The Iowa State men’s basketball team climbed one spot to No. 23 in the latest AP Poll that was released Monday afternoon.
Coach T.J. Otzelberger and his team are coming off a 1-1 week with a massive win at then No. 19 TCU and a loss to then No. 20 BYU.
The Cyclones are one of seven Big 12 teams ranked in the top 25, which is the most by any conference.
The team will face Kansas State on Wednesday (8:00 p.m., ESPN2) and No. 7 Kansas on Saturday (12:30 p.m., CBS) inside Hilton Coliseum.
AP Men’s Basketball Poll
- UConn
- Purdue
- North Carolina
- Houston
- Tennessee
- Kentucky
- Kansas
- Auburn
- Arizona
- Illinois
- Oklahoma
- Duke
- Wisconsin
- Marquette
- Baylor
- Dayton
- Creighton
- Utah State
- Memphis
- Texas Tech
- BYU
- Florida Atlantic
- Iowa State
- Colorado State
- New Mexico
Others receiving votes: Seton Hall 84, San Diego St. 64, Kansas St 39, Alabama 30, TCU 27, Mississippi 25, Princeton 21, Utah 20, Texas 16, Boise St. 9, Florida 6, Gonzaga 6, Grand Canyon 5, Michigan St. 3, Saint Mary’s 2, NC State 1, San Francisco 1, Indiana St 1, Samford 1, McNeese St. 1, Colorado 1.
