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UConn head coach Geno Auriemma, right, reaches for UConn forward Ice Brady, center, as she is honored in a Senior Day ceremony after an NCAA college basketball game against Providence, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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UCLA coach Mick Cronin says he has apologized to Steven Jamerson II after sending him to the locker room during a blowout loss at Michigan State. Cronin says he initially thought Jamerson committed a dirty foul, but he later watched film of the play that occurred late in the 23-point loss and changed his mind. The foul still drew a flagrant-1 ruling, but that wouldn't have merited Jamerson's ejection by the referees. Cronin joked that Jamerson asked him for $10,000 more in NIL money. The coach says he needs to be more careful with his public comments.

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Michigan is No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the first time in 13 years, ending Arizona’s nine-week reign. The Wolverines claimed 60 of 61 first-place votes in Monday’s new poll to climb one spot and supplant the Wildcats. Arizona had been unbeaten entering last week before falling at Kansas and at home to Texas Tech. It marks Michigan's first No. 1 ranking since January 2013. Houston, Duke, Arizona and UConn rounded out the top five. No. 24 Wisconsin and No. 25 Alabama were the week's new additions. They replaced Clemson and Kentucky.

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Michigan players, from left, Malick Kordel, Aday Mara, Morez Johnson Jr. and Elliot Cadeau celebrate on the bench late in the second half of a win over UCLA in an NCAA college basketball game in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Lon Horwedel)