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Purdue ascends to No. 1 ranking for third-straight year

Karpick_headshot500x500by:Alan Karpick•11/27/23•

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Purdue's Zach Edey
Purdue's Zach Edey (Chad Krockover)

The Nov. 27 AP poll released Monday has Purdue on top of its poll. It is the third straight year the Boilermakers have been ranked No. 1 following a successful November run. During the last three seasons, Purdue has started 8-0 (2021-22), 13-0 (2022-23) and now 6-0 (2023-24).

The Boilermakers received 60 of the 61 first-place votes to outdistance No. 2-ranked Arizona by 105 points. Marquette, UConn and Kansas round out the top five. Purdue and Illinois (#24) are the only Big Ten teams ranked.

It is the first time in Big Ten history that a conference team has been ranked No. 1 in three consecutive seasons. The Boilermakers are just one of nine schools (UCLA, Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, Gonzaga, Virginia, North Carolina, Villanova) to have been ranked No. 1 in three straight seasons.

Purdue received the school’s first No. 1 ranking on Dec. 6, 2021, a position it held for one week during the 2021-22 season. A year ago, the Boilermakers were ranked No. 1 for seven weeks.

Purdue has been ranked No. 1 for nine weeks in the past three seasons, tied with Gonzaga for the most in the country from 2021-23.

According to Purduesports.com, Purdue became the second team in the last 15 years to defeat three top-15 teams on three consecutive days when it won the Maui Invitational last week (No. 11 Gonzaga, No. 7 Tennessee, No. 4 Marquette).

Purdue hosts Texas Southern on Tuesday night in Mackey Arena at 8:30 p.m. ET, before traveling to Northwestern on Friday for the Big Ten opener at 9 p.m. ET, in Evanston, Ill.

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