Overview
- Purdue returned to No. 1 in both the AP Top 25 and USA TODAY Coaches Poll after an 87-80 road win at Alabama and a follow-up victory over Akron, with Matt Painter notching his 500th career win.
- Houston slipped to No. 2 in the AP men’s poll after a 73-72 escape against Auburn, losing six first-place votes but retaining 12, while UConn held at No. 3.
- UConn stayed No. 1 in the AP women’s poll with 28 first-place votes, followed by South Carolina and UCLA, as the Huskies eye No. 6 Michigan this week in the Hall of Fame Showcase.
- Michigan soared eight spots to No. 6 after a 93-54 rout of Notre Dame, TCU rose to No. 10 after winning at NC State, and West Virginia debuted at No. 23 after beating Duke in a game that saw six Mountaineers ejected.
- Louisville and Illinois climbed into the men’s top 10 off signature wins, Alabama fell to No. 11 in the Coaches Poll after losing to Purdue, and BYU held at No. 9 in the AP after a two-point loss to UConn.