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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.
- Gonzaga (60) 1,500
- Illinois 1,415
- Baylor 1,397
- Michigan 1,280
- Alabama 1,242
- Houston 1,145
- Ohio State 1,138
- Iowa 1,132
- Texas 993
- Arkansas 895
- Oklahoma State 891
- Kansas 803
- West Virginia 745
- Florida State 651
- Virginia 584
- San Diego State 521
- Loyola Chicago 513
- Villanova 490
- Creighton 411
- Purdue 382
- Texas Tech 271
- Colorado 243
- BYU 125
- USC 125
- 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:
- Gonzaga (32) 800
- Illinois 745
- Baylor 737
- Michigan 676
- Alabama 668
- Houston 587
- Ohio State 586
- Iowa 549
- Texas 488
- Arkansas 472
- Kansas 433
- Oklahoma State 402
- West Virginia 395
- Florida State 391
- Virginia 347
- Loyola Chicago 312
- Villanova 289
- San Diego State 273
- Creighton 245
- Purdue 206
- Texas Tech 132
- Colorado 127
- USC 104
- Virginia Tech
- 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.