CBB Top 25: Purdue, Illinois rise while Wisconsin, Michigan State drop in latest AP Poll

Purdue and Illinois continued to climb in this week’s Associated Press Poll, setting up an even bigger matchup between the two teams in West Lafayette on Tuesday night.

The Boilermakers are up to No. 3 this week after posting wins over Minnesota and Michigan. Brad Underwood’s Fighting Illini climbed 5 spots to No. 13 with victories against Wisconsin and Indiana.

Wisconsin took a tumble following the loss to Illinois. Also on the decline was Michigan State, which got blown out on the road to Rutgers. Ohio State maintained its spot at No. 16.

Here’s a look at the complete AP Top 25:

#1 Auburn

#2 Gonzaga

#3 Purdue

#4 Arizona

#5 Kentucky

#6 Houston 

#7 Duke

#8 Kansas

#9 Texas Tech

#10 Baylor

#11 Providence

#12 UCLA

#13 Illinois

#14 Wisconsin

#15 Villanova

#16 Ohio State

#17 Michigan State

#18 Marquette

#19 Tennessee

#20 Texas

#21 USC

#22 St. Mary’s

#23 Murray State

#24 UConn

#25 Xavier

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB