A second narrow road loss was too much to keep Purdue in the top 25.
Purdue is roughly two possessions from being in the top 20, if not top 15. Instead, they now have narrow road losses to Minnesota and Maryland, where the Boilers led entering the final 15 seconds but could not close the deal. It is frustrating, and it was enough to knock Purdue out of the top 25 this week.
Purdue is still receiving votes, however.
- Gonzaga (59) 1,595
- Baylor (5) 1,541
- Michigan 1,469
- Ohio State 1,402
- Illinois 1,290
- Houston 1,171
- Virginia 1,130
- Alabama 1,086
- Oklahoma 1,072
- Villanova 1, 061
- Iowa 911
- Texas 886
- West Virginia 837
- Creighton 794
- Texas Tech 792
- Florida State 625
- USC 587
- Virginia Tech 514
- Tennessee 453
- Missouri 413
- Wisconsin 274
- Loyola-Chicago 167
- Kansas 141
- Arkansas 111
- San Diego State 75
Others receiving votes:
Oklahoma State 71, Rutgers 49, Belmont 47, Louisville 40, Colorado 31, Oregon 30, Drake 22, Purdue 20, Florida 17, Clemson 17, LSU 16, UCLA 11, Virginia Commonwealth 10, Saint Louis 5, Xavier 4, Toledo 3, UC Santa Barbara 2, Western Kentucky 2, North Carolina 2, BYU 1, Wichita State 1, Wright State 1, Utah State 1
Purdue also fell out of the coaches poll:
- Gonzaga (28) 796
- Baylor (4) 772
- Michigan 734
- Ohio State 680
- Illinois 600
- Houston 600
- Villanova 573
- Virginia 559
- Alabama 521
- Oklahoma 493
- Texas Tech 412
- Creighton 407
- Texas 400
- Iowa 388
- West Virginia 360
- Florida State 342
- Virginia Tech 316
- USC 284
- Missouri 246
- Tennessee 191
- Wisconsin 123
- Oklahoma State 109
- Loyola-Chicago 77
- Kansas 54
- Oregon 52
Others Receiving Votes: San Diego St. 45; Louisville 41; Arkansas 32; Rutgers 28; Belmont 28; Purdue 23; Drake 19; Clemson 16; Florida 15; UCLA 13; Colorado 13; Louisiana State 12; Utah St. 7; Seton Hall 5; Winthrop 4; Colorado St. 3; St. John’s 2; Saint Louis 2; Boise St. 2; Xavier 1.
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