Iowa State split its latest pair of basketball games since the last AP Poll came out, losing in the waning moments to Kansas before beating Texas on Saturday to improve to 11-1 at Hilton Coliseum this year.
The No. 15 Cyclones held steady in the rankings, marking the sixth-straight week the program has remained in the top-15 of the AP Poll.
Big 12 foe Baylor dropped to No. 5 after dropping a pair of games at home in the past week while Kansas comes in at No. 7.
In total, five Big 12 schools are ranked in the top 25 with those three joining No. 18 Texas Tech and No. 23 Texas. Three more teams from the conference received votes in West Virginia (14), Oklahoma (7), and TCU (4).
Iowa State will return to the court on Tuesday for its first rematch of the season, facing No. 18 Texas Tech in Lubbock (8:00 p.m. ESPNU)
AP Men’s Basketball Top 25 Poll
January 17, 2022
1. Gonzaga
2. Auburn
3. Arizona
4. Purdue
5. Baylor
6. Duke
7. Kansas
8. Wisconsin
9. UCLA
10. Houston
11. Villanova
12. Kentucky
13. LSU
14. Michigan State
15. Iowa State
16. USC
17. Illinois
18. Texas Tech
19. Ohio State
20. Xavier
21. Providence
22. Loyola Chicago
23. Texas
24. Tennessee
25. UConn
Others receiving votes: Iowa 56, BYU 50, Davidson 34, Alabama 26, San Diego State 25, Miami (FL) 21, Oregon 15, West Virginia 14, Colorado State 13, Texas A&M 10, Oklahoma 7, TCU 4, Indiana 2, North Carolina 2
