PURDUE STAYS NO. 1 IN AP TOP 25; NC STATE IN AT NO. 22
AP Basketball Writer
Purdue's unquestioned grip on No. 1 in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll is gone after a weekend loss. That didn't stop the Boilermakers from remaining at the top anyway.
The Boilermakers earned 38 of 62 first-place votes in the poll released Monday to remain at No. 1 for a third straight week and seventh time this season. Purdue was the unanimous choice last week, the first for any team this season, before falling at Indiana over the weekend for only its second loss.
The Boilermakers (22-2, 11-2) have a leading candidate for national player of the year in Zach Edey and KenPom's No. 1-ranked offense (121.1 points scored per 100 possessions) to go with a top-25 defense. But they got down big, committed 16 turnovers and allowed the Hoosiers — up to No. 18 this week — to shoot nearly 53% in a 79-74 loss Saturday.
"When we go to Zach and we make some perimeter shots, the defense gets better sometimes when the offense flows," Purdue coach Matt Painter said at his postgame news conference. "And you can't do that. You can always rebound, you can always take care of the ball, you can always make your free throws, those things there."
The loss meant Houston collected 22 firstplace votes as it rose one spot to No. 2, followed by No. 3 Alabama and No. 4 Arizona in each claiming one.
THE TOP TIER
Texas jumped five spots to No. 5, shooting past Tennessee, which fell four spots to No. 6 after losing last week at Florida.
UCLA, Virginia, Kansas and Marquette rounded out the top 10, with Shaka Smart's Golden Eagles cracking the top 10 for the first time since 2019.
RISING
The Longhorns' jump marked the biggest of the week, followed by Marquette and Miami each rising four spots. No. 13 Xavier, No. 15 Saint Mary's and No. 21 UConn joined Indiana in each moving up three positions.
In all, 12 teams rose from last week's rankings.
Monday
At Norwell
Boys Meet
Adams Central 93 FW Snider 66 Norwell 105.5 Adams Central 56.5
200 Medley Relay
1. Norwell 1:51.01
2. Adams Central 1:51.91 Clark-Shoaf-ConnelleyMoser
5. Adams Central 2:36.03 Wurm-Crockett-Wellman-Ali
200 Free
1. Marin 2:03.30
2. Austin Shifferly-AC 2:08.53
4. Logan 2:19.64
200 IM
1. Samuel Peterson-N 2:27.16
2. Owen Connelley-AC 2:34.53
50 Free
1. Michael Reidenbach-N 24.21
2. Reece Moser-AC 25.06
2. Emerson Graft-N 25.06
4. Jackson Shoaf-AC 26.47
1M Diving
1. Damon 189.60
100 Fly
1. Samuel Peterson-N 1:01.49
3. Owen Connelley-AC 1:05.90
100 Free
1. Riley Foote-S 51.50
4. Reece Moser-AC 1:00.91
6. Ethan Crockett-AC 1:06.59
500 Free
1. Marin
Melcher-N
Clark-AC
Light-AC
Melcher-N 5:34.83
3. Logan 6:32.28
4. Tristen Wurm-AC 6:57.54
200 Free Relay
1. Norwell 1:41.43
2. Adams Central 1:45.66 Connelley-Shoaf-ClarkMoser
4. Adams Central 2:03.47 Ali-Crockett-WurmShifferly
100 Back
1. Riley Foote-S 1:01.33
4. Austin Shifferly-AC 1:12.48
100 Breast
1. Kale 1:11.16
3. Jackson Shoaf-AC 1:21.19
5. Eli
1:35.57
400 Free Relay
1. Norwell 3:50.60
3. Adams Central 4:35.93 Wurm-Crockett-ShifferlyWellman
Clark-AC
Meredith-N
Wellman-AC
At Bellmont
Boys Meet Bishop Luers 116, Bishop Dwenger 109, Bellmont 85
1M Diving
1. Mason 327.75
2. Aurie 170.45
200 Medley Relay
1. Bishop Luers 1:51.76
3. Bellmont 2:04.15 Mankey-Werling-RoopGoble
200 Free
1. Matthew Warner-BL 1:59.33
4. Evan 2:21.69
6. Konner
Mankey-B
Laisure-BL
Padgett-B
Colwell-B 2:29.65
200 IM
1. Nick Eddy-BD 2:11.71
2. Oliver Werling-B 2:23.69
5. Oliver Goble-B 2:48.13 50 Free
1. Noah Short-B 23.75
2. Noah Weimer-BD 26.59
6. Cole Sipe-B 30.01 100 Fly
1. Thomas McComb-BL 58.22
5. Cole Sipe-B 1:22.44 100 Free
1. Noah Short-B 54.38
2. Harrison vonBurg-BL 57.11
5. Evan 1:04.24
500 Free
1. Matthew Warner-BL 5:13.21
4. Konner 6:44.29
6. Gaven Pritchard-B 6:46.66
200 Free Relay
1. Bellmont 1:47.51 Mankey-Werling-PadgettShort
5. Bellmont 2:06.68 Sipe-Franklin-ColwellPritchard
100 Back
1. Hayden 1:01.49
4. Oliver Goble-B 1:14.50
5. Zayne Roop-B 1:14.60 100 Breast
1. Thomas McComb-BL 1:06.74
3. Oliver 1:15.69
6. Gaven Pritchard-B 1:38.08
400 Free Relay
1. Bishop Dwenger 3:48.18
3. Bellmont 4:12.30 Padgett-Goble-RoopShort
Padgett-B
Colwell-B
Fritz-BD
Werling-B
Tuesday
Carroll (Ft. Wayne) 69, Ft. Wayne North 63 Central Noble 60, Whitko 49
Cowan 67, Union City 59 Eastern (Greentown) 60, Daleville 50 Elwood 58, Southern Wells 40 Fairfield 51, Bethany Christian 35
Ft. Wayne Blackhawk 96, Ft. Wayne Snider 59 Ft. Wayne Concordia 49, Ft. Wayne Northrop 39 Ft. Wayne Luers 83, Ft. Wayne South 74
Ft. Wayne Smith Academy 56, Hamilton 51 Ft. Wayne Wayne 66, Homestead 62, OT Jimtown 33, Bremen 32 Lakeland 68, Goshen 57 Lakeland Christian 52, Northfield 43 Lakewood Park 60, Churubusco 48
Leo 65, Angola 56 Maconaquah 76, Twin Lakes 55
Muncie Burris 49, Alexandria 38
Muncie Central 43, Pendleton Hts. 41 NorthWood 55, W. Noble 47
Norwell 72, Heritage 47 Plymouth 68, Rochester 47
Prairie Hts. 69, Ft. Wayne Canterbury 55 Tipton 62, Blackford 46 Warsaw 62, Marion 55 Wawasee 58, Elkhart Christian 30 Westview 64, Eastside 55