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Welcome to the top 5, Purdue.
For the first time in 8 years, since February 22, 2010, Purdue is a top 5 team in college basketball’s AP Poll. Dakota Mathias, P.J. Thompson, Vince Edwards, and Isaac Haas have now taken Purdue almost as high as the Baby Boilers did, as they reached No. 3 in that February 22 poll.
Here is this week’s poll:
- Villanova (52) 1,611
- West Virginia (12) 1,559
- Virginia (1) 1,438
- Michigan State 1,390
- Purdue 1,225
- Wichita State 1,225
- Duke 1,222
- Texas Tech 1,174
- Oklahoma 1,152
- Xavier 1,050
- Arizona State 1,036
- Kansas 888
- Seton Hall 759
- Cincinnati 739
- Gonzaga 676
- TCU 621
- Arizona 537
- Miami (FL) 502
- Clemson 465
- North Carolina 423
- Kentucky 314
- Auburn 243
- Florida State 202
- Tennessee 198
- Creighton 160
Technically, Purdue is tied for 5th with Wichita State, but it is still impressive. We also have the infamous secret scrimmage win over West Virginia, which I really wish counted now. Imagine if Auburn and Arizona State were this highest rated last year when we crushed both teams, too.
Here is the coaches poll:
- Villanova (27) 770
- West Virginia (4) 724
- Virginia 693
- Michigan State 679
- Wichita State 586
- Duke 584
- Purdue 567
- Texas Tech 525
- Oklahoma 518
- Xavier 505
- Arizona State 449
- Kansas 426
- Cincinnati 350
- Gonzaga 325
- Seton Hall 304
- TCU 285
- Clemson 258
- North Carolina 230
- Miami (FL) 219
- Kentucky 205
- Arizona 174
- Creighton 160
- Tennessee 138
- Auburn 100
- Notre Dame 53