College Basketball Rankings February 8: Purdue Stays at #24

Purdue was seconds away from a 2-0 week and a rise in this week’s AP Poll. The two late free throws by Eric Ayala of Maryland ended Purdue’s run of road, success, however, but it was not enough to knock Purdue out of the top 25:

1. Gonzaga (55) 1,567
2. Baylor (8) 1,520
3. Michigan 1,438
4. Ohio State 1,365
5. Villanova 1,281
6. Illinois 1,239
7. Texas Tech 1,102
8. Houston 1,060
9. Virginia 969
10. Missouri 966
11. Alabama 911
12. Oklahoma 863
13. Texas 841
14. West Virginia 824
15. Iowa 757
16. Tennessee 690
17. Florida State 514
18. Virginia Tech 486
19. Creighton 465
20. USC 411
21. Wisconsin 358
22. Loyola-Chicago 200
23. Oklahoma State 181
24. Purdue 85
25. Rutgers 65

Others receiving votes:

Colorado 41, San Diego State 38, Xavier 37, UCLA 35, Florida 29, Louisville 28, Belmont 25, Kansas 18, Drake 16, Minnesota 12, North Carolina 8, St. John’s 7, Toledo 6, Clemson 6, Arkansas 3, Boise State 3, Saint Louis 2, UAB 1, Virginia Commonwealth 1, BYU 1

Purdue also cracked the Coaches poll this week at #25

1. Gonzaga (28) 796
2. Baylor (4) 772
3. Michigan 722
4. Villanova 669
5. Ohio State 647
6. Illinois 562
7. Houston 556
8. Texas Tech 533
9. Virginia 491
10. Missouri 465
11. Alabama 453
12. Oklahoma 402
13. Texas 396
14. West Virginia 389
15. Tennessee 378
16. Iowa 314
17. Virginia Tech 304
18. Creighton 304
19. Florida State 300
20. USC 187
21. Wisconsin 171
22. Oklahoma State 100
23. Loyola-Chicago 92
24. UCLA 75
25. Purdue 45

Other Receiving Votes:

Florida 43; Louisville 38; Rutgers 30; Kansas 30; Drake 23; San Diego St. 18; Colorado 15; Oregon 14; Belmont 13; Minnesota 12; Xavier 10; UAB 6; Utah St. 5; Clemson 5; Louisiana State 4; Winthrop 3; Seton Hall 3; Arkansas 3; Toledo 1; Saint Louis 1.