Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball head coach T. J. Otzelberger reacts during the second half against Houston in the Big-12 conference showdown of an NCAA college basketball at Hilton Coliseum on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Ames, Iowa. © Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK
Iowa State men’s basketball came in at No. 24 in the latest AP Poll Monday, fittingly at the same spot as women’s basketball after a 4-0 combined week at Hilton Coliseum.
The Cyclones are one of eight Big 12 programs ranked in the top 25 and will travel on the road to face two more of them this weekend.
On Tuesday, the team faces No. 20 BYU in Provo (8 p.m. ESPN+) before taking on No. 19 TCU in Fort Worth (1 p.m. ESPNU) on Saturday.
AP MBB Poll
1. UConn
2. Purdue
3. Kansas
4. North Carolina
5. Houston
6. Tennessee
7. Duke
8. Kentucky
9. Baylor
10. Memphis
11. Wisconsin
12. Arizona
13. Auburn
14. Illinois
15. Oklahoma
16. Utah State
17. Marquette
18. Creighton
19. TCU
20. BYU
21. Dayton
22. Ole Miss
23. Florida Atlantic
24. Iowa State
25. Texas Tech
Others receiving votes: Colorado St. 169, San Diego St. 153, Seton Hall 89, Alabama 60, Grand Canyon 49, Clemson 38, Boise St. 22, Nevada 22, Texas 20, Oregon 17, St. John’s 15, New Mexico 14, NC State 8, Princeton 5, Gonzaga 5, Utah 3, Mississippi St. 3, South Carolina 2, Villanova 2, McNeese St. 1, James Madison 1.
