Purdue’s 18-point loss at Marquette cost the Boilermakers seven spots in the AP poll last week. Then there was the festival week. The multi-team events always have some great matchups on neutral courts, and that leads to defeats everywhere. Purdue made it through the tournament unscathed, just like it did in each of the last three seasons, and that’s why the Boilers are back in the top 10.

OTHERS GET VOTES 108 Michigan StArkansas 104, Texas 97, Michigan 95Arizona St 89, Indiana 72, Drake 58, Xavier 33, Utah St. 28, Louisville 27, West Virginia 26, Clemson 25, BYU 24, Dayton 24, Texas Tech 22, Nebraska 22Mississippi St. 20, Ohio St. 19, Maryland 13, UCLA 13Creighton 12, Saint Mary’s 11, Georgia 10, St. John’s 7, Loyola Chicago 4, Florida St. 3, DePaul 3, UC Irvine 2, Columbia 2.

On another positive note, check out this feature on Caleb Furst that my friend Paul Banks recently wrote with some help from me. You can also check out his latest Caleb the Elf video from our sponsor Reindeer Shuttle.

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