NCAA Tournament March Madness

#8 Purdue

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Projected seed: 2

Purdue’s resume blends a string of high-quality neutral-site triumphs and telling road victories with several damaging setbacks, and that balance explains why it sits near the top of the bracket. Neutral-site wins over Texas Tech and UCLA along with strong showings against Memphis and Auburn prove the team can close games on big stages, and road victories at Alabama and at Michigan show it can win away from Mackey Arena. Those highs are tempered by a jarring loss to Iowa State and tough setbacks at Illinois, Indiana, Ohio State and Michigan State plus a home night against Wisconsin that exposed defensive lapses. With the roster still capable of adding a signature neutral or road win and the opportunity to settle scores in rematches with Illinois or Michigan State, the resume reflects both the quality of the best wins and the damage of the worst losses.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4Evansville308W82-51
11/7Oakland169W87-77
11/13@Alabama18W87-80
11/16Akron64W97-79
11/20(N)Memphis134W80-71
11/21(N)Texas Tech20W86-56
11/28E Illinois323W109-62
12/2@Rutgers124W81-65
12/6Iowa St6L81-58
12/10Minnesota77W85-57
12/13Marquette84W79-59
12/20(N)Auburn38W88-60
12/29Kent148W101-60
1/3@Wisconsin22W89-73
1/7Washington53W81-73
1/10Penn St138W93-85
1/14Iowa25W79-72
1/17@USC80W69-64
1/20@UCLA27L69-67
1/24Illinois7L88-82
1/27@Indiana46L72-67
2/1@Maryland120W93-63
2/7Oregon99W68-64
2/10@Nebraska14W80-77
2/14@Iowa25W78-57
2/17Michigan3L91-80
2/20Indiana46W93-64
2/26Michigan St9L76-74
3/1@Ohio St26L82-74
3/4@Northwestern57W70-66
3/7Wisconsin22L97-93
3/12(N)Northwestern57W81-68
3/13(N)Nebraska14W74-58
3/14(N)UCLA27W73-66
3/15(N)Michigan3W80-72