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Cyclones in AP preseason poll

VaselineOctober 14, 2024

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After much offseason speculation about where Iowa State would rank among the top men’s basketball teams in the country entering the 2024-2025 season, the picture is now a little clearer.

On Monday, the Associated Press announced its preseason Top 25 rankings.

Iowa State AP Rankings Update

Iowa State men’s basketball opens the season as the No. 5 team, according to the AP Poll. It is the Cyclones’ first appearance in the AP preseason Top 25 since the 2016-17 season, when they started the year at No. 24.

The Cyclones climbed the ladder to finish last season as the eighth-ranked team in the AP poll, following their 29-8 season that culminated in a Big 12 Tournament title and an appearance in the Sweet 16. Their 29 wins last year were the second. -the most in a single season in program history.

Preseason men’s college basketball rankings

AP poll

Here’s a closer look in the top 25 of the 2024-2025 Associated Press preseason men’s college basketball survey

Kansas
Alabama
UConn
Houston
The state of Iowa
Gonzaga
Duke
Baylor
North Carolina
Arizona
Chestnut brown
Tennessee
Texas A&M
Purdue
Creighton
Arkansas
Indiana
Marquette
Texas
Cincinnati
Florida
UCLA
Kentucky
Ole ma’am
Rutgers

Others get votes

Illinois 92, St. John’s 91, Xavier 73, Texas Tech 58, Wake Forest 37, Kansas St. 30, Michigan St. 29, Ohio St. 29, Michigan 19, BYU 14, Oregon 12, McNeese St. 11, Miami 11 , Boise St. 9, Saint Louis 9, Clemson 9, Providence 9, Mississippi St. 6, VCU 6, Wisconsin 5, Saint Mary’s 5, Louisville 4, UAB 4, Ark Little Rock 3, Grand Canyon 3, Arizona St 2, San Diego St. 2, Princeton 2, High Point 1, Maryland 1.

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