We have made it to the NCAA Tournament, and even after a loss yesterday, Purdue remains ranked as we head into the postseason. Only 11 teams were ranked every week this season, and Purdue was one of them.
First, we have the coaches poll, where Purdue finishes the year 10th:
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | 1st Place Votes | Prev | CHANGE | Hi/Low |
| 1 | Kansas | 30-4 | 799 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1/7 |
| 2 | Michigan St | 29-5 | 761 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1/13 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 28-6 | 732 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1/11 |
| 4 | Oregon | 28-6 | 673 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 9/NR |
| 5 | Virginia | 26-7 | 665 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3/13 |
| 6 | Villanova | 29-5 | 610 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 1/17 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 25-7 | 588 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 1/8 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 26-8 | 575 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7/23 |
| 9 | Xavier | 27-5 | 548 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 4/NR |
| 10 | Purdue | 26-8 | 466 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 8/24 |
| 11 | Miami-Florida | 25-7 | 459 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 7/NR |
| 12 | Indiana | 25-7 | 421 | 0 | 10 | -2 | 10/NR |
| 13 | Kentucky | 26-8 | 418 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1/21 |
| 14 | Utah | 26-8 | 379 | 0 | 12 | -2 | 12/NR |
| 15 | Texas A&M | 26-8 | 343 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 5/NR |
| 16 | Arizona | 25-8 | 323 | 0 | 14 | -2 | 6/20 |
| 17 | Maryland | 25-8 | 306 | 0 | 15 | -2 | 2/15 |
| 18 | Baylor | 22-11 | 227 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 13/25 |
| 19 | Iowa St. |