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Purdue began last season at #23 in the preseason AP Poll, then dropped out after losing to Texas at home on the opening weekend of the year. Since then Purdue has received a few votes here and there, but has not been back in the top 25. That is a rarity of late. From the start of the 2015-16 season through the end of the 2018-19 season Purdue was ranked in 68 of 78 possible AP Polls, getting as high as No. 3 for much of the 2018.
Well, We’re back at No. 24!
- Gonzaga (61) 1,597
- Baylor (3) 1,539
- Villanova 1,458
- Michigan 1,402
- Houston 1,348
- Texas 1,228
- Ohio State 1,133
- Iowa 1,079
- Oklahoma 966
- Alabama 958
- Tennessee 869
- Illinois 850
- Texas Tech 797
- Virginia 752
- Creighton 732
- Virginia Tech 718
- West Virginia 669
- Missouri 589
- Wisconsin 452
- Florida State 393
- UCLA 260
- Florida 196
- Kansas 171
- Purdue 130
- Drake 117
Others receiving votes:
Oklahoma State 111, USC 57, Loyola Chicago 52, Minnesota 42, Xavier 25, Boise State 23, St. Bonaventure 19, Saint Louis 11, Belmont 11, Toledo 9, Oregon 8, Colorado 8, San Diego State 6, Connecticut 5, Louisville 4, North Carolina 3, Georgia Tech 2, Rutgers 1
That’s now six Big Ten teams in the top 25. Rutgers, Minnesota, Michigan State, and Northwestern have also appeared in the top 25 this season. Only Maryland, Indiana, Penn State, and Nebraska have not been in the top 25, and Indiana and Maryland have at least received votes once.
The coaches poll was not so kind, and they even had Minnesota, who we just trounced, ahead of us:
- Gonzaga (28) 796
- Baylor (4) 772
- Villanova 735
- Michigan 690
- Houston 660
- Texas 610
- Alabama 495
- Iowa 490
- Ohio State 478
- Tennessee 446
- Texas Tech 422
- Creighton 396
- Illinois 382
- Oklahoma 379
- Virginia 368
- Virginia Tech 357
- Missouri 343
- West Virginia 277
- Florida State 237
- Wisconsin 212
- UCLA 165
- Kansas 112
- Florida 90
- Oklahoma State 88
- Drake 67
Others receiving votes:
Minnesota 66; Purdue 59; Southern California 44; Loyola-Chicago 43; Oregon 39; Louisville 26; Xavier 9; St. Bonaventure 8; Colorado 8; Boise St. 7; Louisiana State 6; San Diego St. 5; Toledo 3; Belmont 3; Rutgers 2; North Carolina 2; Winthrop 1; Saint Louis 1; Georgia Tech 1.