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The 13 craziest facts from Kansas’ NCAA-record 13 straight Big 12 titles

Kansas defeated TCU, 87-68, at Allen Fieldhouse on Wednesday to lock up a share of its 13th straight Big 12 regular season title. Thirteen. Straight.

With that, Kansas tied the UCLA’s record of 13 straight conference titles under John Wooden, Gene Bartow and Gary Cunningham from 1967 to 1979. Kansas incredibly has done it all under one coach: Bill Self.

The last time Kansas didn’t win the Big 12, it was 2004. We lived in a different world. Let’s take a look at the craziest facts from Kansas’ record streak.

13. George W. Bush was president the last time Kansas didn’t win the Big 12.

Kansas’ streak has seen three U.S. presidents: Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump.

12. Usher’s “Yeah!” was the top song on the Billboard chart when Kansas failed to win the Big 12.

11. The Apprentice debuted in 2004.

10. Baylor coach Scott Drew has 10 losses at Allen Fieldhouse. Bill Self also has 10.

Self has coached 229 games at Allen Fieldhouse.

9. Frank Mason III was nine years old the last time Kansas didn’t win the Big 12.

8. In 2004, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won the Oscar for Best Picture.

If you start the movie now, you can finish it just in time for Kansas’ 14th straight Big 12 title.

7. Tom Brady had only won 2 Super Bowl titles the last time Kansas didn’t win the Big 12. 

Deflategate wasn’t even a thing.

6. This was the most popular cell phone the last time Kansas didn’t win the Big 12.

The RAZR.

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5. Facebook had just launched the last time Kansas didn’t win the Big 12. 

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg

4. LeBron James was in his rookie season the last time Kansas didn’t win the Big 12.

(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

He was so young.


3. Kansas was still playing Missouri.

RIP, Border War.

2. There have been 37 different coaches in the Big 12 during Kansas’ streak.

1. Bill Self has more conference titles (13) than home losses (10).

Just crazy.

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