NCAA Tournament March Madness

#4 Purdue

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Projected seed: 2

Purdue’s résumé is anchored by eye-catching wins that demonstrate it can score in bunches and win outside its own gym, from a tough road victory at Alabama to authoritative neutral-site wins over Texas Tech and Auburn and a comfortable trip to Wisconsin, and those results pair with offensive outbursts against Akron and Eastern Illinois that showcase a potent attack. The most damaging result is the setback to Iowa State, which remains the lone blemish that could loom if the Boilermakers don’t add more top-end road or neutral victories. Fortunately the schedule hands them clear chances to do exactly that with trips to USC and UCLA, a marquee home matchup with Michigan, and late-season tests at Indiana, Ohio State, Maryland and Iowa, so the committee will be watching how they perform away from home and whether they can convert those opportunities into résumé-enhancing wins.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4Evansville280W82-51
11/7Oakland132W87-77
11/13@Alabama13W87-80
11/16Akron56W97-79
11/20(N)Memphis77W80-71
11/21(N)Texas Tech20W86-56
11/28E Illinois317W109-62
12/2@Rutgers157W81-65
12/6Iowa St3L81-58
12/10Minnesota96W85-57
12/13Marquette119W79-59
12/20(N)Auburn34W88-60
12/29Kent143W101-60
1/3@Wisconsin45W89-73
1/7Washington5192%
1/10Penn St12198%
1/14Iowa1781%
1/17@USC4075%
1/20@UCLA3673%
1/24Illinois871%
1/27@Indiana2769%
2/1@Maryland10992%
2/7Oregon6895%
2/10@Nebraska2266%
2/14@Iowa1762%
2/17Michigan146%
2/20Indiana2786%
2/26Michigan St1579%
3/1@Ohio St3974%
3/4@Northwestern6284%
3/7Wisconsin4591%