Iowa State Cyclones guard Tamin Lipsey (3) lays up the around Morgan State Bears guard Kameron Hobbs (0) during the second half in the NCAA men’s basketball at Hilton Coliseum on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Ames, Iowa. © Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Iowa State came in at No. 3 for the third-straight week in the latest Associated Press Men’s Basketball poll, released on Monday.
The Cyclones had just one game this week, beating Morgan State 99-72 at Hilton Coliseum on Sunday.
Iowa State is one of five Big 12 teams ranked in the top 25, joining No. 7 Kansas, No. 15 Houston, No. 17 Cincinnati and No. 25 Baylor.
West Virginia, Arizona State and Texas Tech also received votes.
This is the fourth week in program history that the Cyclones have been ranked at No. 3. They will return to the court in a week to face Colorado on Monday, December 30 in Boulder (8 p.m. CBSSN).
The full poll can be seen below.
AP MBB Poll
Monday, Dec. 23, 2024
1. Tennessee
2. Auburn
3. Iowa State
4. Duke
5. Alabama
6. Florida
7. Kansas
8. Marquette
9. Oregon
10. Kentucky
11. UConn
12. Oklahoma
13. Texas A&M
14. Gonzaga
15. Houston
16. Ole Miss
17. Cincinnati
18. Michigan State
19. Mississippi State
20. San Diego State
21. Purdue
22. UCLA
23. Arkansas
24. Illinois
25. Baylor
Others receiving votes: Maryland 119, Dayton 108, Drake 91, St. John’s 90, Memphis 65, Michigan 50, Georgia 45, Pittsburgh 27, West Virginia 26, Missouri 25, Ohio St. 23, North Carolina 20, Clemson 18, Arizona St 13, Utah St. 9, Wisconsin 9, Indiana 8, Texas Tech 8, St. Bonaventure 4, Penn St. 3.
