The second to last college basketball poll of the season has been released and after a pair of victories last week our Boilers continue to stay steady. In this week's coaches poll Purdue stays at No. 13, getting passed by Utah but moving ahead of Maryland.
TOP 25 TEAMS, WEEK 18
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | 1st Place Votes | Prev | CHANGE | Hi/Low |
| 1 | Kansas | 27-4 | 749 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1/7 |
| 2 | Villanova | 27-4 | 696 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1/17 |
| 3 | Michigan St | 26-5 | 692 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1/13 |
| 4 | Virginia | 24-6 | 653 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3/13 |
| 5 | Xavier | 26-4 | 602 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4/NR |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 24-6 | 589 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1/8 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 25-6 | 576 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1/11 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 24-7 | 515 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 7/23 |
| 9 | Oregon | 25-6 | 510 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9/NR |
| 10 | Indiana | 25-6 | 490 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 10/NR |
| 11 | Miami-Florida | 24-6 | 461 | 0 | 7 | -4 | 7/NR |
| 12 | Utah | 24-7 | 387 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 12/NR |
| 13 | Purdue | 24-7 | 377 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 8/24 |
| 14 | Arizona | 24-7 | 336 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 6/20 |
| 15 | Maryland | 24-7 | 306 | 0 | 12 | -3 | 2/15 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 23-8 | 285 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 1/21 |
| 17 | Texas A&M | 24-7 | 274 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 5/NR |
| 18 | Iowa | 21-9 | 220 | 0 | 15 | -3 | 4/NR |
| 19 | Iowa St. |