Purdue Team History
Currently 1969-70 to 2024-25
|  | '70 | '71 | '72 | '73 | '74 | '75 | '76 | '77 | '78 | '79 | '80 | '81 | '82 | '83 | '84 | '85 | '86 | '87 | '88 | '89 | '90 | '91 | '92 | '93 | '94 | '95 | '96 | '97 | '98 | 
| Year Rank | 9 | 23 | 51 | 35 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 50 | 40 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 44 | 39 | 38 | 5 | 25 | 14 | 36 | 7 | 
| Offense Rank | 10 | 32 | 85 | 50 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 57 | 28 | 38 | 35 | 57 | 62 | 36 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 62 | 40 | 47 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 43 | 5 | 
| Defense Rank | 24 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 20 | 52 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 48 | 42 | 20 | 33 | 43 | 21 | 15 | 25 | 23 | 41 | 53 | 44 | 14 | 42 | 7 | 44 | 39 | 
|  | '99 | '00 | '01 | '02 | '03 | '04 | '05 | '06 | '07 | '08 | '09 | '10 | '11 | '12 | '13 | '14 | '15 | '16 | '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 | 
| Year Rank | 32 | 21 | 42 | 80 | 25 | 59 | 105 | 154 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 28 | 71 | 84 | 37 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 
| Offense Rank | 46 | 16 | 54 | 67 | 77 | 142 | 141 | 190 | 62 | 63 | 72 | 64 | 8 | 15 | 118 | 118 | 37 | 20 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 31 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 
| Defense Rank | 37 | 32 | 40 | 131 | 12 | 15 | 84 | 135 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 100 | 51 | 72 | 37 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 38 | 12 | 33 | 84 | 25 | 15 | 52 | 
For each type of rating, the columns are the rating, season rank, and all-time rank.
| Rank | Season | Record |  | Predictive Rating |  | Expected Predictive Rating |  | Offense |  | Defense |  | Improvement | 
| 1 | 2023 - 24 | 34 - 5 | +21.5 | 2 | 77 | +23.2 | 2 | 60 | +13.5 | 4 | 56 | +7.9 | 15 | 628 | -2.3 | 285 | 13,372 | 
| 2 | 1987 - 88 | 29 - 4 | +19.1 | 5 | 186 | +21.1 | 4 | 110 | +12.3 | 4 | 118 | +6.8 | 15 | 1,066 | +2.1 | 73 | 3,891 | 
| 3 | 1993 - 94 | 29 - 5 | +18.8 | 5 | 214 | +20.6 | 3 | 134 | +10.5 | 7 | 306 | +8.2 | 14 | 537 | +0.5 | 129 | 7,261 | 
