Purdue Moves to No. 4 in Latest Associated Press College Basketball Top 25 Poll
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Following victories over Florida State and Minnesota, Purdue improved to 8-0 on the season and came in at No. 4 and earned eight first-place votes in the latest Associated Press College Basketball Top 25 poll.
Moving on 🆙!
— Purdue Men's Basketball (@BoilerBall) December 5, 2022
Boilermakers move up 1️⃣ spot to 4️⃣. pic.twitter.com/mcAD3tnvSc
The Boilermakers faced their first true road matchup of the season last Wednesday and came away with a 79-69 win against the Seminoles in Tallahassee, Fla. They returned to Mackey Arena on Sunday for a game against the Golden Gophers to open Big Ten play and cruised to an 89-70 victory.
Purdue is among five conference programs ranked in this week's poll, followed by No. 13 Maryland, No. 14 Indiana, No. 17 Illinois and No. 25 Ohio State. Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan State also received votes.
The Boilermakers are back in action on Wednesday, Dec. 7, for a matchup against Hofstra at Mackey Arena. The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on Big Ten Plus.
AP Top 25 college basketball poll, Dec. 5
Here's a look is the Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll for Week 5, with Big Ten teams in bold.
- Houston (8-0)
- Texas (6-0)
- Virginia (7-0)
- Purdue (8-0)
- UConn (9-0)
- Kansas (8-1)
- Tennessee (7-1)
- Alabama (7-1)
- Arkansas (7-1)
- Arizona (7-1)
- Auburn (8-0)
- Baylor (6-2)
- Maryland (8-0)
- Indiana (7-1)
- Duke (8-2)
- Kentucky (6-2)
- Illinois (6-2)
- Gonzaga (5-3)
- UCLA (7-2)
- Iowa State (7-1)
- Creighton (6-3)
- San Diego State (6-2)
- Mississippi State (8-0)
- TCU (6-1)
- Ohio State (6-2)
Others receiving votes:
Iowa 70, Charleston 54, Miami (FL) 29, Virginia Tech 27, Arizona State 20, Utah 16, Wisconsin 16, UNLV 14, Texas Tech 10, West Virginia 8, Marquette 7, Xavier 6, New Mexico 3, Memphis 3, Michigan State 3, Missouri 2, North Carolina 1, Kansas State 1
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D.J. Fezler is a staff writer for BoilermakersCountry.com. Hailing from The Region, he is from Cedar Lake in Northwest Indiana and has spent the last two years covering Purdue football and basketball.