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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

  1. Purdue(4-0) (-)— AP Rank: #1
  2. UConn(4-0) (+1) — AP Rank: #3
  3. Houston(4-0) (-1) — AP Rank: #2
  4. Duke(4-0) (-) — AP Rank: #5
  5. Arizona(4-0)(+5) — AP Rank: #4
  6. Louisville(4-0) (+5) — AP Rank: #6
  7. Kentucky(3-1) (-2) — AP Rank: #12
  8. BYU(3-1) (-2) — AP Rank: #9
  9. Michigan(3-0) (-2) — AP Rank: #7
  10. Illinois(4-0) (+6) — AP Rank: #8
  11. Alabama(2-1) (-2) — AP Rank: #11
  12. Texas Tech(3-1) (-4) — AP Rank: #15
  13. St.