After dropping games to Michigan and Wisconsin last week, Purdue finds itself ranked No. 13 in the latest Associated Press poll.

Saturday’s reveal of the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee’s top 16 teams was… well, revealing. The Big Ten had three teams listed in the field, with a fourth just on the outside looking in at this selection which could be considered an unofficial list of real title contenders.

The Boilermakers have done something they haven't since 2020, and it was a familiar recipe at Michigan State as the tough three-game stretch has shown.