The Kansas Jayhawks enter the 2013-14 season ranked at No. 6 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll released Thursday.

This is the 22nd time in the 25-year history of the coaches’ poll that Kansas has been ranked. This is also the eighth time (out of 11 seasons) in the Bill Self era that Kansas was ranked seventh or higher.

There are four opponents on Kansas’ schedule ranked and six are receiving votes. These teams include:

Duke (No. 4)

Florida (No. 8)

Oklahoma State (No. 12)

New Mexico (No. 20)

Baylor (No. 26/receiving votes)

Colorado (No. 27/receiving votes)

Georgetown (No. 31/receiving votes)

Villanova (receiving votes)

Kansas State (receiving votes),

Iowa State (receiving votes)

Kansas’ biggest test comes on November 12th when the Jayhawks face off against No. 4 Duke in the Champions Classic. Also playing in the Champions Classic are No. 1 Kentucky and No. 2 Michigan State.

Last season, Kansas was ranked seventh in this poll and finished eighth with a 31-6 record after losing to Michigan in the NCAA tournament. The previous season, Kansas was ranked No. 13 and finished No. 2.

RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS FIRST PLACE VOTES PREVIOUS RANK 1 Kentucky 21-12 767 16 NR 2 Michigan St. 27-9 749 3 13 3 Louisville 35-5 741 10 1 4 Duke 30-6 710 3 5 5 Arizona 27-8 637 0 14 6 Kansas 31-6 623 0 8 7 Syracuse 30-10 551 0 3 8 Florida 29-8 550 0 9 9 Michigan 31-8 548 0 2 10 Ohio St. 29-8 533 0 6 11 North Carolina 25-11 494 0 NR 12 Oklahoma St. 24-9 462 0 NR 13 Memphis 31-5 334 0 18 14 Gonzaga 32-3 270 0 12 15 Va. Commonwealth 27-9 258 0 23 16 Wichita St. 30-9 233 0 4 17 Marquette 26-9 230 0 11 18 Oregon 28-9 175 0 15 19 Connecticut 20-10 167 0 NR 20 New Mexico 29-6 153 0 19 21 Wisconsin 23-12 148 0 22 22 Notre Dame 25-10 128 0 NR 23 UCLA 25-10 121 0 NR 24 Indiana 29-7 118 0 7 25 Virginia 23-12 103 0 NR