College Basketball Rankings March 15: Purdue Holds at 20 in Final Poll

Purdue started the 2020-21 college basketball season without a single vote in the AP Poll. It finishes the year by being ranked in five total and the last three consecutive. Not a bad year, really. In the final poll before the tournament the tie with Texas Tech is broken and Purdue holds steady at #20.

1. Gonzaga (60) 1,500
2. Illinois 1,415
3. Baylor 1,397
4. Michigan 1,280
5. Alabama 1,242
6. Houston 1,145
7. Ohio State 1,138
8. Iowa 1,132
9. Texas 993
10. Arkansas 895
11. Oklahoma State 891
12. Kansas 803
13. West Virginia 745
14. Florida State 651
15. Virginia 584
16. San Diego State 521
17. Loyola Chicago 513
18. Villanova 490
19. Creighton 411
20. Purdue 382
21. Texas Tech 271
22. Colorado 243
23. BYU 125
24. USC 125
25. Virginia Tech

Others Receiving Votes:

Georgia Tech 103, Tennessee 72, St. Bonaventure 71, Connecticut 62, LSU 54, Oregon 40, Oklahoma 40, Wisconsin 26, Winthrop 10, Clemson 5, UC Santa Barbara 2, Missouri 2, Cleveland State 2, Georgetown 1

Here is the coaches poll:

1. Gonzaga (32) 800
2. Illinois 745
3. Baylor 737
4. Michigan 676
5. Alabama 668
6. Houston 587
7. Ohio State 586
8. Iowa 549
9. Texas 488
10. Arkansas 472
11. Kansas 433
12. Oklahoma State 402
13. West Virginia 395
14. Florida State 391
15. Virginia 347
16. Loyola Chicago 312
17. Villanova 289
18. San Diego State 273
19. Creighton 245
20. Purdue 206
21. Texas Tech 132
22. Colorado 127
23. USC 104
24. Virginia Tech
25. Oregon 73

Others Receiving Votes:

Brigham Young 55; St. Bonaventure 42; Oklahoma 42; Connecticut 33; Georgia Tech 18; Wichita St. 14; Louisiana State 13; Drake 10; Tennessee 9; Winthrop 8; Missouri 8; North Texas 3; Clemson 3; Georgetown 2; UCLA 1; UC Santa Barbara 1.