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Where Purdue Finished in Final Associated Press Poll of 2024-25 Season

Purdue finished the 2024-25 season ranked No. 22 in the Associated Press poll following a 22-11 season and posting a 13-7 mark in Big Ten play.
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Purdue Boilermakers huddle Friday, March 14, 2025, during the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament game
Purdue Boilermakers huddle Friday, March 14, 2025, during the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament game | Alex Martin/Journal and Courier / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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In the final Associated Press poll of the season, Purdue has finished ranked No. 22. The Boilermakers head into March Madness with a 22-11 record and a 13-7 mark in Big Ten play. They reached the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Tournament before being defeated by Michigan 86-68.

Purdue received a No. 4 seed in the 2025 NCAA Tournament and will play No. 13 seed High Point in the first round. The game is scheduled for a 12:40 p.m. ET tipoff and the game airs on truTV on Thursday, March 20.

Here's a look at the Associated Press poll from this week.

Associated Press college basketball poll (March 17)

  1. Duke Blue Devils (31-3)
  2. Houston Cougars (30-4)
  3. Florida Gators (30-4)
  4. Auburn Tigers (28-5)
  5. St. John's Red Storm (30-4)
  6. Tennessee Volunteers (27-7)
  7. Alabama Crimson Tide (25-8)
  8. Michigan State Spartans (27-6)
  9. Texas Tech Red Raiders (25-8)
  10. Louisville Cardinals (27-7)
  11. Maryland Terrapins (25-8)
  12. Clemson Tigers (27-6)
  13. Wisconsin Badgers (26-9)
  14. Michigan Wolverines (25-9)
  15. Iowa State Cyclones (24-9)
  16. Memphis Tigers (29-5)
  17. BYU Cougars (24-9)
  18. Kentucky Wildcats (22-11)
  19. Texas A&M Aggies (22-10)
  20. St. Mary's Gaels (28-5)
  21. Arizona Wildcats (22-12)
  22. Purdue Boilermakers (22-11)
  23. Missouri Tigers (22-11)
  24. Gonzaga Bulldogs (25-8)
  25. Oregon Ducks (24-9)

Others receiving votes: Drake (107), Marquette (69), UC San Diego (57), Illinois (55), VCU (28), Creighton (28), Mississippi (13), McNeese State (4), UConn (4), Colorado State (4), Kansas (3), High Point (3), UCLA (3), Akron (3).

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Dustin Schutte
DUSTIN SCHUTTE

Dustin Schutte is the publisher of Purdue Boilermakers on SI and has spent more than a decade working in sports journalism. His career began in 2013, when he covered Big Ten football. He remained in that role for eight years before working at On SI to cover the Boilermakers. Dustin graduated from Manchester University in Indiana in 2010, where he played for the men's tennis team.

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