Call Purdue Spinal Tap because we're now all the way to 11! the latest AP poll for college basketball is out and the Boilers have jumped form No. 16 to No. 11. Officially, Purdue passes Gonzaga, Arizona, California, Miami (FL), and some school that is a historical power and was pretty much exposed as exactly the same as they were last year when they were unranked.
1 | Kentucky (59) | 6-0 | 1,619 |
2 | Maryland (4) | 6-0 | 1,512 |
3 | Michigan State (2) | 7-0 | 1,510 |
4 | Kansas | 4-1 | 1,342 |
5 | Iowa State | 5-0 | 1,338 |
6 | Oklahoma | 4-0 | 1,269 |
7 | Duke | 6-1 | 1,253 |
8 | Villanova | 6-0 | 1,218 |
9 | North Carolina | 5-1 | 1,155 |
10 | Virginia | 5-1 | 965 |
11 | Purdue | 6-0 | 904 |
12 | Xavier | 7-0 | 801 |
13 | Gonzaga | 4-1 | 788 |
14 | Syracuse | 6-0 | 696 |
15 | Oregon | 5-0 | 628 |
16 | Vanderbilt | 5-1 | 587 |
17 | Cincinnati | 7-0 | 551 |
18 | Texas A&M | 6-1 | 522 |
19 | Arizona | 6-1 | 504 |
20 | West Virginia | 6-0 | 363 |
21 | Miami (FL) | 5-1 | 289 |
22 | SMU | 4-0 | 256 |
23 | Providence | 6-1 | 247 |
24 | Louisville | 5-0 | 173 |
25 | Baylor | 4-1 | 162 |
- Others receiving votes: Connecticut 153, Utah 72, Butler 62, George Washington 45, Indiana 26, Northern Iowa 25, Notre Dame 22, California 19, Pittsburgh 11, Dayton 8, South Carolina 5, San Diego State 5, Georgetown 4, UTEP 3, Iowa 2, Northwestern 2, LSU 2, Arkansas-Little Rock 2, Davidson 1, Colorado State 1, Northeastern 1, Louisiana Tech 1, Monmouth 1
- Dropped from rankings: Indiana 13, California 14, Notre Dame 17, Connecticut 18, Wichita St 20, LSU 22
Here is the Coaches Poll, where Purdue is also No. 11:
1 | Kentucky | 6-0 | 797 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1/2 |
2 | Maryland | 5-0 | 759 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2/3 |
3 | Michigan St | 6-0 | 720 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4/13 |
4 | Iowa St. | 4-0 | 652 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5/7 |
5 | Duke | 6-1 | 642 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3/4 |
6 | Kansas | 4-1 | 615 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5/7 |
7 | Villanova | 6-0 | 613 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 8/9 |
8 | Oklahoma | 3-0 | 607 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 6/8 |
9 | North Carolina | 5-1 | 549 | 0 | 8 | -1 | 1/8 |
10 | Virginia | 5-1 | 495 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6/12 |
11 | Purdue | 5-0 | 456 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 15/24 |
12 | Gonzaga | 4-1 | 376 | 0 | 11 | -1 | 11/12 |
13 | Vanderbilt | 5-1 | 343 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 16/20 |
14 | Arizona | 5-1 | 320 | 0 | 10 | -4 | 10/10 |
15 | West Virginia | 6-0 | 299 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 22/23 |
16 | Oregon | 5-0 | 291 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 23/NR |
17 | Cincinnati | 7-0 | 282 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 24/NR |
18 | Xavier | 7-0 | 280 | 0 | 29 | 11 | – |
19 | Syracuse | 6-0 | 221 | 0 | NR | 0 | – |
20 | Texas A&M | 6-1 | 175 | 0 | 30 | 10 | – |
21 | Miami-Florida | 5-1 | 145 | 0 | 19 | -2 | 19/NR |
22 | Louisville | 5-0 | 141 | 0 | 27 | 5 | – |
23 | Baylor | 4-1 | 113 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 21/25 |
24 | Providence | 6-1 | 110 | 0 | NR | 0 | – |
25 | Butler | 4-1 | 65 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 20/NR |
Hi/Low = The highest and lowest ranking each team has held during the designated season. Any team that starts the season unranked and/or falls out of the top 25 during the season will reflect a "NR" (not ranked) designation as its lowest rank.
No. 13 California, No. 14 Indiana, No. 17 LSU, No. 18 Notre Dame, No. 20 Wichita State, No. 21 Connecticut.
Utah 62; Connecticut 53; California 43; Indiana 35; LSU 29; Notre Dame 25; George Washington 17; Dayton 11; Saint Mary?s 10; Davidson 10; UNLV 9; Pittsburgh 8; Monmouth 5; Iowa 5; South Carolina 4; Northern Iowa 3; Florida 2; Wichita State 2; Texas-El Paso 1.