4PurdueBoilermakers

17-2
3rd in Big Ten

Boilermakers

NCAAM

Bracketology watch guide: Biggest headlines and games for the weekend

5h
Joe Lunardi

Bracketology watch guide: Biggest headlines and games for the weekend

No. 4 Purdue clashes with No. 11 Illinois

18h

Boilermakers

NCAAM

Scoring is up, freshmen are elite, more storylines shaping men's basketball

1d
Myron Medcalf, Jeff Borzello

Scoring is up, freshmen are elite, more storylines shaping men's basketball

Boilermakers

NCAAM

NCAA Bracketology: Predicting the 2026 men's March Madness field

The current non-power at-larges are spread across leagues. But next season, many will challenge the high majors under the Pac-12 umbrella.

1d
Joe Lunardi

NCAA Bracketology: Predicting the 2026 men's March Madness field

Boilermakers

NCAAM

Men's Power Rankings: Miami (Ohio) debuts, Nebraska rises

2d
Jeff Borzello

Men's Power Rankings: Miami (Ohio) debuts, Nebraska rises

Boilermakers

NCAAM

Bilodeau's late 3-pointer helps UCLA stun No. 4 Purdue, snapping Boilermakers' 9-game winning streak

— Tyler Bilodeau hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with eight seconds remaining, and UCLA rallied to edge No. 4 Purdue 69-67 on Tuesday night, snapping the Boilermakers' nine-game winning streak in their first visit to Pauley Pavilion in 26 years.

4d

Boilermakers

NCAAM

Men's AP Top 25 poll reaction: Highlights, what's next for every team

5d
ESPN

Men's AP Top 25 poll reaction: Highlights, what's next for every team

Boilermakers

NCAAM

Arizona unanimous No. 1 for first time; ISU falls

5d

Ivan Kharchenkov

Boilermakers

NCAAM

Smith's steal and layup help No. 5 Purdue edge USC 69-64, move into 1st-place tie in Big Ten

— Braden Smith stole the ball at midcourt and hit a layup with 23 seconds remaining, helping No. 5 Purdue edge Southern California 69-64 on Saturday to pull into a first-place tie with Nebraska in the Big Ten standings with its ninth consecutive victory.

7d

Boilermakers

NCAAM

Men's Power Rankings: How far do Michigan, Iowa State, Vanderbilt drop after losses?

9d
Jeff Borzello

Men's Power Rankings: How far do Michigan, Iowa State, Vanderbilt drop after losses?

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Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Nebraska	9-0	-	20-0
Michigan	8-1	1	18-1
Michigan State	7-1	1.5	17-2
Purdue	7-1	1.5	17-2
Illinois	7-1	1.5	16-3
Wisconsin	6-2	2.5	14-5
UCLA	5-3	3.5	13-6
Ohio State	5-4	4	13-6
Iowa	4-4	4.5	14-5
Indiana	4-5	5	13-7
USC	3-5	5.5	14-5
Minnesota	3-6	6	10-10
Washington	2-6	6.5	10-9
Rutgers	2-7	7	9-11
Northwestern	1-7	7.5	9-10
Oregon	1-7	7.5	8-11
Maryland	1-7	7.5	8-11
Penn State	0-8	8.5	9-10

Points Per Game

Braden SmithG #3

Assists Per Game

Braden SmithG #3

Field Goal Percentage

Braden SmithG #3

Points Per Game

84.1

52nd

Rebounds Per Game

37.3

129th

Assists Per Game

20.5

5th

Points Allowed

68.1

ap	coaches
4	4

Name	Pos	Status	Grade
Luke Ertel	PG	Signed	86
Sinan Huan	C	Signed	83
Jacob Webber	SF	Signed	82
Rivers Knight	C	Signed	81

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