The title says it all on this one. After staying at #5 for a number of weeks Purdue finally moved up a notch to #4. Iowa State was the victim here as they fell from #2 all the way to #9 after losing two straight games.
Let’s take a look at where past or future Purdue opponents wound up in this week’s rankings.
#3 – Michigan – Purdue plays Michigan at home on February 17th.
#7 Nebraska – Purdue plays at Nebraska on February 10th.
#9 Iowa State- Purdue lost to Iowa State at home 81-58 on December 6th.
#10 Michigan State – Purdue plays Michigan State at home on February 26th.
#11 Illinois – Purdue plays Illinois at home on January 24th.
#12 Texas Tech – Purdue defeated Texas Tech 86-56 on November 21st as part of their exempt tournament.
#17 Alabama – Purdue defeated Alabama 87-80 at Alabama on November 13th.
N/R Receiving 64 points Wisconsin – Purdue won at Wisconsin 89-73 on January 3rd.
N/R Receiving 30 points Iowa – Purdue defeated Iowa 79-72 at home on January 14th.
N/R Receiving 27 points Kentucky – Kentucky defeated Purdue in the exhibition super bowl on October 24th at Kentucky 78-65.
With Tennessee falling out the rankings this week, Purdue now has the second longest streak of being ranked in the top 25 with 70 straight weeks. Only Houston with 117 is ahead of them. Duke is in third with 55 weeks.
