Northwestern basketball received 60 votes in the most recent AP Poll, a jump up from the 11 votes the team received last week.
The Wildcats are coming off a 1-1 week in which they lost to Illinois at home but conquered Wisconsin on the road. Without leading scorer Scottie Lindsey, they are 1-2, but they showed incredible resilience and toughness against a tough Badger team at the Kohl Center.
Northwestern remains the fourth-highest ranked Big Ten team behind No. 11 Wisconsin which fell four spots, No. 16 Purdue, which stayed in its same position as last week, and No.