As we step back into conference play tonight Purdue’s profile really could not look better. It took a minor ding last night with Tennessee losing at home to Auburn, but right now the Boilers have one of the best NCAA profiles in the country. For a brief time yesterday Lipscomb had bumped up to 30 in the RPI, giving Purdue five Tier 1 victories. They dropped back down to 33, but Purdue is still 4-1 in tier 1 games. For comparison, here is how the 12 teams ahead of us in the AP Poll have done in tier 1 games:
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