Purdue had a great chance to return to the top 25 with a win in its only game last week, but like the plethora of bricks thrown up last night in Lincoln, Purdue missed. The Boilers are still receiving votes and with a win over a ranked Butler team this week it can return to the top 25, but the climb got tougher.
Here is this week’s AP Top 25:
- Kansas 1,607
- Gonzaga 1,552
- Louisville 1,412
- Duke 1,387
- Ohio State 1,334
- Kentucky 1,231
- Maryland 1,207
- Oregon 1,172
- Virginia 1,121
- Baylor 1,062
- Memphis 960
- Auburn 939
- Dayton 879
- Michigan 723
- Michigan State 656
- Arizona 631
- Butler 553
- Villanova 496
- Florida State 449
- San Diego State 431
- Tennessee 367
- Washington 213
- Penn State 182
- Texas Tech 115
- West Virginia 76
Others receiving votes:
North Carolina 41, Xavier 40, Wichita State 31, Purdue 30, Liberty 25, Marquette 23, Indiana 23, Virginia Commonwealth 21, Utah State 14, Saint Mary’s 13, Northern Iowa 12, Colorado 12, Texas 10, Florida 7, DePaul 6, Georgetown 3, Richmond 3, Virginia Tech 3, LSU 3, Stanford 3, Seton Hall 3, Oklahoma State 2, Duquesne 1, BYU 1, Arkansas 1
A win over Ohio tomorrow and Butler on Saturday gets Purdue back in the top 25, and as you can see, there are plenty of chances for good wins going forward.