The Kansas Jayhawks compete in the Big 12 and hold an all-time record of 2438–919 (.726 winning percentage) across 127 recorded seasons dating back to 1898-99. The program has won 4 NCAA national championships (1952, 1988, 2008, 2022) and reached 15 Final Fours.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 23-10 | 12-6 (Big 12) | Bill Self | AP #8 |
| 2024-25 | 21-13 | 11-9 (Big 12) | Bill Self | AP #1 |
| 2023-24 | 23-11 | 10-8 (Big 12) | Bill Self | AP #1 |
| 2022-23 | 28-8 | 13-5 (Big 12) | Bill Self,Norm Roberts | AP #2 |
| 2021-22 | 34-6 | 14-4 (Big 12) | Bill Self | AP #3 |
| 2020-21 | 21-9 | 12-6 (Big 12) | Bill Self | AP #3 |
| 2019-20 | 28-3 | 17-1 (Big 12) | Bill Self | AP #1 |
| 2018-19 | 26-10 | 12-6 (Big 12) | Bill Self | AP #1 |
| 2016-17 | 31-5 | 16-2 (Big 12) | Bill Self | AP #1 |
| 2015-16 | 33-5 | 15-3 (Big 12) | Bill Self | AP #1 |
| 2014-15 | 27-9 | 13-5 (Big 12) | Bill Self | AP #5 |
| 2013-14 | 25-10 | 14-4 (Big 12) | Bill Self | AP #2 |
| 2012-13 | 31-6 | 14-4 (Big 12) | Bill Self | AP #2 |
| 2011-12 | 32-7 | 16-2 (Big 12) | Bill Self | AP #3 |
| 2010-11 | 35-3 | 14-2 (Big 12) | Bill Self | AP #1 |
| 2009-10 | 33-3 | 15-1 (Big 12) | Bill Self | AP #1 |
| 2008-09 | 27-8 | 14-2 (Big 12) | Bill Self | AP #9 |
| 2007-08 | 37-3 | 13-3 (Big 12) | Bill Self | AP #2 |
| 2006-07 | 33-5 | 14-2 (Big 12) | Bill Self | AP #2 |
| 2005-06 | 25-8 | 13-3 (Big 12) | Bill Self | AP #12 |
| 2004-05 | 23-7 | 12-4 (Big 12) | Bill Self | AP #1 |
| 2003-04 | 24-9 | 12-4 (Big 12) | Bill Self | AP #1 |
| 2002-03 | 30-8 | 14-2 (Big 12) | Roy Williams | AP #2 |
| 2001-02 | 33-4 | 16-0 (Big 12) | Roy Williams | AP #1 |
| 2000-01 | 26-7 | 12-4 (Big 12) | Roy Williams | AP #2 |
| 1999-00 | 24-10 | 11-5 (Big 12) | Roy Williams | AP #5 |
| 1998-99 | 23-10 | 11-5 (Big 12) | Roy Williams | AP #7 |
| 1997-98 | 35-4 | 15-1 (Big 12) | Roy Williams | AP #2 |
| 1996-97 | 34-2 | 15-1 (Big 12) | Roy Williams | AP #1 |
| 1995-96 | 29-5 | 12-2 (Big 8) | Roy Williams | AP #1 |
| 1994-95 | 25-6 | 11-3 (Big 8) | Roy Williams | AP #1 |
| 1993-94 | 27-8 | 9-5 (Big 8) | Roy Williams | AP #1 |
| 1992-93 | 29-7 | 11-3 (Big 8) | Roy Williams | AP #1 |
| 1991-92 | 27-5 | 11-3 (Big 8) | Roy Williams | AP #2 |
| 1990-91 | 27-8 | 10-4 (Big 8) | Roy Williams | AP #8 |
| 1989-90 | 30-5 | 11-3 (Big 8) | Roy Williams | AP #1 |
| 1988-89 | 19-12 | 6-8 (Big 8) | Roy Williams | AP #16 |
