In an 87-80 victory over the Alabama Crimson Tide on Nov. 13, the Purdue Boilermakers recorded their third road win over a non-conference Associated Press top 10 team in school history and jumped the Houston Cougars for the No. 1 spot in the latest men’s college basketball AP top 25 poll released Monday.
Despite falling a spot to No. 2, the Cougars scored a major neutral site win over the Auburn Tigers on Nov. 16. The UConn Huskies retained the third spot, while the Duke Blue Devils and Arizona Wildcats swapped spots to complete the top five.
The Louisville Cardinals, Illinois Fighting Illini and Gonzaga Bulldogs each climbed six spots to Nos. 6, 8 and 13, respectively.
The Texas Tech Red Raiders and UCLA Bruins each dropped four positions to 15 and 19, respectively.
The NC State Wolfpack make their season debut at No. 25, while the Creighton Bluejays dropped out of the rankings after last week’s loss to the Gonzaga Bulldogs.
Full AP top 25 rankings:
1 Purdue Boilermakers (4-0)
2 Houston Cougars (4-0)
3 UConn Huskies (4-0)
4 Arizona Wildcats (4-0)
5 Duke Blue Devils (4-0)
6 Louisville Cardinals (4-0)
7 Michigan Wolverines (3-0)
8 Illinois Fighting Illini (4-0)
9 BYU Cougars (3-1)
10 Florida Gators (3-1)
11 Alabama Crimson Tide (2-1)
12 Kentucky Wildcats (3-1)
13 Gonzaga Bulldogs (4-0)
14 St. John’s Red Storm (2-1)
15 Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-1)
16 Iowa State Cyclones (3-0)
17 Michigan State Spartans (3-0)
18 North Carolina Tar Heels (4-0)
19 UCLA Bruins (3-1)
20 Tennessee Volunteers (3-0)
21 Arkansas Razorbacks (3-1)
22 Auburn Tigers (3-1)
23 Wisconsin Badgers (3-0)
24 Kansas Jayhawks (3-1)
25 NC State Wolfpack (3-0)
AP top 25 team breakdown by conference:
Big Ten – 6
SEC – 6
Big 12 – 6
ACC – 4
Big East – 2
WCC – 1
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