The latest national title odds in college basketball are in after Week 5 of the regular season. All odds are courtesy of BetMGM. Since we’re getting closer to Christmas, we are a third of the way through the season so far.
A blizzard made its way to West Lafayette on Saturday afternoon, and while it may have have delayed Purdue fans from getting to Mackey Arena, the inclement weather didn't stop them from arriving.
Matt Painter couldn't care less what number is beside Purdue's name in the Associated Press poll. In December, that doesn't really matter. What is important, though, is the number next to his team's name in March.
Matt Painter knows he has a championship-caliber team in his locker room. But after Purdue's home loss to Iowa State on Saturday, one question needed to be answered: how would the Boilermakers respond?
Four weeks into the 2025-26 college basketball season, marquee programs such as Michigan, Duke, Arizona, and Iowa State have begun positioning themselves as major National Championship contenders.
Matt Painter is quite familiar with watching his players look to build upon victories. It's less common for Painter to see how his team responds to a setback.
Purdue just took its first loss of the season. The Boilermakers were dominated by Iowa State on Saturday. Purdue has now dropped from the top spot in the AP Poll, being ranked sixth in the latest rankings.
The Iowa State Cyclones put together one of the best performances of the 2025-26 men’s college basketball season to date when they went on the road and dismantled the Purdue Boilermakers.
The lights on the scoreboard inside Mackey Arena weren't incorrect. On Saturday afternoon, No. 10 Iowa State walked into West Lafayette and clobbered top-ranked Purdue in front of a sellout crowd, 81-58.
For the third time this season, Purdue will go toe-to-toe with a ranked opponent in the non-conference portion of its schedule. No. 10 Iowa State comes to Mackey Arena for a showdown with the top-ranked Boilermakers on Saturday.
The first six games of the season may have been frustrating for Gicarri Harris, but he never showed it. Even though shots weren't falling for the sophomore guard in the first three weeks of the season, he continued to come in off the bench and do his job to the best of his ability.
One thing that has set Purdue apart from the rest of college basketball in this new era of athletics is the program's ability to retain players. Yes, the Boilermakers have lost a handful of guys to the NCAA transfer portal over the years, but coach Matt Painter has been able to keep his core group intact.
The first Big Ten road game hasn't been kind to Purdue in the recent past. Although the Boilermakers have consistently taken highly-ranked teams into those games, they've struggled to get road wins in December.
The Player's Era tournament in Las Vegas is starting to overtake college basketball's "Feast Week," becoming the largest in-season tournament in the sport.
Matt Painter has seen quite a bit during his time at Purdue. On Friday night in the Bahamas, though, he was part of something he doesn't believe he's ever witnessed before.
Some wildlife occupying The Bahamas got a bird's eye view of Matt Painter's postgame press conference following Purdue's 80-71 win over Memphis on Thursday.
One 27-second stretch in the first half of Thursday's game between No. 1 Purdue and Memphis in the Baha Mar Championship showed Matt Painter that his team can still get rattled.
No. 1 Purdue and No. 15 Texas Tech should be happy to be meeting in the title game of the Baha Mar Championship on Friday night at Nassau, Bahamas. They weren't that far away from facing each other in the consolation game.
The Purdue Boilermakers are the top-ranked college basketball team in the AP-poll, and they continued their strong start following their 80-71 win against the Memphis Tigers in the opening game of the Baha Mar Hoops tournament.
Purdue basketball head coach Matt Painter is a smart man. He and his team will trade the dreary and damp November weather in West Lafayette and enjoy the 80-degree weather in the Bahamas for a few days.
Purdue basketball head coach Matt Painter has never made the game about him. When the clock struck zero on Sunday night, all the focus and accolades shifted his way.