Big 12 basketball power rankings: Does Kansas make jump after upset of Iowa State?

Kansas is still Kansas. Well, at least when it wants to be. The Jayhawks have not been the class of the Big 12 the past two seasons. They even started this season 1-2 in conference play, including a loss at West Virginia. But in a deep conference full of top-25 teams, a win can change the fortune of the season. Like an 84-63 rout of previously unbeaten Iowa State. Kansas emphatically flexed its muscles against a national championship contender. Led by freshman phenom Darryn Peterson and Illinois transfer Tre White, the Jayhawks never trailed and led by as much as 26. "I was in a better mood coaching tonight," coach Bill Self told reporters, "because I thought the guys tried so hard." Now,...