"The Boilermakers got 44 first-place votes after an impressive week that included a road win over then-No. 8 Alabama and a victory over Akron. Houston lost six of its No. 1 votes but still had 12 after beating Oakland and edging No. 22 Auburn in a matchup of Final Four teams from last season. "We have a great group of guys," said Purdue coach Matt Painter, who also picked up his 500th career win last weekend, "and just trying to go from one game to the other I think is really hard after you have such an emotional, big win on the road like we had.""
"UConn remained No. 3 with three first-place votes after beating then-No. 7 BYU 86-84 on Saturday. That started a tough road for the Huskies that includes games against No. 4 Arizona on Wednesday and Illinois and No. 24 Kansas down the road. The Wildcats swapped spots with Duke this week, moving up with two first-place votes thanks in part to a win over then-No. 15 UCLA. The Blue Devils received the remaining No. 1 vote ahead of their game against the Jayhawks on Tuesday night."
Purdue rose to No. 1 with 44 first-place votes following a road win at then-No. 8 Alabama and a victory over Akron. Houston kept 12 first-place votes despite losing six after wins over Oakland and No. 22 Auburn. UConn remained No. 3 after beating then-No. 7 BYU and faces a difficult upcoming road slate including Arizona, Illinois and No. 24 Kansas. Arizona moved ahead of Duke after beating then-No. 15 UCLA, while Duke held one No. 1 vote. Louisville and Illinois climbed six spots each; Alabama and Kentucky each dropped three places.
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