Purdue basketball is ranked No. 1 in the nation, back atop AP Top 25 poll
Purdue basketball is No. 1 in the nation for the second time this season.
The Boilermakers (19-1 overall, 8-1 Big Ten) rose from No. 3 in Monday's Associated Press rankings in the wake of weekend losses by No. 1 Houston and No. 2 Kansas (its second loss of the week). Purdue had 39 first-place votes, and No. 2 Alabama had 23.
The Boilermakers rose to No. 1 for the second time in program history on Dec. 12, 2022, and went 5-1 with that ranking. They lost to Rutgers 65-64 on Jan. 2 and fell from No. 1 the following week. However, they remained in the nation's top 5.
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Purdue has won six games in a row, through three of them have been one-possession games, including Sunday's 58-55 win over Maryland. The Boilermakers play at Michigan on Thursday. The Wolverines throttled Purdue in Ann Arbor last February.
Purdue was voted No. 1 for the first time in program history in December 2021.
Indiana (13-6, 4-4), which has won three straight games, is second on the "also receiving votes" list. Those teams are scheduled to meet in Bloomington on Feb. 4.
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Purdue basketball ranked No. 1 in nation by AP Top 25 poll
