jon Scheyer, I'm figuring out a way to get them to agree to a home-and-home series with one meeting at Cameron, another at The Phog.
But that's a column for another day.
Today, let's just focus on the fact that Kansas and Duke — two of the sport's best brands, all things considered — met late Tuesday on a neutral-court in Las Vegas. It didn't pop like it otherwise would've in a true home-road environment, but it was still a fun game that likely ensured the Jayhawks will remain No. 1 in the next Associated Press Top 25 regardless of what happens in Maui, Atlantis or anywhere else.
Final score: Kansas 75, Duke 72.
Despite CBS Sports preseason All-American Hunter Dickinson getting ejected after just 24 minutes on the court for kicking Duke's Maliq Brown in the head, the Jayhwks shot 49.1% from the field to improve to 7-0 with victories over Duke, North Carolina and Michigan State. Needless to say, Bill Self's program remains No. 1 in Wednesday morning's updated CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 daily college basketball rankings for the 24th day of this season.
Duke remains No. 10.
Next up for KU is Saturday's game against Furman that KenPom.com gives the Jayhawks a 95% chance of winning. Barring a major upset inside Allen Fieldhouse, the Jayhawks will enter next week with a 7-0 record
Top 25 And 1 rankings
Rk | Teams | Chg | Rcrd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Dajuan Harris finished with 14 points and nine assists in Tuesday's 75-72 win over Duke. The Jayhawks' next game is Saturday against Furman. | -- | 6-0 |
| 2 |  | Johni Broome finished with 23 points and 19 rebounds in Tuesday's 85-72 win over North Carolina. The Tigers' next game is Wednesday against Memphis. | -- | 6-0 |
| 3 |  | Graham Ike finished with 15 points and five rebounds in Wednesday's 84-41 win over Long Beach State. The Zags' next game is Wednesday against West Virginia. | 1 | 5-0 |
| 4 |  | Keshon Gilbert finished with 24 points and three assists in Tuesday's 89-84 win over Dayton. The Cyclones' next game is Wednesday against Colorado. | 1 | 4-1 |
| 5 |  | David Joplin finished with 29 points and five rebounds in Saturday's 80-69 win over Georgia. The Golden Eagles' next game is Wednesday against Stonehill. | 2 | 6-0 |
| 6 |  | Chaz Lanier finished with 25 points and four rebounds in Friday's 77-62 win over Baylor. The Vols' next game is Wednesday against Tennessee Martin. | 2 | 6-0 |
| 7 |  | Andrew Carr finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds in Tuesday's 87-68 win over Western Kentucky. The Wildcats' next game is Friday against Georgia State. | 2 | 6-0 |
| 8 |  | Trey Kaufman-Renn finished with 18 points and three rebounds in Saturday's 80-45 win over Marshall. The Boilermakers' next game is Thursday against NC State. | 3 | 5-1 |
| 9 |  | Mark Sears finished with 24 points and four rebounds in Tuesday's 85-80 win over Houston. The Crimson Tide's next game is Wednesday against Rutgers. | 3 | 5-1 |
| 10 |  | Kon Knueppel was 4 of 14 from the field in Tuesday's 75-72 loss to Kansas. The Blue Devils' next game is Friday against Seattle. | -- | 4-2 |
| 11 |  | Emanuel Sharp was 3 of 11 from the field in Tuesday's 85-80 loss to Alabama. The Cougars' next game is Wednesday against Notre Dame. | 5 | 3-2 |
| 12 |  | Elliot Cadeau was 5 of 15 from the field in Tuesday's 85-72 loss to Auburn. The Tar Heels' next game is Wednesday against Michigan State. | 9 | 4-2 |
| 13 |  | Tyrese Hunter finished with 23 points and two assists in Tuesday's 71-63 win over Michigan State. The Tigers' next game is Wednesday against Auburn/North Carolina. | -- | 6-0 |
| 14 |  | Myles Rice finished with 20 points and six assists in Thursday's 69-58 win over UNC Greensboro. The Hoosiers' next game is Wednesday against Louisville. | 1 | 4-0 |
| 15 |  | John Tonje finished with 33 points and seven rebounds in Sunday's 81-75 win over Pitt. The Badgers' next game is Saturday against Chicago State. | 1 | 7-0 |
| 16 |  | Jayden Nunn missed six of the seven shots he attempted in Friday's 77-62 loss to Tennessee. The Bears' next game is Wednesday against New Orleans. | 1 | 4-2 |
| 17 |  | Karter Knox finished with 21 points and six rebounds in Monday's 109-35 win over Maryland Eastern Shore. The Razorbacks' next game is Thursday against Illinois. | 1 | 5-1 |
| 18 |  | Guillermo Diaz Graham was 1 of 6 from 3-point range in Sunday's 81-75 loss to Wisconsin. The Panthers' next game is Friday at Ohio State. | 1 | 6-1 |
| 19 |  | John Mobley Jr. finished with 23 points and two steals in Friday's 104-60 win over Campbell. The Buckeyes' next game is Monday against Green Bay. | 2 | 5-1 |
| 20 |  | Tre Johnson finished with 17 points and two rebounds in Friday's 67-58 win over Saint Joseph's. The Longhorns' next game is Friday against Delaware State. | 2 | 5-1 |
| 21 |  | Caleb Love missed 10 of the 15 shots he attempted in Friday's 69-55 loss to Duke. The Wildcats' next game is Wednesday against Davidson. | 2 | 2-2 |
| 22 |  | Alijah Martin finished with 32 points and nine rebounds in Friday's 93-68 win over Southern Illinois. The Gators' next game is Thursday against Wake Forest. | 2 | 6-0 |
| 23 |  | Dillon Mitchell finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds in Saturday's 81-58 win over Georgia Tech. The Bearcats' next game is Wednesday against Alabama State. | 2 | 5-0 |
| 24 |  | Matthew Murrell finished with 19 points and four assists in Thursday's 100-68 win over Oral Roberts. The Rebels' next game is Thursday against BYU. | 2 | 5-0 |
| 25 |  | Keshawn Murphy finished with 16 points and seven rebounds in Friday's 84-79 win over SMU. The Bulldogs' next game is Thursday against UNLV. | NR | 5-0 |
| 26 |  | TJ Bamba finished with 18 points and four steals in Tuesday's 80-70 win over Texas A&M. The Ducks' next game is Wednesday against San Diego State. | NR | 6-0 |
