For the first time in the 2022-23 season, Iowa State men’s basketball is in the AP Poll after starting the season 5-1.
The Cyclones are ranked No. 23 after going down in the Phil Knight championship game to a now No. 8 UConn team to end the weekend at 2-1.
Other non-conference opponents for the program includes St. Johns and Iowa, who received one and 31 votes, respectively, in the poll.
Nine Big 12 programs appeared in the poll in either the top 25 or receiving votes category.
Iowa State will return to the court to play as a ranked team when it faces North Dakota at Hilton Coliseum on Wednesday, November 30 (7:00 p.m. ESPN+).
The full edition of the AP Poll can be seen below:
AP MBB Top 25
Monday, November 28
1. Houston
2. Texas
3. Virginia
4. Arizona
5. Purdue
6. Baylor
7. Creighton
8. UConn
9. Kansas
10. Indiana
T-11. Alabama
T-11. Arkansas
13. Tennessee
14. Gonzaga
15. Auburn
16. Illinois
17. Duke
18. North Carolina
19. Kentucky
20. Michigan State
21. UCLA
22. Maryland
23. Iowa State
24. San Diego State
25. Ohio State
Others receiving votes: TCU 45, Iowa 31, Charleston 20, West Virginia 14, Mississippi State 12, Texas Tech 11, Michigan 8, Wisconsin 6, Arizona State 6, UNLV 6, Miami (FL) 5, Missouri 2, Oklahoma 2, St. John’s 1, Virginia Tech 1, New Mexico 1, Kansas State 1