| 4 | 2018 - 19 | 26 - 10 | +18.8 | 10 | 217 | +17.3 | 15 | 407 | +12.9 | 4 | 86 | +5.8 | 38 | 1,661 | +3.7 | 40 | 1,649 | 
| 5 | 2017 - 18 | 30 - 7 | +18.2 | 4 | 252 | +17.8 | 7 | 351 | +9.1 | 4 | 595 | +9.1 | 4 | 327 | -5.7 | 339 | 16,493 | 
| 6 | 2024 - 25 | 24 - 12 | +18.1 | 15 | 272 | +17.1 | 19 | 428 | +12.7 | 8 | 92 | +5.3 | 52 | 2,053 | +0.2 | 184 | 7,924 | 
| 7 | 1997 - 98 | 28 - 8 | +17.7 | 7 | 295 | +18.1 | 10 | 321 | +12.3 | 5 | 119 | +5.4 | 39 | 1,985 | -2.2 | 241 | 13,239 | 
| 8 | 2010 - 11 | 26 - 8 | +16.9 | 7 | 376 | +16.6 | 10 | 493 | +8.5 | 8 | 784 | +8.4 | 7 | 489 | -2.7 | 286 | 14,006 | 
| 9 | 2016 - 17 | 27 - 8 | +16.6 | 18 | 415 | +16.9 | 14 | 454 | +8.6 | 22 | 723 | +8.0 | 21 | 607 | -1.1 | 233 | 11,112 | 
| 10 | 2015 - 16 | 26 - 9 | +16.3 | 11 | 462 | +14.4 | 20 | 849 | +8.3 | 20 | 822 | +8.0 | 13 | 615 | -3.2 | 296 | 14,666 | 
| 11 | 2022 - 23 | 29 - 6 | +15.9 | 9 | 526 | +17.8 | 6 | 349 | +9.0 | 12 | 626 | +6.9 | 25 | 1,026 | -2.9 | 353 | 14,338 | 
| 12 | 1989 - 90 | 22 - 8 | +15.8 | 11 | 540 | +16.5 | 13 | 504 | +8.7 | 16 | 708 | +7.1 | 23 | 931 | +0.4 | 129 | 7,594 | 
| 13 | 2021 - 22 | 29 - 8 | +15.8 | 14 | 545 | +16.3 | 13 | 537 | +12.4 | 4 | 115 | +3.4 | 84 | 3,905 | -6.3 | 347 | 16,675 | 
| 14 | 1986 - 87 | 24 - 5 | +15.4 | 10 | 597 | +19.1 | 5 | 229 | +9.0 | 12 | 611 | +6.4 | 21 | 1,335 | -6.7 | 285 | 16,759 | 
| 15 | 1995 - 96 | 26 - 6 | +15.3 | 14 | 633 | +17.3 | 11 | 417 | +6.0 | 41 | 1,971 | +9.3 | 7 | 303 | +0.9 | 111 | 6,297 | 
| 16 | 1979 - 80 | 22 - 10 | +15.2 | 1 | 638 | +15.3 | 9 | 682 | +4.7 | 38 | 2,923 | +10.5 | 1 | 144 | +1.3 | 76 | 5,539 | 
| 17 | 1999 - 00 | 23 - 10 | +14.9 | 21 | 694 | +15.2 | 19 | 715 | +8.5 | 16 | 750 | +6.3 | 32 | 1,353 | +2.0 | 77 | 3,959 | 
| 18 | 2009 - 10 | 28 - 6 | +14.6 | 14 | 743 | +18.1 | 7 | 309 | +4.8 | 64 | 2,901 | +9.9 | 3 | 212 | -5.3 | 325 | 16,352 | 
| 19 | 1978 - 79 | 26 - 8 | +14.5 | 6 | 761 | +15.4 | 5 | 676 | +5.4 | 28 | 2,362 | +9.1 | 2 | 330 | +5.1 | 10 | 703 | 
| 20 | 2008 - 09 | 27 - 10 | +13.9 | 18 | 908 | +13.8 | 19 | 997 | +4.2 | 72 | 3,400 | +9.7 | 3 | 243 | -0.7 | 199 | 10,131 | 
| 21 | 1988 - 89 | 15 - 16 | +13.8 | 21 | 930 | +10.2 | 41 | 2,208 | +6.8 | 34 | 1,457 | +6.9 | 25 | 1,023 | +5.0 | 17 | 737 | 
| 22 | 2020 - 21 | 18 - 10 | +13.7 | 26 | 945 | +13.8 | 23 | 991 | +7.5 | 31 | 1,183 | +6.2 | 33 | 1,406 | +1.8 | 87 | 4,389 | 
| 23 | 1969 - 70 | 18 - 5 | +13.6 | 9 | 968 | +14.1 | 11 | 928 | +8.3 | 10 | 843 | +5.3 | 24 | 2,032 | +2.7 | 26 | 2,885 | 
| 24 | 1985 - 86 | 20 - 10 | +13.5 | 24 | 986 | +14.3 | 18 | 872 | +8.6 | 20 | 744 | +4.9 | 43 | 2,348 | -1.3 | 191 | 11,485 | 
| 25 | 1973 - 74 | 19 - 9 | +13.4 | 10 | 1,021 | +11.2 | 19 | 1,811 | +7.8 | 11 | 1,018 | +5.5 | 20 | 1,875 | +4.4 | 15 | 1,107 | 
| 26 | 2019 - 20 | 16 - 15 | +13.1 | 24 | 1,094 | +10.0 | 48 | 2,297 | +5.1 | 49 | 2,630 | +7.9 | 12 | 622 | +2.3 | 89 | 3,447 | 
| 27 | 1994 - 95 | 25 - 7 | +12.9 | 25 | 1,127 | +14.4 | 17 | 850 | +7.2 | 34 | 1,301 | +5.7 | 42 | 1,729 | +5.7 | 9 | 458 | 
| 28 | 1976 - 77 | 19 - 9 | +12.7 | 14 | 1,178 | +12.2 | 19 | 1,446 | +6.8 | 17 | 1,469 | +5.9 | 17 | 1,622 | +0.8 | 93 | 6,685 | 
| 29 | 2002 - 03 | 19 - 11 | +12.4 | 25 | 1,263 | +11.3 | 33 | 1,761 | +3.9 | 77 | 3,696 | +8.5 | 12 | 468 | -3.9 | 297 | 15,458 | 
| 30 | 1975 - 76 | 16 - 11 | +12.4 | 13 | 1,265 | +9.2 | 32 | 2,638 | +7.3 | 14 | 1,263 | +5.1 | 26 | 2,188 | +4.3 | 15 | 1,151 | 
| Rank | Season | Record | Predictive Rating | Expected Predictive Rating | Offense | Defense | Improvement | 
| 31 | 2006 - 07 | 21 - 12 | +12.3 | 31 | 1,305 | +11.8 | 36 | 1,603 | +4.9 | 62 | 2,775 | +7.3 | 21 | 866 | +2.6 | 68 | 3,074 | 
| 32 | 2007 - 08 | 25 - 9 | +11.7 | 30 | 1,490 | +12.9 | 24 | 1,241 | +4.4 | 63 | 3,238 | +7.4 | 17 | 848 | +3.4 | 43 | 1,962 | 
| 33 | 1998 - 99 | 22 - 13 | +11.5 | 32 | 1,559 | +13.6 | 19 | 1,044 | +5.8 | 46 | 2,065 | +5.7 | 37 | 1,757 | -3.0 | 264 | 14,424 | 
| 34 | 1996 - 97 | 18 - 12 | +11.3 | 36 | 1,624 | +13.0 | 28 | 1,199 | +6.0 | 43 | 1,963 | +5.3 | 44 | 2,070 | +4.8 | 17 | 829 | 
| 35 | 1984 - 85 | 17 - 9 | +11.2 | 23 | 1,641 | +12.4 | 19 | 1,395 | +6.0 | 23 | 1,942 | +5.2 | 33 | 2,128 | -2.6 | 239 | 13,832 | 
| 36 | 2011 - 12 | 22 - 13 | +11.2 | 28 | 1,643 | +11.1 | 32 | 1,849 | +8.7 | 15 | 696 | +2.5 | 100 | 4,890 | +1.9 | 93 | 4,275 | 
| 37 | 1983 - 84 | 21 - 7 | +10.9 | 16 | 1,768 | +15.0 | 7 | 743 | +5.2 | 36 | 2,536 | +5.7 | 20 | 1,786 | -1.5 | 198 | 11,995 | 
| 38 | 1992 - 93 | 18 - 10 | +10.7 | 38 | 1,845 | +12.4 | 27 | 1,390 | +5.4 | 47 | 2,406 | +5.3 | 44 | 2,067 | -3.6 | 278 | 15,152 | 
| 39 | 1974 - 75 | 17 - 11 | +10.6 | 20 | 1,884 | +7.4 | 46 | 3,486 | +7.0 | 15 | 1,388 | +3.6 | 52 | 3,613 | +1.3 | 73 | 5,422 | 
