Purdue Just Outside National Rankings in Latest Associated Press Top 25 College Basketball Poll

Purdue basketball garnered 109 votes in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll, falling just outside the national rankings. Only three Big Ten programs were ranked, but the Boilermakers were among six conference schools to pull at least one vote.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue opened the 2022-23 college basketball season unranked, and finds itself just outside the Associated Press Top 25 this week after nonconference victories over Milwaukee and Austin Peay. 

Indiana, Illinois and Michigan were the only Big Ten teams ranked in Week 2. The Hoosiers are atop the conference at No. 12, with the Fighting Illini and Wolverines at No. 19 and No. 20, respectively. 

The Boilermakers received 109 votes in Monday's rankings, behind Michigan State, which earned 119. The Spartans suffered their first loss of the season last Friday, falling to Gonzaga in a narrow 64-63 defeat. Ohio State, Iowa, Rutgers and Penn State all garnered at least one vote, too. 

Purdue is scheduled to take on Marquette on Tuesday at Mackey Arena for the Gavitt Games before traveling to Portland, Ore., for the Phil Knight Legacy tournament beginning on Thursday, Nov. 24. The team's first-round opponent is West Virginia. 

AP Top 25 college basketball poll, Nov. 14

Here's a look is the Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll for Week 2, with Big Ten teams in bold.

1. North Carolina (2-0)
2. Gonzaga (2-0)
3. Houston (2-0)
4. Kentucky (2-0)
5. Baylor (2-0)
6. Kansas (2-0)
7. Duke (2-0)
8. UCLA  (2-0)
9. Arkansas (2-0)
10. Creighton (2-0)
11. Texas (2-0)
12. Indiana (2-0)
13. Auburn (2-0)
14. Arizona (2-0)
15. TCU (2-0)
16. Virginia (2-0)
17. San Diego State (2-0)
18. Alabama (2-0)
19. Illinois (2-0)
20. Michigan (2-0)
21. Dayton (2-0)
22. Tennessee (1-1)
23. Texas Tech (2-0)
24. Texas A&M (2-0)
25. UConn (2-0)

Others receiving votes:

Michigan State 119, Purdue 104, Villanova 96, Miami (FL) 61, Saint Louis 47, Xavier 44, Ohio State 36, Oregon 36, Iowa 36, Memphis 20, Virginia Tech 13, Colorado 11, Arizona State 9, Toledo 8, Rutgers 8, Saint Mary's 7, Florida 5, UC Irvine 4, Grambling State 4, Seton Hall 3, Penn State 1

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