College Basketball Rankings January 3: Purdue Stays at #3

There is no real surprise this week for Purdue as it officially enters 2022. The Boilers played just one game last week and it was a relatively easy win over a Nicholls team that had some firepower. Purdue completed its non-conference season at 11-0 and now joins everyone else in heading back into conference play. That means tougher games for everyone, and if the Boilers want to return to No. 1 this year it will need to keep winning, plus have both Baylor and Duke lose. So far that hasn’t happened, so Purdue is staying at No. 3 again.

1. Baylor (61) 1,525
2. Duke 1,447
3. Purdue 1,376
4. Gonzaga 1,314
5. UCLA 1,287
6. Kansas 1,237
7. USC 1,015
8. Arizona 1,013
9. Auburn 976
10. Michigan State 934
11. Iowa State 896
12. Houston 849
13. Ohio State 819
14. Texas 640
15. Alabama 589
16. Providence 560
17. Kentucky 560
18. Tennessee 519
19. Villanova 437
20. Colorado State 386
21. LSU 371
22. Xavier 270
23. Wisconsin 221
24. Seton Hall 174
25. Texas Tech 142

Others receiving votes:

Illinois 74, Oklahoma 71, Loyola Chicago 40, Connecticut 39, Georgia 22, West Virginia 6, Iowa 5, Minnesota 3, Davidson 3, San Francisco 3, Creighton 2