Houston remained at No. 3 in Monday’s AP poll after bouncing back from its loss to Temple with victories over UCF and Cincinnati.
Through 22 games, the Cougars sit at 20-2 overall and 8-1 in the American Athletic Conference, good for the best record in the league.
Purdue remained in the top spot, getting all 62 first-place votes.
Alabama, who previously occupied the second spot, dropped to No. 4 after getting blown out by Oklahoma on Saturday. Tennessee jumped from being ranked fourth to second with its victory over Texas, currently ranked 10th, on Saturday.