Non-Conference Opponents’ Update: December 2

The first NET rankings of the season are our and, as expected, Purdue is among the nation’s elite teams. The hot stretch for Michigan in Las Vegas has the Wolverines at No. 1, but Purdue is currently third with a chance to take over the top spot in the next few weeks. Saturday’s game alone looks big, as it is No. 2 vs. No. 4 according to KenPom and #3 vs. #7 according to NET. It is probably the biggest non-conference home game in terms of ranking since West Virginia and Purdue faced off in a top 10 matchup in 2010.

It is still early, but another No. 1 seed is Purdue’s to lose. The Warren Nolan profile has the Boilermakers as a favorite in every remaining game. It seems very unlikely that Purdue will steam into the Big Ten Tournament at 31-0, but given the overall strength of the non-conference schedule (and the advantage of getting Iowa State in Mackey) things are already off to a great start.

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Purdue Boilermakers Profile

Record: 7-0, 0-0 Big Ten

NET: 3

KenPom: 2

Bracket Matrix Consensus Seed: 1

Tier 1 Wins (KenPom) Home 1-30; Neutral 1-50; Away 1-75: 14 Alabama (Away), 28 Texas Tech (Neutral)

Tier 2 Wins (KenPom): Home 31-75 Neutral 51-100; Away 76-135: 56 Akron (Home), 70 Memphis (Neutral)

Tier 1 Wins (NET) Home 1-30; Neutral 1-50; Away 1-75: 12 Alabama (Away), 37 Texas Tech (Neutral)

Tier 2: Home 31-75 (NET) Neutral 51-100; Away 76-135: 40 Akron

Bad Losses (Sub-100 NET or KenPom): None

Evansville Purple Aces (3-5, 0-0 MVC) – NET 315, KenPom 302 – Evansville closed out the Paradise Jam with a 78-59 loss to Charleston in the third place game. They will host Ball State tomorrow night before going to Western Kentucky on the weekend.

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Oakland Golden Grizzlies (3-5, 0-0 Horizon) – NET 115, KenPom 144– Oakland survived the opening gauntlet of three teams (Michigan, Purdue, and Houston) that could all be playing in April. They bounced back by winning a four-team invitational at Montana over Lamar (83-68) and Montana (95-87). Tomorrow night htey begin…

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