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The Torch · Nov 18, 2025

Torch Top-25 Week Three: Purdue Proves Themselves, UConn Is Legit

Another week of college basketball has come and go, giving us seven action-packed top-25 contests.

Week three of college basketball finally brought us something to lock into: consistent, ranked play. Throughout the week, the NCAA saw seven games where both teams were ranked in the top 25 prior to action, a treat for all fans with November basketball.

As we continue the series of the Torch Top 25, here are the latest rankings, with a scale of where teams fared last week, along with three takeaways from the college basketball action.

Torch Top 25

Purdue(4-0) (-)— AP Rank: #1

UConn(4-0) (+1) — AP Rank: #3

Houston(4-0) (-1) — AP Rank: #2

Duke(4-0) (-) — AP Rank: #5

Arizona(4-0)(+5) — AP Rank: #4

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