Purdue fell out of the top spot in the country after a victory. Alabama's coach said people aren't holding his club in the correct level of esteem.

So perhaps it will be a battle of disrespected teams when No. 2 Purdue faces No. 8 Alabama in an early season top-10 showdown on Thursday night in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

The Boilermakers (2-0) fell below Houston in the poll after Saturday's lackluster 87-77 victory over Oakland.

The drop in the rankings might not have been a full surprise to senior guard Fletcher Loyer. He was not pleased with the way Purdue played against Oakland.

"Yeah, I mean, we just beat Oakland by 10 points. Credit to them, they played a great game," Loyer said after that contest. "But, if we're supposed to be the No. 1 team in the country, we've got to be better than that,

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