Purdue Back to No. 1 in AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll ahead of Monday houstonWho spent a week there after jumping from the Boilermakers.
However, it is hardly a two-team race for the top. Yukon, Arizona And ruler Voted No. 1 in a poll from a 61-member media panel that also saw No. 6 louisville and number 8 Illinois Jump into the top 10.
The Boilermakers received 44 first-place votes after an impressive week, which also included a road win over then-No. 8 alabama and a win AkronHouston lost six of its No, 1 votes but still had 12 votes after being beaten oakland and strand number 22 golden brown color In a matchup of last season’s Final Four teams.
“We have a great group of guys,” said Purdue coach Matt Painter, who also earned his 500th career win last weekend, “and I think it’s really hard to just try to go from one game to the next after getting such an emotional, big win on the road like we did.”
UConn finished No. 3 with three first-place votes, defeating then-No. 7 BYU 86-84 on Saturday. That starts a tough road for the Huskies that includes games on Wednesday against No. 4 Arizona and Illinois and No. 24 kansas down the road.
The Wildcats swapped places with Duke this week, moving forward with two first-place votes, in part due to a win over then-No. 15 UCLAThe Blue Devils received the remaining No, 1 votes ahead of their game against the Jayhawks on Tuesday night,
Louisville is tied for the biggest climb into the top 25, moving up six spots after defeating then-No. 9 kentucky 96-88 last week. michigan dropped one spot to seventh while Big Ten rival Illinois also moved up six spots. BYU dropped two spots after a loss to the Huskies, defending national champions. Florida Dropped out of the top 10.
Alabama and Kentucky’s losses caused both to lose three spots in this week’s poll, dropping them to second in the 10th. gonzaga was next, after that st johns And texas techWhich dropped four spots after the loss to Illinois.
As for the Illini, they have moved up nine spots from No. 17 in the preseason poll, their highest since coming in at No. 6 in the final poll two seasons ago. Staying there will be a test. Illinois will play the Crimson Tide on Wednesday night, UConn in a few weeks, No. 20 tennessee first week of December, and then Ohio State, nebraska And missouri — all of whom are undefeated so far this season — before Christmas arrives.
Illini coach Brad Underwood, when asked how to keep the early success in perspective, said, “It’s the way you practice, your mental focus — not just reading all the stuff your guy does, and the fans and all that stuff.” “I call it drinking poison. And you can’t do that. You have to stick with what’s important and what’s important.”
The Illini joined Louisville and Gonzaga in climbing six spots this week, while the biggest drops came from Texas Tech as well as UCLA, which dropped four spots after a close loss to Arizona. nc state went into the polls at number 25 at the expense of creighton,
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The Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC led the way with six teams each in the top 25, although the Big Ten and Big 12 also had three teams each in the top 10. The ACC was next with four ranked teams, the Big East had two and the West Coast Conference had one team.
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san diego state The top team was outside the top 25, followed by IndianaWhich appeared on 18 ballot papers. To keep an eye george townJoe appeared on six ballots and entered the week at 4-0; The Hoyas have not been ranked since the last poll for the 2014–15 season.
