College Basketball Rankings January 10

It is clear Purdue has work to do. Saturday was better against Penn State, but since achieving the No. 1 ranking things have not looked good for the most part. The Boilers lost to a red hot Wisconsin team last Monday, but at least the Badgers followed it up with a good win over Iowa and a solid road win at Maryland. They are playing like one of the best teams in the country right now.

That loss dropped Purdue, but there were a few other top 10 losses in a week that saw some big shakeups in the rankings. The good news is that the Boilers still have the inside track to a solid finish and a No. 1 seed in March, but it has work to do. It needs to improve its defense and get out of its current funk. Even then, 13-2 and in the top 10 in mid-January is a good spot to complain from.

1. Baylor (61) 1,525
2. Gonzaga 1,440
3. UCLA 1,376
4. Auburn 1,193
5. USC 1,152
6. Arizona 1,144
7. Purdue 1,139
8. Duke 1,130
9. Kansas 1,031
10. Michigan State 1,011
11. Houston 949
12. LSU 889
13. Wisconsin 784
14. Villanova 682
15. Iowa State 648
16. Ohio State 510
17. Xavier 453
18. Kentucky 438
19. Texas Tech 373
20. Seton Hall 342
21. Texas 282
22. Tennessee 277
23. Providence 250
24. Alabama 237
25. Illinois 208

Others receiving votes:

Oklahoma 122, Loyola Chicago 96, Miami (FL) 65, West Virginia 20, Connecticut 17, Indiana 12, Colorado State 10, San Diego State 9, Davidson 5, BYU 2, Iowa 2, San Francisco 2