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Michigan celebrates after defeating UConn in the NCAA college basketball tournament national championship game at the Final Four, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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Purdue head coach Matt Painter yells out instructions during the first half in the Elite Eight of the NCAA college basketball tournament against Arizona, Saturday, March 28, 2026, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

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Butler head coach Austin Parkinson, left, and Indiana head coach Teri Moren talk before the first half of an NCAA basketball game on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)

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UCLA celebrates after winning the women’s National Championship Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament game against South Carolina, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

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FILE – North Carolina’s Michael Jordan (23) drives around Clemson’s Marc Campbell during first round ACC Tournament action at the Omni in Atlanta, Ga., Friday, March 11, 1983. (AP Photo/File)

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NCAA Purdue Arizona Basketball
Purdue head coach Matt Painter yells out instructions during the first half in the Elite Eight of the NCAA college basketball tournament against Arizona, Saturday, March 28, 2026, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
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Butler head coach Austin Parkinson, left, and Indiana head coach Teri Moren talk before the first half of an NCAA basketball game on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)
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UCLA celebrates after winning the women’s National Championship Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament game against South Carolina, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
T25 at 75 1980s
FILE – North Carolina’s Michael Jordan (23) drives around Clemson’s Marc Campbell during first round ACC Tournament action at the Omni in Atlanta, Ga., Friday, March 11, 1983. (AP Photo/File)

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