Iowa State men’s basketball remained as the No. 3 team in the country when the new Associated Press poll was released Monday.
Iowa State is coming off a weekend sweep that saw wins over Iowa and Omaha, improving to 9-1 on the year.
The Cyclones are one of four Big 12 teams ranked in the poll, along with No. 8 Kansas, No. 15 Houston, No. 19 Cincinnati.
Iowa State will take off the week, as usual, from games for finals before returning to the court Sunday, December 22 against Morgan State.
The full poll can be seen below.
AP MBB Poll
Mon. Dec. 16, 2024
1. Tennessee
2. Auburn
3. Iowa State
4. Kentucky
5. Duke
6. Alabama
7. Florida
8. Kansas
9. Marquette
10. Oregon
11. UConn
12. Texas A&M
13. Gonzaga
14. Oklahoma
15. Houston
16. Purdue
17. Ole Miss
18. UCLA
19. Cincinnati
20. Michigan State
21. Memphis
22. Dayton
23. San Diego State
24. Michigan
25. Clemson
Others receiving votes: Mississippi St. 158, Arkansas 151, Missouri 120, Baylor 115, Illinois 70, Drake 52, St. John’s 50, Utah St. 48, Pittsburgh 28, Maryland 24, West Virginia 19, Wisconsin 18, Georgia 18, Oklahoma St. 16, Arizona St 14, Creighton 12, North Carolina 9, Penn St. 8, Indiana 7, Texas 3, St. Bonaventure 2.