| 1987-88 | 27-11 | 9-5 (Big 8) | Larry Brown | AP #7 |
| 1986-87 | 25-11 | 9-5 (Big 8) | Larry Brown | AP #6 |
| 1985-86 | 35-4 | 13-1 (Big 8) | Larry Brown | AP #2 |
| 1984-85 | 26-8 | 11-3 (Big 8) | Larry Brown | AP #9 |
| 1983-84 | 22-10 | 9-5 (Big 8) | Larry Brown | AP #17 |
| 1982-83 | 13-16 | 4-10 (Big 8) | Ted Owens | |
| 1981-82 | 13-14 | 4-10 (Big 8) | Ted Owens | |
| 1980-81 | 24-8 | 9-5 (Big 8) | Ted Owens | AP #18 |
| 1979-80 | 15-14 | 7-7 (Big 8) | Ted Owens | AP #19 |
| 1978-79 | 18-11 | 8-6 (Big 8) | Ted Owens | AP #4 |
| 1977-78 | 24-5 | 13-1 (Big 8) | Ted Owens | AP #5 |
| 1976-77 | 18-10 | 8-6 (Big 8) | Ted Owens | |
| 1975-76 | 13-13 | 6-8 (Big 8) | Ted Owens | |
| 1974-75 | 19-8 | 11-3 (Big 8) | Ted Owens | AP #6 |
| 1973-74 | 23-7 | 13-1 (Big 8) | Ted Owens | AP #6 |
| 1972-73 | 8-18 | 4-10 (Big 8) | Ted Owens | |
| 1971-72 | 11-15 | 7-7 (Big 8) | Ted Owens | AP #14 |
| 1970-71 | 27-3 | 14-0 (Big 8) | Ted Owens | AP #4 |
| 1969-70 | 17-9 | 8-6 (Big 8) | Ted Owens | AP #16 |
| 1968-69 | 20-7 | 9-5 (Big 8) | Ted Owens | AP #4 |
| 1967-68 | 22-8 | 10-4 (Big 8) | Ted Owens | AP #4 |
| 1966-67 | 23-4 | 13-1 (Big 8) | Ted Owens | AP #3 |
| 1965-66 | 23-4 | 13-1 (Big 8) | Ted Owens | AP #4 |
| 1964-65 | 17-8 | 9-5 (Big 8) | Ted Owens | AP #18 |
| 1963-64 | 13-12 | 8-6 (Big 8) | Dick Harp | AP #10 |
| 1962-63 | 12-13 | 5-9 (Big 8) | Dick Harp | |
| 1961-62 | 7-18 | 3-11 (Big 8) | Dick Harp | |
| 1960-61 | 17-8 | 10-4 (Big 8) | Dick Harp | AP #16 |
| 1959-60 | 19-9 | 10-4 (Big 8) | Dick Harp | |
| 1958-59 | 11-14 | 8-6 (Big 8) | Dick Harp | AP #7 |
| 1957-58 | 18-5 | 8-4 (Big 8) | Dick Harp | AP #2 |
| 1956-57 | 24-3 | 11-1 (Big 7) | Dick Harp | AP #1 |
| 1955-56 | 14-9 | 6-6 (Big 7) | Phog Allen | AP #18 |
| 1954-55 | 11-10 | 5-7 (Big 7) | Phog Allen | AP #16 |
| 1953-54 | 16-5 | 10-2 (Big 7) | Phog Allen | AP #5 |
| 1952-53 | 19-6 | 10-2 (Big 7) | Phog Allen | AP #3 |
| 1951-52 | 28-3 | 11-1 (Big 7) | Phog Allen | AP #1 |
| 1950-51 | 16-8 | 8-4 (Big 7) | Phog Allen | AP #10 |
| 1949-50 | 14-11 | 8-4 (Big 7) | Phog Allen | AP #19 |
| 1948-49 | 12-12 | 3-9 (Big 7) | Phog Allen | |
| 1947-48 | 9-15 | 4-8 (Big 7) | Phog Allen | |
| 1946-47 | 16-11 | 5-5 (Big 6) | Howard Engleman,Phog Allen | |
| 1945-46 | 19-2 | 10-0 (Big 6) | Phog Allen | |
| 1944-45 | 12-5 | 7-3 (Big 6) | Phog Allen | |
| 1943-44 | 17-9 | 5-5 (Big 6) | Phog Allen | |
| 1942-43 | 22-6 | 10-0 (Big 6) | Phog Allen | |
