NCAA Tournament March Madness

#8 Purdue

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Projected seed: 3

Purdue’s resume supports that placement because they pair signature wins away from campus and on neutral floors with a generally strong conference ledger, and those high-end victories show the committee what the team is capable of; road wins at Alabama and at USC and lopsided neutral victories over Texas Tech and Memphis prove they can beat quality opponents outside their building, while a heavy loss to Iowa State, a home setback to Illinois and a tight defeat at UCLA are blemishes that keep them from climbing further.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4Evansville287W82-51
11/7Oakland127W87-77
11/13@Alabama19W87-80
11/16Akron54W97-79
11/20(N)Memphis104W80-71
11/21(N)Texas Tech18W86-56
11/28E Illinois307W109-62
12/2@Rutgers158W81-65
12/6Iowa St5L81-58
12/10Minnesota84W85-57
12/13Marquette124W79-59
12/20(N)Auburn25W88-60
12/29Kent143W101-60
1/3@Wisconsin39W89-73
1/7Washington49W81-73
1/10Penn St133W93-85
1/14Iowa21W79-72
1/17@USC50W69-64
1/20@UCLA41L69-67
1/24Illinois4L88-82
1/27@Indiana3664%
2/1@Maryland12691%
2/7Oregon8694%
2/10@Nebraska1243%
2/14@Iowa2153%
2/17Michigan246%
2/20Indiana3682%
2/26Michigan St658%
3/1@Ohio St3865%
3/4@Northwestern6078%
3/7Wisconsin3983%