Following a 1-1 performance in the Big Ten Tournament, Purdue drops 2 spots down to 22nd.
Purdue may be seeded as the 14th overall team in the NCAA Tournament but the Boilermakers are ranked 22nd in the last AP Poll before the tournament. The 2 spot fall from 20th comes after Purdue beat USC in the Big Ten Tournament before falling to eventual tournament champion, Michigan, in the quarterfinals.
POLL ALERT: Duke, Houston, Florida and Auburn top the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll heading into March Madness.
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— AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) March 17, 2025
Other Purdue opponents from this season in the rankings include:
#4 Auburn – 1 seed in NCAAT
#7 Alabama – 2 seed
#8 Michigan State – 2 seed
#11 Maryland – 4 seed
#12 Clemson – 5 seed (Potential 2nd round opponent)
#13 Wisconsin – 3 seed
#14 Michigan – 5 seed
#19 Texas A&M – 4 seed
#25 Oregon – 5 seed
RV Marquette – 7 seed
RV Illinois – 6 seed
RV Creighton – 9 seed (Exhibition Game)
RV Ole Miss – 6 seed
RV UCLA – 7 seed
RV High Point – 13 seed (Purdue’s First Round Opponent)