College Basketball Rankings December 13: Purdue Falls

Well, it was fun while it lasted.

While Purdue appeared to steal a victory in a poor performance Thursday night at Rutgers, the Scarlet Knights had other ideas. The Boilers couldn’t hold a 6-point lead with three minutes left and Ron Harper Jr’s 40 foot heave took us down in our first ever game as a No. 1 ranked team. Sunday’s recovery in Brooklyn saved a farther drop, but Baylor has taken our spot at the top.

The good news is Purdue is still in the top 5, meaning it holds on to a No. 1 seed for now.

1. Baylor (61) 1,525
2. Duke 1,429
3. Purdue 1,319
4. UCLA 1,312
5. Gonzaga 1,291
6. Alabama 1,202
7. Kansas 1,181
8. Arizona 1,172
9. Villanova 924
10. USC 810
11. Iowa State 798
12. Michigan State 707
13. Auburn 693
14. Houston 683
15. Ohio State 656
16. Seton Hall 635
17. Texas 583
18. Tennessee 390
19. LSU 376
20. Connecticut 360
21. Kentucky 345
22. Xavier 301
23. Colorado State 251
24. Arkansas 241
25. Texas Tech 164

Others receiving votes:

Wisconsin 156, North Carolina 85, Providence 57, Oklahoma 46, San Francisco 36, Illinois 31, West Virginia 24, Loyola Chicago 20, Michigan 8, St. Bonaventure 6, BYU 4, Minnesota 3, Creighton 1

Purdue fell to 4th in the coaches poll:

1. Baylor (30) 797
2. Duke (1) 747
3. UCLA 679
4. Purdue 663
5. Gonzaga 663
6. Arizona 658
7. Kansas 613
8. Alabama (1) 612
9. USC 443
10. Villanova 415
11. Iowa State 398
12. Michigan State 376
13. Houston 369
14. Auburn 345
15. Ohio State 338
16. Seton Hall 337
17. Texas 255
18. Tennessee 250
19. Arkansas 203
20. LSU 184
21. Kentucky 182
22. Connecticut 181
23. Colorado State 153
24. Texas Tech 123
25. Xavier 117

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 110, Providence 41, San Francisco 36, North Carolina 31, Florida 17, Oklahoma 13, St. Bonaventure 11, Loyola Chicago 10, BYU 9, Minnesota 7, Illinois 6, West Virginia 5, Saint Mary’s 2, Weber State 1