College Basketball Rankings December 20: Purdue Holds at #3

There were no real surprises in this week’s AP Poll. Purdue played just once in the past week, and it was a dominant 29 points win over Butler on a neutral floor. Baylor stayed at No. 1 with its comeback win at Oregon, while Duke never really played anyone. That means Purdue holds at the No. 3 spot in this week’s AP Poll.

1. Baylor (60) 1,524
2. Duke 1,445
3. Purdue 1,360
4. Gonzaga 1,313
5. UCLA 1,294
6. Arizona (1) 1,230
7. Kansas 1,210
8. USC 937
9. Iowa State 926
10. Alabama 897
11. Michigan State 822
12. Auburn 782
13. Houston 780
14. Ohio State 744
15. Seton Hall 693
16. Texas 569
17. LSU 542
18. Xavier 469
19. Tennessee 447
20. Kentucky 428
21. Colorado State 328
22. Providence 266
23. Villanova 222
24. Wisconsin 182
25. Texas Tech 86

Others receiving votes:

Oklahoma 65, West Virginia 57, Connecticut 55, Illinois 49, Loyola Chicago 42, Arkansas 9, Michigan 9, BYU 8, North Carolina 7, San Francisco 6, Wake Forest 5, Oklahoma State 4, Virginia Tech 4, Iowa 3, Minnesota 3, Creighton 2, Memphis 1