Still less than one month into the 2021-22 men's college basketball season, we're already onto our third No. 1 team at the top of the rankings. But this time, it was a much easier debate than last week's.
Purdue is the clear No. 1 -- and based on its upcoming schedule, that doesn't appear likely to change any time soon. As things stand now, the Boilermakers will be heavily favored in each of their next seven games before they head to Ann Arbor to face Michigan on Jan. 11. The schedule does stiffen up after that, but this year's Big Ten is not last year's Big Ten, which featured two 1-seeds, two 2-seeds, another 4-seed and six teams ranked in the top 15 at KenPom.