Kansas has shaken off a 1-5 start and is now playing like the top 25 team many expected it to be in the preseason. A 42-14 win over Houston has aged well. There is no shame in losing 29-27 at Kansas State. And nobody has beaten Iowa State worse than KU did last week 45-36.

The LSU Tigers (2-0) and Kansas State Wildcats (2-0) tangle Thursday in Manhattan. Tip-off at Bramlage Coliseum will be at 9 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Let's analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's college basketball od

SportsLine's model just revealed its NCAA Basketball picks for LSU Tigers vs. Kansas State Wildcats on Thursday

The Wildcats' best path to the 12-team College Football Playoffs would be to reach the conference championship game and win it, but with their No. 16 ranking, if enough teams ahead of them stumble, they could conceivably receive an at-large bid even without making it to Arlington, though it would be a longshot.

Our experts asked coaches about who's dominating each conference and about which other coaches are having a rough time.