| 40 | 1991 - 92 | 18 - 15 | +10.6 | 39 | 1,901 | +10.6 | 40 | 2,027 | +5.9 | 40 | 2,009 | +4.6 | 53 | 2,629 | +5.4 | 19 | 548 | 
| 41 | 2000 - 01 | 17 - 15 | +10.5 | 42 | 1,934 | +7.9 | 64 | 3,237 | +4.9 | 54 | 2,827 | +5.6 | 40 | 1,825 | -4.1 | 296 | 15,679 | 
| 42 | 2014 - 15 | 21 - 13 | +10.1 | 37 | 2,085 | +10.1 | 41 | 2,231 | +5.1 | 37 | 2,683 | +5.1 | 37 | 2,252 | 0.0 | 174 | 8,372 | 
| 43 | 1990 - 91 | 17 - 12 | +9.7 | 44 | 2,287 | +10.1 | 45 | 2,257 | +4.3 | 62 | 3,346 | +5.4 | 41 | 2,000 | -1.3 | 197 | 11,454 | 
| 44 | 1977 - 78 | 16 - 11 | +9.7 | 23 | 2,289 | +9.1 | 33 | 2,685 | +3.5 | 57 | 4,075 | +6.1 | 15 | 1,485 | +1.3 | 79 | 5,496 | 
| 45 | 1970 - 71 | 17 - 6 | +9.3 | 23 | 2,462 | +10.6 | 18 | 2,045 | +5.0 | 32 | 2,719 | +4.3 | 30 | 2,934 | -2.8 | 175 | 14,147 | 
| 46 | 1980 - 81 | 21 - 11 | +9.3 | 33 | 2,472 | +11.1 | 27 | 1,846 | +5.0 | 35 | 2,739 | +4.3 | 41 | 2,923 | +2.5 | 46 | 3,194 | 
| 47 | 1972 - 73 | 14 - 9 | +8.3 | 35 | 2,937 | +9.9 | 25 | 2,339 | +3.5 | 50 | 4,133 | +4.8 | 32 | 2,494 | -2.1 | 170 | 13,134 | 
| 48 | 1982 - 83 | 20 - 9 | +8.1 | 40 | 3,002 | +11.8 | 18 | 1,586 | +3.7 | 62 | 3,906 | +4.5 | 42 | 2,792 | -4.8 | 264 | 16,141 | 
| 49 | 2003 - 04 | 17 - 14 | +7.7 | 59 | 3,222 | +5.8 | 90 | 4,381 | +0.7 | 142 | 7,471 | +7.0 | 15 | 992 | -6.8 | 320 | 16,764 | 
| 50 | 1981 - 82 | 18 - 14 | +7.5 | 50 | 3,349 | +7.3 | 54 | 3,538 | +3.4 | 57 | 4,171 | +4.0 | 48 | 3,212 | 0.0 | 139 | 8,462 | 
| 51 | 2012 - 13 | 16 - 18 | +7.1 | 71 | 3,531 | +5.4 | 92 | 4,634 | +2.3 | 118 | 5,496 | +4.8 | 51 | 2,447 | +4.0 | 35 | 1,403 | 
| 52 | 2013 - 14 | 15 - 17 | +6.2 | 84 | 4,039 | +5.6 | 87 | 4,524 | +2.3 | 118 | 5,391 | +3.8 | 72 | 3,410 | +1.2 | 121 | 5,690 | 
| 53 | 1971 - 72 | 11 - 12 | +5.9 | 51 | 4,201 | +3.9 | 69 | 5,495 | +1.3 | 85 | 6,665 | +4.6 | 34 | 2,683 | -3.3 | 186 | 14,837 | 
| 54 | 2001 - 02 | 13 - 18 | +5.5 | 80 | 4,460 | +4.4 | 92 | 5,211 | +4.3 | 67 | 3,272 | +1.1 | 131 | 6,690 | 0.0 | 162 | 8,512 | 
| 55 | 2004 - 05 | 7 - 21 | +3.7 | 105 | 5,508 | +0.4 | 151 | 7,927 | +1.0 | 141 | 7,079 | +2.7 | 84 | 4,659 | +1.8 | 89 | 4,460 | 
| 56 | 2005 - 06 | 9 - 19 | +0.1 | 154 | 8,200 | +0.3 | 154 | 8,022 | -1.0 | 190 | 9,707 | +1.0 | 135 | 6,816 | +1.6 | 101 | 4,854 |