College Basketball Rankings February 28

Last week was blood week for college basketball. Yes, Purdue lost as a top 5 team, but so did every other top 5 team. All told, the top 6 int he AP Poll all out on Saturday, and both Texas Tech and Villanova also lost last week to make it 8 of the 10 suffering at least one loss.

That makes it almost a reset this week. For Purdue, our hold on a 2 seed in March is slipping a little. A win in Madison and a win Saturday over Indiana likely locks that up (as well as a Big Ten title). We would then likely need some help and a deep B1G tournament run for a 1 seed, but it is possible.

The strangest thing is that everyone lost int he top 6, but Purdue is the only team that really suffered, dropping from fourth to a season low eighth.

1. Gonzaga (46) 1,504
2. Arizona 1,360
3. Baylor (4) 1,342
4. Duke (11) 1,306
5. Auburn 1,268
6. Kansas 1,224
7. Kentucky 1,215
8. Purdue 1,129
9. Providence 1,021
10. Wisconsin 865
11. Villanova 861
12. Texas Tech 850
13. Tennessee 770
14. Arkansas 759
15. Houston 759
16. USC 557
17. UCLA 498
18. Connecticut 480
19. St. Mary’s 449
20. Illinois 383
21. Texas 364
22. Murray State 333
23. Ohio State 191
24. Iowa 99
25. Alabama 90

Others Receiving Votes: Boise State 56, Davidson 20, Colorado State 19, South Dakota State 12, Notre Dame 9, LSU 7, Michigan State 6, San Diego State 5, Iowa State 4, Marquette 4, North Texas 3, Vermont 2, Northern Iowa 1