ISU up to #4 in AP poll released today

[psycln11]

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Edit: Iowa just outside the top 25 at #26.

 

[dahliaclone]

Same in coaches poll

 

[CycloneErik]

Fantastic!

 

[Kinch]

Big 12 number 1 and 4. Four In top 10. SEC nowhere to be found.

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

I figured 5 at best

 

[Bader]

Somebody put them at #1 too

 

[GTO]

Not high enough. J/K

Glad to see we got one 1st place vote.

 

[inCyteful]

Somebody put them at #1 too

Probably Painter

 

[Billups06]

10 years ago we were #4 going into the Iowa game too (hopefully not needing a bucket in the final seconds to win it this time).

 

[heitclone]

Is that good?

 

[Cardinal2001]

I'll take it. Wash down my crow with it, saying 2 spots max.

 

[chuckd4735]

When's the last time we had any first place votes?

 

[Freebird]

We even got one first place vote. Cool

 

[bluestarcyclone]

When's the last time we had any first place votes?

Last year

 

[Cardinal2001]

Iowa State men's basketball received their last first-place vote in the AP Poll on December 8, 2025, when they jumped to No. 4 after a big win, marking a rare occurrence as they've never been ranked No. 1 in the AP poll era, with their highest ranking ever coming in late 2024 when they were No. 3, notes Fox21Online and AP News.
Here's a quick timeline of their recent AP Poll success:

• December 8, 2025: Received one first-place vote, rising to No. 4.
• December 9, 2024: Reached No. 3, their highest ranking since the 1950s, but didn't get a first-place vote then, notes KCCI.

 

[Daserop]

Let me present Conner Earegood.

 

[Daserop]

And another one.

 

[Cardinal2001]

Let me present Conner Earegood.

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His middle name is Homer

 

[MeanDean]

I thought we got up to #2 last fall. And I don't remember ever getting a first place vote until now.

 

[Bader]

Always thought Dave Preston was a certified ball-knower https://collegepolltracker.com/basketball/pollster/dave-preston/2025/week-6