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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:
- Gonzaga (55) 1,567
- Baylor (8) 1,520
- Michigan 1,438
- Ohio State 1,365
- Villanova 1,281
- Illinois 1,239
- Texas Tech 1,102
- Houston 1,060
- Virginia 969
- Missouri 966
- Alabama 911
- Oklahoma 863
- Texas 841
- West Virginia 824
- Iowa 757
- Tennessee 690
- Florida State 514
- Virginia Tech 486
- Creighton 465
- USC 411
- Wisconsin 358
- Loyola-Chicago 200
- Oklahoma State 181
- Purdue 85
- 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
- Gonzaga (28) 796
- Baylor (4) 772
- Michigan 722
- Villanova 669
- Ohio State 647
- Illinois 562
- Houston 556
- Texas Tech 533
- Virginia 491
- Missouri 465
- Alabama 453
- Oklahoma 402
- Texas 396
- West Virginia 389
- Tennessee 378
- Iowa 314
- Virginia Tech 304
- Creighton 304
- Florida State 300
- USC 187
- Wisconsin 171
- Oklahoma State 100
- Loyola-Chicago 92
- UCLA 75
- 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.