the kansas jayhawks men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball program of the university of kansas. the program is in the ncaa's division i. the team competes in the big 12 conference. kansas is considered one of the best college basketball programs in the united states because they have won 5 overall national championships (3 ncaa tournament championships, 2 helms national championships), as well being a national runner-up six times. they also have the most conference titles in the united states. kansas is the all-time record holder for most consecutive conference titles as they have 14 consecutive titles, a streak that ran from 2005 through 2018. the jayhawks also own the ncaa record for most consecutive ncaa tournament appearances with an active streak of 30 consecutive appearances.