The great thing about the NCAA tournament is that it's so unpredictable. We definitely have the pieces to beat any team in the country (except maybe Gonzaga and Baylor), but maybe we will get a lucky draw in the tourney?
Exhibit A: 1988 Kansas - 11 losses, many to unranked teams including our Illini one year before they were flyin'!!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Kansas_Jayhawks_men%27s_basketball_team