College Basketball Rankings March 1: Purdue Returns to Top 25

It is officially March and Purdue finds itself both solidly in the NCAA Tournament and back in the top 25 after a two week absence. By pretty much every expectation Purdue has overachieved, and there is even the taste of “This team could really be 19-5 right now” because of the nature of the losses at Miami, Maryland, and Minnesota. Still, we’re in the top 25 on March 1, which any fan would have absolutely taken back on November 1.

1. Gonzaga (59) 1,571
2. Michigan (4) 1,512
3. Baylor 1,450
4. Illinois 1,350
5. Iowa 1,266
6. West Virginia 1,210
7. Ohio State 1,163
8. Alabama 1,130
9. Houston 1,109
10. Villanova 942
11. Florida State 897
12. Arkansas 847
13. Kansas 785
14. Creighton 669
15. Texas 650
16. Oklahoma 584
17. Oklahoma State 553
18. Texas Tech 494
19. San Diego State 406
20. Loyola Chicago 367
21. Virginia 362
22. Virginia Tech 335
23. Purdue 192
24. Colorado 150
25. Wisconsin 106

Others receiving votes: BYU 101, Southern Cal 88, Clemson 47, Florida 24, Tennessee 19, St. Bonaventure 16, Oregon 15, Missouri 13, Wichita St. 11, Maryland 9, Toledo 8, UConn 5, Belmont 5, Winthrop 4, North Carolina 4, UCLA 2, Louisville 2, UC Santa Barbara 1, Drake 1.

Purdue also returned to the coaches poll top 25

1. Gonzaga (31) 799
2. Michigan (1) 764
3. Baylor 733
4. Illinois 670
5. West Virginia 576
6. Alabama 576
7. Houston 556
8. Iowa 554
9. Villanova 541
10. Ohio State 517
11. Florida State 485
12. Creighton 385
13. Arkansas 376
14. Kansas 359
15. Oklahoma 323
16. Texas 252
17. Oklahoma State 248
18. Texas Tech 240
19. Virginia Tech 224
20. Virginia 217
21. San Diego State 183
22. Loyola Chicago 179
23. Purdue 130
24. USC 119
25. Oregon 97

Others Receiving Votes: Wisconsin 43; Colorado 43; UCLA 25; Brigham Young 25; Wichita St. 21; Maryland 21; Drake 19; Clemson 18; Florida 14; Connecticut 14; Missouri 12; Belmont 11; Tennessee 9; Winthrop 6; North Carolina 6; Rutgers 3; Xavier 2; Louisville 2; Toledo 1; St. Bonaventure 1; Michigan St 1.