The Cyclones moved up one spot in both of America’s major college basketball polls this week but the big news coming from Monday is that for the first time in history, seven Big 12 programs are ranked in the top 25.
Per a press release from the league, "the Big 12 boasts the nation’s best winning percentage (.857, 90-15) and has the fewest losses of any conference. It is rated as the No. 1 league in the latest RPI and Big 12 teams have won 28 of their last 30 games overall, including a 28-game winning streak between December 6 – 20. The Big 12 has had at least one team in the top 25 for every week in its entire history, a span of 354 consecutive weeks."
Iowa State is No. 12 in both the AP and USA Today Top 25’s.
Below is the AP poll:
No. School (1st Place Votes) Rec. Points
1 Kentucky (65) 12-0 1,625
2 Duke 10-0 1,548
3 Arizona 12-0 1,502
4 Louisville 10-0 1,344
5 Virginia 11-0 1,336
6 Wisconsin 10-1 1,322
7 Villanova 11-0 1,214
8 Gonzaga 11-1 1,170
9 TEXAS 10-1 1,149
10 KANSAS 9-1 1,096
11 Wichita State 8-1 966
12 IOWA STATE 9-1 821
13 Washington 10-0 798
14 Utah 8-2 796
15 Maryland 11-1 678
16 Notre Dame 11-1 536
17 St. John’s 9-1 517
18 WEST VIRGINIA 10-1 464
19 OKLAHOMA 7-3 436
20 North Carolina 8-3 414
21 Ohio State 9-2 411
22 BAYLOR 9-1 203
23 Northern Iowa 10-1 162
24 Colorado State 11-0 144
25 TCU 11-0 120
