Purdue’s slide from No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll turned out to be brief.
The Boilermakers headlined Monday’s latest poll for the second time this season after beating former No. 1 Arizona over the weekend. The Wildcats had spent two weeks at No. 1 after Purdue’s loss to Northwestern ended the Boilermakers’ stint at the top after one week.
RANK TEAM RECORD PREVIOUS
1 Purdue 10-1 3
2 Kansas 10-1 2
3 Houston 11-0 4
4 Arizona 8-1 1
5 UConn 10-1 5
6 Marquette 9-2 7
7 Oklahoma 10-0 11
8 Tennessee 8-3 12
9 Kentucky 8-2 14
10 Baylor 9-1 6
11 North Carolina 7-3 9
12 Creighton 9-2 8
13 Illinois 8-2 16
14 Florida Atlantic 9-2 15
15 Gonzaga 8-3 10
16 Colorado State 10-1 17
17 BYU 10-1 18
18 Clemson 9-1 13
19 Texas 8-2 19
20 James Madison 10-0 20
21 Duke 7-3 21
22 Virginia 9-1 22
23 Memphis 8-2 NR
24 Wisconsin 8-3 23
25 Ole Miss 10-0 NR
Purdue received 48 of 62 first-place votes in the latest poll to jump from third with the Arizona win, which marked the program’s first win against a No. 1 team in 23 years.