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Bill Self got ejected. Darryn Peterson missed 15 shots.

It was another bad outing for Kansas.

Final score: Arizona State 70, KU 60.

The Jayhawks were down 7-0 less than two minutes after tipoff and never drew back even. They trailed by as many as 20. They’ve now lost two straight, four of six and are 11-6 in the Big 12, a conference they won at least a share of in 17 of the 19 years before Houston and Arizona joined prior to the 2023-24 season.

The past three Big 12 champs:

* 2024: Houston

* 2025: Houston

* 2026: Arizona

Whether Self should’ve been given multiple technicals for arguing a questionable call on Peterson is up for debate. But I think we can all agree that Arizona State blowing smoke inside Desert Financial while Self left the court for the locker room was top-shelf arena-operations work.

LOL.

As for Peterson, he delivered the worst shooting performance of his college career. The five-star freshman took 18 shots but only made 3 of them. That’s not good. But he did play 34 minutes, meaning Peterson has now played at least 30 in four straight outings. That is good. But the favorite to be the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft just went 11-of-39 from the field during an 0-2 trip to the Big 12’s Arizona schools. And now the Jayhawks are just 12-9 when Peterson plays, 9-2 when he doesn’t, for whatever that’s worth.

Kansas is down to No. 15 in Wednesday morning’s updated CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 daily college basketball rankings, where Duke remains No. 1 for the 11th straight day. Next up for the Jayhawks is Saturday’s regular-season finale against Kansas State inside Allen Fieldhouse.

Tip is set for 2 pm ET.

You can watch it on CBS.

Top 25 And 1 rankings

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1
 Duke Cameron Boozer finished with 26 points and nine rebounds in Monday’s 93-64 win at NC State. The Blue Devils’ next game is Saturday against North Carolina.

 — 28-2

2
 Michigan Morez Johnson Jr. finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds in Friday’s 84-70 win at Illinois. The Wolverines’ next game is Thursday at Iowa.

 — 27-2

3
 Arizona Jaden Bradley finished with 17 points and four rebounds in Monday’s 73-57 win over Iowa State. The Wildcats’ next game is Saturday at Colorado.

 — 28-2

4
 Florida Alex Condon finished with 26 points and seven rebounds in Tuesday’s 108-74 win over Mississippi State. The Gators’ next game is Saturday at Kentucky.

 — 24-6

5
 UConn Alex Karaban finished with 23 points and three rebounds in Saturday’s 71-67 win over Seton Hall. The Huskies’ next game is Saturday at Marquette.

 — 27-3

6
 Houston Milos Uzan finished with 26 points and six assists in Saturday’s 102-62 win over Colorado. The Cougars’ next game is Wednesday against Baylor.

 — 24-5

7
 Michigan St. Jeremy Fears Jr. finished with 21 points and nine assists in Sunday’s 77-64 win at Indiana. The Spartans’ next game is Thursday against Rutgers.

 1 24-5

8
 Nebraska Jamarques Lawrence missed seven of the eight shots he attempted in Tuesday’s 72-52 loss at UCLA. The Cornhuskers’ next game is Sunday against Iowa.

 1 25-5

9
 Iowa St. Joshua Jefferson missed 15 of the 17 shots he attempted in Monday’s 73-57 loss at Arizona. The Cyclones’ next game is Saturday against Arizona State.

 — 24-6

10
 Illinois Andrej Stojakovic finished with 21 points and 12 rebounds in Tuesday’s 80-54 win over Oregon. The Illini’s next game is Sunday at Maryland.

 — 23-7

11
 Virginia Thijs De Ridder finished with 16 points and seven rebounds in Tuesday’s 75-70 win over Wake Forest. The Cavaliers’ next game is Saturday against Virginia Tech.

 3 26-4

12
 Alabama Amari Allen missed six of the seven shots he attempted in Tuesday’s 98-88 loss at Georgia. The Crimson Tide’s next game is Saturday against Auburn.

 1 22-8

13
 Purdue Braden Smith missed 12 of the 19 shots he attempted in Sunday’s 82-74 loss at Ohio State. The Boilermakers’ next game is Wednesday at Northwestern.

 3 22-7

14
 Gonzaga Adam Miller missed eight of the 13 shots he attempted in Saturday’s 70-59 loss at Saint Mary’s. The Zags’ next game will be March 8 in the semifinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament.

 1 28-3

15
 Kansas Darryn Peterson missed 15 of the 18 shots he attempted in Tuesday’s 70-60 loss at Arizona State. The Jayhawks’ next game is Saturday against Kansas State.

 3 21-9

16
 Texas Tech Christian Anderson missed seven of the 11 shots he attempted in Tuesday’s 73-65 loss to TCU. The Red Raiders’ next game is Saturday at BYU.

 3 22-8

17
 St. John’s Zuby Ejiofor finished with 23 points and seven rebounds in Tuesday’s 72-69 win over Georgetown. The Red Storm’s next game is Friday at Seton Hall.

 — 24-6

18
 N. Carolina Luka Bogavac finished with 20 points and three assists in Tuesday’s 67-63 win over Clemson. The Tar Heels’ next game is Saturday at Duke.

 — 24-6

19
 Miami (Ohio) Peter Suder finished with 19 points and four assists in Tuesday’s 74-72 win over Toledo. The RedHawks’ next game is Friday at Ohio.

 — 30-0

20
 Arkansas Darius Acuff Jr. missed 13 of the 19 shots he attempted in Saturday’s 111-77 loss at Florida. The Razorbacks’ next game is Wednesday against Texas.

 — 21-8

21
 Saint Mary’s Mikey Lewis finished with 31 points and five rebounds in Saturday’s 70-59 win over Gonzaga. The Gaels’ next game will be March 8 in the semifinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament.

 — 27-4

22
 Vanderbilt Tyler Tanner finished with 34 points and seven assists in Tuesday’s 89-86 overtime win at Ole Miss. The Commodores’ next game is Saturday at Tennessee.

 — 23-7

23
 Miami Tre Donaldson finished with 15 points and three assists in Saturday’s 76-54 win over Boston College. The Hurricane’s next game is Wednesday at SMU.

 — 23-6

24
 Tennessee J.P Estrella finished with 22 points and seven rebounds in Tuesday’s 78-59 win at South Carolina. The Vols’ next game is Saturday against Vanderbilt.

 — 21-9

25
 Louisville Mikel Brown Jr. missed eight of the 10 shots he attempted in Saturday’s 80-75 loss at Clemson. The Cardinals’ next game is Tuesday against Syracuse.

 1 21-9

26
 Wisconsin Nick Boyd finished with 22 points and nine rebounds in Saturday’s 90-73 win at Washington. The Badgers’ next game is Wednesday against Maryland.

 NR 20-9