Purdue coach Matt Painter notched his 500th career win on Sunday afternoon in West Lafayette, and in turn, saw his team rise in the latest edition of the AP Top 25 Poll. The Boilermakers’s climb saw them swap with the Houston Cougars, who grabbed last week’s top spot before continuing to impress this weekend with a win over No. 22-ranked Auburn.
Elsewhere across college hoops, the Louisville Cardinals took a leap in the poll after a win over Kentucky that saw coach Pat Kelsey injure his hand in celebration, Illinois climbed into the Top 10 behind continued dominance from senior guard Kylan Boswell, and AJ Dybantsa’s BYU Cougars dropped two spots after a close loss to UConn in his home state of Massachusetts.
Here’s a look at the latest AP Top 25 rankings heading into Week 3 of the college basketball season.
AP Top 25 Rankings, Week 3
Rank
Team
Change From Last Week
1.
Purdue Boilermakers
+1
2.
Houston Cougars
-1
3.
UConn Huskies
None
4.
Arizona Wildcats
+1
5.
Duke Blue Devils
-1
6.
Louisville Cardinals
+6
7.
Michigan Wolverines
-1
8.
Illinois Fighting Illini
+6
9.
BYU Cougars
-2
10.
Florida Gators
None
11.
Alabama Crimson Tide
-3
12.
Kentucky Wildcats
-3
13.
Gonzaga Bulldogs
+6
14.
St. Johns Red Storm
+1
15.
Texas Tech Red Raiders
-4
16.
Iowa State Cyclones
None
17.
Michigan State Spartans
None
18.
North Carolina Tar Heels
None
19.
UCLA Bruins
-4
20.
Tennessee Volunteers
None
21.
Arkansas Razorbacks
None
22.
Auburn Tigers
None
23.
Wisconsin Badgers
+1
24.
Kansas Jayhawks
_1
25.
NC State Wolfpack
New to Top 25
Others receiving votes: San Diego St. 71, Indiana 65, Vanderbilt 57, Oregon 28, Ohio St. 21, Southern Cal 16, Georgetown 16, Creighton 12, Baylor 11, Saint Mary's 8, Missouri 7, Mississippi 5, Iowa 3, Utah St. 2, Georgia 2, Virginia 1, Virginia Tech 1, Stanford 1, Kansas St 1.