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NR to #1 -- 21-1 start (darn you Rutgers)

Woodsa

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Very impressive win today Boilers. Loved the retro uniforms. I saw the post earlier about "who would believe" but my question for you history buffs...


Has any college D1 team gone from "NOT RANKED" to #1 and stayed #1 for as many days as Purdue has in 2022-23?
 
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Very impressive win today Boilers. Loved the retro uniforms. I saw the post earlier about "who would believe" but my question for you history buffs...


Has any college D1 team gone from "NOT RANKED" to #1 and stayed #1 for as many days as Purdue has in 2022-23?

Good question. From what I found online is it has been done 8 other times. Interestingly, Purdue was the quickest to go from unranked to first in the AP poll.
 
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As much as I hate the loss to Rutgers I think we learned from that one.
Yeah, Purdue's gone 3-0 in one-possession games since the Rutgers loss. So, maybe Purdue's gotten better at executing in crunch time. Getting that first loss can sometimes help a team just settle down and focus on one game at a time--especially a team starting two true freshmen.
 
Getting that first loss can sometimes help a team just settle down and focus on one game at a time--especially a team starting two true freshmen.
I am hoping they are focussing on Penn State and not looking ahead to the following game. Penn State is obviously dangerous. They have good players, a good coach who knows Purdue's system, and they believe they can win.
 
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