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This week’s AP Poll is out and while Purdue is not ranked, we are still receiving a substantial number of votes. That means a return to the polls is not out of the question later on.
- Kansas (57) 1,583
- Duke (4) 1,454
- Tennessee (1) 1,421
- Gonzaga (1) 1,412
- Michigan (1) 1,398
- Virginia (1) 1,384
- Nevada 1,283
- Auburn 1,151
- Michigan State 1,066
- Florida State 991
- Texas Tech 914
- North Carolina 890
- Virginia Tech 833
- Buffalo 664
- Ohio State 621
- Wisconsin 599
- Villanova 532
- Mississippi State 441
- Kentucky 385
- Arizona State 351
- Marquette 281
- Iowa 208
- Furman 189
- Houston 173
- Syracuse 118
Purdue is still officially 31st with 40 votes. We’re still at 15 in the KenPom too, so the computers think a lot of our 3 losses to top 13 teams. There are plenty of chances for good wins down the road too, as we still have games left against No. 9, No. 15, No. 16, and No. 22. Nebraska is 3 votes out of the poll at No. 26 and Maryland is at 27. Even Davidson received a single vote, and we are the lone team to beat them.
Here is the coaches poll:
- Kansas (26) 791
- Duke (1) 711
- Virginia (1) 710
- Tennessee 696
- Michigan (3) 694
- Gonzaga (1) 693
- Nevada 605
- Auburn 549
- Michigan State 538
- Florida State 472
- Texas Tech 463
- North Carolina 446
- Virginia Tech 427
- Ohio State 350
- Buffalo 306
- Villanova 238
- Mississippi State 234
- Kentucky 226
- Wisconsin 206
- Arizona State 149
- Iowa 112
- Houston 102
- Maryland 87
- Kansas State 82
- Nebraska 79
Purdue is 30th here with 45 votes and has a win over No. 23. In terms of the Big Ten, the poll is loaded with teams and Indiana (42) is also lurking.