NCAA Tournament March Madness
#2 Purdue
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Projected seed: 1
Purdue’s resume is built around a true road victory at Alabama and authoritative neutral-site wins over Memphis and Texas Tech that show the team can win away from home and in tournament-like settings, while offensive explosions against Eastern Illinois and Akron underline elite scoring and the comfortable home results add valuable depth. A closer-than-expected outing at Oakland and intermittent defensive lapses leave questions about consistency, yet the absence of any damaging losses keeps the profile clean. Upcoming road tests at USC and UCLA and trips to Wisconsin and Indiana along with high-profile home dates against Michigan and Michigan State are the kind of marquee conference opportunities that can cement the narrative or force reevaluation. Taken together, signature wins in hostile environments, top-end offensive firepower, a clean loss ledger, and several meaningful remaining chances against quality foes explain why the committee would view this resume favorably.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/4 | Evansville | 294 | W82-51 |
| 11/7 | Oakland | 144 | W87-77 |
| 11/13 | @Alabama | 12 | W87-80 |
| 11/16 | Akron | 57 | W97-79 |
| 11/20 | (N)Memphis | 73 | W80-71 |
| 11/21 | (N)Texas Tech | 30 | W86-56 |
| 11/28 | E Illinois | 328 | W109-62 |
| 12/2 | @Rutgers | 126 | W81-65 |
| 12/6 | Iowa St | 5 | 67% |
| 12/10 | Minnesota | 109 | 97% |
| 12/13 | Marquette | 86 | 96% |
| 12/20 | (N)Auburn | 20 | 76% |
| 12/29 | Kent | 123 | 98% |
| 1/3 | @Wisconsin | 27 | 69% |
| 1/7 | Washington | 60 | 93% |
| 1/10 | Penn St | 96 | 97% |
| 1/14 | Iowa | 32 | 86% |
| 1/17 | @USC | 28 | 69% |
| 1/20 | @UCLA | 33 | 71% |
| 1/24 | Illinois | 17 | 78% |
| 1/27 | @Indiana | 24 | 68% |
| 2/1 | @Maryland | 90 | 89% |
| 2/7 | Oregon | 83 | 96% |
| 2/10 | @Nebraska | 48 | 78% |
| 2/14 | @Iowa | 32 | 70% |
| 2/17 | Michigan | 1 | 54% |
| 2/20 | Indiana | 24 | 85% |
| 2/26 | Michigan St | 11 | 73% |
| 3/1 | @Ohio St | 36 | 73% |
| 3/4 | @Northwestern | 56 | 81% |
| 3/7 | Wisconsin | 27 | 85% |