| 1941-42 | 17-5 | 8-2 (Big 6) | Phog Allen | |
| 1940-41 | 12-6 | 7-3 (Big 6) | Phog Allen | |
| 1939-40 | 19-6 | 8-2 (Big 6) | Phog Allen | |
| 1938-39 | 13-7 | 6-4 (Big 6) | Phog Allen | |
| 1937-38 | 18-2 | 9-1 (Big 6) | Phog Allen | |
| 1936-37 | 15-4 | 8-2 (Big 6) | Phog Allen | |
| 1935-36 | 21-2 | 10-0 (Big 6) | Phog Allen | |
| 1934-35 | 15-5 | 12-4 (Big 6) | Phog Allen | |
| 1933-34 | 16-1 | 9-1 (Big 6) | Phog Allen | |
| 1932-33 | 13-4 | 8-2 (Big 6) | Phog Allen | |
| 1931-32 | 13-5 | 7-3 (Big 6) | Phog Allen | |
| 1930-31 | 15-3 | 7-3 (Big 6) | Phog Allen | |
| 1929-30 | 14-4 | 7-3 (Big 6) | Phog Allen | |
| 1928-29 | 3-15 | 2-8 (Big 6) | Phog Allen | |
| 1927-28 | 9-9 | 9-9 (MVC) | Phog Allen | |
| 1926-27 | 15-2 | 10-2 (MVC) | Phog Allen | |
| 1925-26 | 16-2 | 16-2 (MVC) | Phog Allen | |
| 1924-25 | 17-1 | 15-1 (MVC) | Phog Allen | |
| 1923-24 | 16-3 | 15-1 (MVC) | Phog Allen | |
| 1922-23 | 17-1 | 16-0 (MVC) | Phog Allen | |
| 1921-22 | 16-2 | 15-1 (MVC) | Phog Allen | |
| 1920-21 | 10-8 | 10-8 (MVC) | Phog Allen | |
| 1919-20 | 11-7 | 9-7 (MVC) | Karl Schlademan,Phog Allen | |
| 1918-19 | 7-9 | 5-9 (MVC) | W.O. Hamilton | |
| 1917-18 | 10-8 | 9-8 (MVC) | W.O. Hamilton | |
| 1916-17 | 12-8 | 9-7 (MVC) | W.O. Hamilton | |
| 1915-16 | 6-12 | 5-11 (MVC) | W.O. Hamilton | |
| 1914-15 | 16-1 | 13-1 (MVC) | W.O. Hamilton | |
| 1913-14 | 17-1 | 13-1 (MVC) | W.O. Hamilton | |
| 1912-13 | 16-6 | 8-3 (MVC) | W.O. Hamilton | |
| 1911-12 | 11-7 | 6-2 (MVC) | W.O. Hamilton | |
| 1910-11 | 12-6 | 9-3 (MVC) | W.O. Hamilton | |
| 1909-10 | 18-1 | 7-1 (MVC) | W.O. Hamilton | |
| 1908-09 | 25-3 | 6-2 (MVC) | Phog Allen | |
| 1907-08 | 18-6 | 4-0 (MVC) | Phog Allen | |
| 1906-07 | 7-8 | Ind | Doc Naismith | |
| 1905-06 | 12-7 | Ind | Doc Naismith | |
| 1904-05 | 5-6 | Ind | Doc Naismith | |
| 1903-04 | 5-8 | Ind | Doc Naismith | |
| 1902-03 | 7-8 | Ind | Doc Naismith | |
| 1901-02 | 5-7 | Ind | Doc Naismith | |
| 1900-01 | 4-8 | Ind | Doc Naismith | |
| 1899-00 | 3-4 | Ind | Doc Naismith | |
| 1898-99 | 7-4 | Ind | Doc Naismith |
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| Rank | Team | Conference | All-Time Wins |
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Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.
| # | COACH | RECORD | WIN % | SCHOOL(S) | YEARS | BEST SEASON / LEGACY |
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