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College Basketball Rankings January 29: Purdue Holds at No. 3

Last week Purdue trailed Virginia by 38 votes for the No. 2 spot in the AP Poll and Villanova by 124 for the No. 1 spot. Both Virginia and Purdue had a single first place vote. Well, all three teams won twice this week, with Virginia grabbing the best win amongst everyone by beating #4 Duke in Cameron.

As a result, Virginia picks up some ground this week on Villanova and gains a little separation from Purdue. Purdue gains some separation from Duke, however.

  1. Villanova (47) 1,607
  2. Virginia (17) 1,572
  3. Purdue (1) 1,501
  4. Duke 1,372
  5. Michigan State 1,347
  6. Xavier 1,278
  7. Kansas 1,224
  8. Cincinnati 1,208
  9. Arizona 1,103
  10. Texas Tech 987
  11. Auburn 882
  12. Oklahoma 840
  13. St.