The AP also released its preseason Top 25 for MBB this week.
Iowa was not ranked in that poll, as expected.
The Big Ten was not well-represented, though. Purdue is the highest-ranked B1G team in the poll -- at #14. Only four total Big Ten teams are ranked:
#14 Purdue
#17 Indiana
#22 UCLA
#25 Rutgers
By comparison, the Big 12 had five teams in the top 10
#1 Kansas
#4 Houston
#5 Iowa State
#8 Baylor
#10 Arizona
2024-25 Iowa opponents :
#5 Iowa State
#14 Purdue
#17 Indiana
#22 UCLA
#25 Rutgers
Full AP preseason Top 25:
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Iowa was not ranked in that poll, as expected.
The Big Ten was not well-represented, though. Purdue is the highest-ranked B1G team in the poll -- at #14. Only four total Big Ten teams are ranked:
#14 Purdue
#17 Indiana
#22 UCLA
#25 Rutgers
By comparison, the Big 12 had five teams in the top 10
#1 Kansas
#4 Houston
#5 Iowa State
#8 Baylor
#10 Arizona
2024-25 Iowa opponents :
#5 Iowa State
#14 Purdue
#17 Indiana
#22 UCLA
#25 Rutgers
Full AP preseason Top 25:
NCAA College Basketball Rankings: AP Top 25 Basketball Poll
The official page for the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll. Keep up to date and view the latest NCAA men's basketball ranking updates each week for the 2023-24 season.
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