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Is this the year Purdue finally make sit to No. 1?
Last week Purdue was int he top 5 of the AP Poll for the first time since 2010. They were No. 3 in February of 2010, but we haven’t been No. 2 since March 2, 1988 and we have never been No. 1.
Well, we’re a few steps closer to No. 1 this week. With Michigan State and West Virginia ahead of us losing, plus Purdue winning a pair of road games, the Boilers have climbed to No. 3, their highest position since February 22, 2010. The first No. 1 ranking in school history is there for the taking if we keep winning and can get Virginia and Villanova to lose a game.
We also even have a first place vote thanks to David Cloninger of Columbia, South Carolina is the true believer in the Boilers.
- Villanova (63) 1,623
- Virginia (1) 1,527
- Purdue (1) 1,411
- Oklahoma 1,371
- Duke 1,319
- West Virginia 1,304
- Wichita State 1,283
- Texas Tech 1,276
- Michigan State 1,062
- Kansas 1,032
- Xavier 928
- Cincinnati 858
- Gonzaga 829
- Arizona 723
- North Carolina 666
- Arizona State 639
- Auburn 523
- Kentucky 487
- Seton Hall 455
- Clemson 444
- Tennessee 358
- Ohio State 276
- Michigan 223
- TCU 196
- Miami (FL) 143
Purdue is also at No. 3 with a first place vote in the coaches poll:
- Villanova (32) 798
- Virginia 757
- Purdue (1) 678
- Wichita State 664
- Duke 638
- Oklahoma 632
- West Virginia 624
- Texas Tech 607
- Michigan State 513
- Kansas 501
- Cincinnati 446
- Xavier 442
- Gonzaga 414
- North Carolina 298
- Arizona State 298
- Kentucky 272
- Arizona 271
- Clemson 242
- Seton Hall 239
- Auburn 213
- Tennessee 187
- Ohio State 109
- Miami (FL) 108
- Michigan 107
- TCU 103