Purdue Men’s Basketball Finishes in 14th in Final 2024-2025 AP Poll

The Boilermakers rise after their tournament finish.

The Purdue men’s basketball squad had what most of us deemed a successful season this year after finishing in the Sweet 16 with a last second lost to the National Runner-Up Houston Cougars. It was a season where Purdue was largely expected to take a step back after the loss of two time National Player of the Year Zach Edey. However, were it not for some very bad officiating decisions at the end of the game I think Purdue heads to the Final Four for a second straight season. Unfortunately, it was not to be. Now, with the nets cut down the AP has released their final poll of the season.

As you can see, Purdue finishes in 14th. This is an 8 position jump from the previous AP poll which came out right before the start of the NCAA Tournament. AP voters must have been impressed with Purdue’s finish to have them jump up 8 spots. As noted in that graphic, Purdue was 12th in the final coach’s poll.

Here’s where other Purdue opponents landed in the final AP poll.

#2 Houston (-) – Defeated Purdue 62-60 in the Sweet 16.

#4 Auburn (-) – Defeated Purdue 87-69 on December 21st (neutral site).

#6 Alabama (+1) – Purdue defeated the Crimson Tide 87-78 on November 15 at Mackey.

#7 Michigan State (+1) – Purdue lost to Michigan State 75-66 on February 18th.

#9 Maryland (+2) – Purdue defeated Maryland 83-78 in Mackey Arena on December 8th.

#10 Michigan (+4) – Purdue defeated Michigan Jan. 24th at Mackey Arena and lost in Ann Arbor on February 11th. Michigan defeated Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament as well.

#16 Wisconsin (-3) – Purdue lost to Wisconsin 94-85 in Mackey on February 15th.

#19 Texas A&M (-) – Defeated Purdue 70-66 on December 14th (neutral site).

Other team’s receiving votes include Oregon, Illinois, UCLA, McNeese, and Marquette.