For the third season in a row, and the third season in program history, Purdue is the #1 ranked men’s college basketball team in the country. Following their victories over #11 Gonzaga, # 7 Tennessee, and #4 Marquette while winning the Maui Invitational last week, the team moved up from #2 to take the top spot, becoming the first Big Ten program to do so in three consecutive seasons.
Their next big test will come in three weeks, when they battle Arizona, the current #2 ranked team, on a neutral court in the Indy Classic. Hopefully they will retain their #1 ranking when I head to Mackey on December 21st to see them battle Jacksonville.