The Boilermakers remain in the Top 25.
Purdue is in the midst of a four game losing streak after falling to the Indiana Hoosiers this past weekend. They are continuing to fall in the Big Ten Standings and the AP Top 25 is no different. After being #13 last week, Purdue has now fallen to 20th this week. No fancy graphic from the Purdue men’s basketball account this week. I guess the losing streak is even impacting our graphics? Sad, because we should still be proud of being in the top 20. Especially when you look around the rest of the AP Top 25 and see that Kansas and UConn have fallen out of the rankings. Purdue is still hanging in there. They just have to find a way to hang in there to end the season. Luckily, they return home to Mackey Arena later this week.
Let’s take a look around the rest of the AP Top 25.
#1 Auburn (-) – Defeated Purdue 87-69 on December 21st (neutral site).
#6 Alabama (-2) – Purdue defeated the Crimson Tide 87-78 on November 15 at Mackey.
#8 Michigan State (+6) – Purdue lost to Michigan State 75-66 on February 18th.
#11 Wisconsin (+5) – Purdue lost to Wisconsin 94-85 in Mackey on February 15th.
#12 Texas A&M (+1) – Defeated Purdue 70-66 on December 14th (neutral site).
#15 Michigan (-3) – Purdue defeated Michigan Jan. 24th at Mackey Arena and lost in Ann Arbor on February 11th.
#16 Maryland (+4) – Purdue defeated Maryland 83-78 in Mackey Arena on December 8th.
#21 Marquette (-5) – Defeated Purdue 76-58 on November 19 at Marquette.
Other team’s receiving votes include Ole Miss, Oregon, UCLA, and Illinois.