Purdue picked up wins over West Virginia, No. 15 Gonzaga and No. 12 Duke in consecutive weeks to win the Phil Knight Legacy match earlier within the season.
Wins over Hofstra and Nebraska final week, mixed with a loss by Houston, have been sufficient to maneuver the Boilermakers to No. 1 the AP Prime 25 for the second straight season.
Purdue moved up three spots in The Related Press males’s school basketball ballot launched on Monday, receiving 27 first-place votes from a 62-person media panel. No. 2 Virginia acquired 19 first-place votes to maneuver up a spot, No. 3 Connecticut acquired 15 and No. 6 Tennessee additionally obtained one.
Purdue Boilermakers basketball crew pose with Nike founder Phil Knight (R) after defeating the Duke Blue Devils throughout the Phil Knight Legacy Match Males’s Championship
Boilermakers teammates have fun an enormous play from the bench throughout the second half towards the Florida State Seminoles
Alabama and Houston rounded out the highest 5.
Purdue (10-0, 2-0 Large Ten) has made a gradual climb after being unranked within the preseason, transferring as much as No. 5 by profitable the Legacy tourney in Oregon. The Boilermakers have been No. 4 final week, then blew out Hofstra and scratched out a 65-62 time beyond regulation win over Nebraska regardless of poor capturing and a quiet scoring afternoon by 7-foot-4 middle Zach Edey.
‘Can you may you discover a option to win a sport whenever you don´t shoot the ball effectively? We have been ready to do this,’ Purdue coach Matt Painter stated.
The Boilermakers hope this run at No. 1 will last more than their final one. Purdue went to No. 1 for the primary time in class historical past in Week 4 final season and promptly misplaced to Rutgers.
Boilermakers guard Brandon Newman (5) dribbles the ball whereas Minnesota Golden Gophers ahead Jamison Battle (10)
RISING TIDE
Alabama needed to exchange three of its high 4 scorers and began the season with out dynamic guard Jahvon Quinerly whereas he recovers from knee surgical procedure.
None of it has slowed the Crimson Tide’s trip to a second top-five rating in three seasons.
Alabama knocked North Carolina off its top-ranked perch in 4 overtimes on Nov. 27 and have become the second crew – with Oklahoma in 1990 – to beat two No. 1 groups in the identical season with its 71-65 win over Houston on Saturday.
The Crimson Tide moved up 4 spots on this week’s ballot.
‘Large program win,’ Alabama coach Nate Oats stated. ‘Unsure what number of groups get the possibility to play two No. 1 groups in nonconference, not to mention beat them, however I feel that exhibits the place we´ve gotten this program to that we are able to play with anybody within the nation at this level.’
Boilermakers guard Ethan Morton (25) passes towards Nebraska Cornhuskers guard Keisei Tominaga (30)
RISING AND FALLING
No. 17 Mississippi State had the largest soar within the ballot, transferring up six spots after beating Minnesota.
No. 19 Auburn had the largest drop, shedding eight spots following an 82-73 loss to Memphis. No. 20 Maryland dropped with consecutive losses to No. 22 Wisconsin and No. 6 Tennessee.
No. 7 Texas misplaced an opportunity to maneuver as much as No. 1 after its time beyond regulation loss to Illinois, dropping 5 spots as a substitute.
Purdue ahead Mason Gillis, left, and guard Ethan Morton have fun a rating towards Duke
IN AND OUT
No. 22 Wisconsin moved into the ballot for the primary time this season following wins over Maryland and Iowa. No. 24 Virginia Tech is ranked for the primary time since 2020-21 after wins over Dayton and Oklahoma State.
No. 25 Miami beat Cornell and North Carolina State to get ranked for the primary time since 2017-18.
Creighton dropped out of the ballot after reaching No. 7 earlier this season. The Bluejays, ranked twenty first final week, have misplaced 4 straight.
Iowa State dropped out from No. 20 after a lopsided loss to Iowa whereas San Diego State fell out from No. 22 after shedding to Saint Mary’s in Phoenix.
CONFERENCE WATCH
The Southeastern and Large Ten conferences led the way in which with six ranked groups every. The Atlantic Coast Convention and Large 12 had 4 every and the Pac-12 three.
The Large East, American Athletic and West Coast conferences had one ranked crew every.
