Purdue lost but still #1

[Cuyahoga Falls Eers]

Even a loss didn’t knock Purdue off its #1 ranking!

Among Big 12 teams Texas is #5, Kansas #9, Iowa State #22, Kansas State #12, Baylor #14. TCU #17.

I’m puzzled that Iowa State isn’t the highest ranked Big 12 team since it has the best record against the other ranked Big 12 teams than any of the 6 Top 25 Big 12 teams. I guess 6 losses, including 2 to Top 25 Big 12 teams, offsets the 6 victories over Top 25 Big 12 teams.

AP Top 25 Men's Basketball Rankings
First-place votes in parentheses.
TEAM RECORD
1. Purdue (38) 22-2
2. Houston (22) 22-2
3. Alabama (1) 20-3
4. Arizona (1) 21-3
5. Texas 19-4
6. Tennessee 19-4
7. UCLA 19-4
8. Virginia 17-4
9. Kansas 18-5
10. Marquette 19-5
11. Iowa State 16-6
12. Kansas State 18-5
13. Xavier 19-5
14. Baylor 17-6
15. St. Mary's 21-4
16. Gonzaga 19-5
17. TCU 17-6
18. Indiana 16-7
19. Miami 18-5
20. Providence 17-6
21. UConn 18-6
22. NC State 19-5
23. Creighton 15-8
24. Rutgers 16-7
25. San Diego State 18-5

 

[MichiganHerd]

Iowa State is #11. Assume your pinky finger hit the 2 key instead of the 1 key.

I'm surprised Iowa State is ranked as high as they are. They have 2 or 3 bad losses, including one to Texas Tech. Iowa State will be an easy win for WVU at home. Something like 83 to 66.

 

[WVUALLEN]

Even a loss didn’t knock Purdue off its #1 ranking!

Among Big 12 teams Texas is #5, Kansas #9, Iowa State #22, Kansas State #12, Baylor #14. TCU #17.

I’m puzzled that Iowa State isn’t the highest ranked Big 12 team since it has the best record against the other ranked Big 12 teams than any of the 6 Top 25 Big 12 teams. I guess 6 losses, including 2 to Top 25 Big 12 teams, offsets the 6 victories over Top 25 Big 12 teams.

AP Top 25 Men's Basketball Rankings
First-place votes in parentheses.
TEAM RECORD
1. Purdue (38) 22-2
2. Houston (22) 22-2
3. Alabama (1) 20-3
4. Arizona (1) 21-3
5. Texas 19-4
6. Tennessee 19-4
7. UCLA 19-4
8. Virginia 17-4
9. Kansas 18-5
10. Marquette 19-5
11. Iowa State 16-6
12. Kansas State 18-5
13. Xavier 19-5
14. Baylor 17-6
15. St. Mary's 21-4
16. Gonzaga 19-5
17. TCU 17-6
18. Indiana 16-7
19. Miami 18-5
20. Providence 17-6
21. UConn 18-6
22. NC State 19-5
23. Creighton 15-8
24. Rutgers 16-7
25. San Diego State 18-5

ISU not ranked highest Big 12 team because of bad losses

UCONN 6th place Big East
Iowa 15-8 (7-6)
@Kansas
@Oklahoma State
@Missouri
@Texas Tech (a team they beat by 34 at home but blew 23 point lead with 12 minutes to go)

They are 3-4 in their last 7 Big 12 games.