Last week saw Purdue move up from 20 to 17 in the AP Poll after beating a ranked Wisconsin team at home. This week a road loss at Iowa by 5 saw the Boilermakers drop from 17 to 21
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Here is this week's coaches poll, where Purdue drops from 19 to 22:
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | 1st Place Votes | Prev | CHANGE | Hi/Low |
| 1 | Kansas | 16-1 | 785 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2/8 |
| 2 | Villanova | 17-1 | 759 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1/3 |
| 3 | UCLA | 18-1 | 725 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2/20 |
| 4 | Gonzaga | 17-0 | 718 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4/14 |
| 5 | Kentucky | 15-2 | 655 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1/8 |
| 6 | Baylor | 16-1 | 641 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 1/NR |
| 7 | Creighton | 17-1 | 590 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8/23 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 15-2 | 563 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 7/19 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 16-3 | 480 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3/16 |
| 10 | Oregon | 16-2 | 467 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4/24 |
| 11 | Louisville | 15-3 | 444 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 7/15 |
| 12 | Florida St. |