Iowa State Cyclones forward Tre King (0) celebrates with fans after 79-75 winning over Kansas Jayhawks in the Big-12 conference showdown of an NCAA college basketball at Hilton Coliseum on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, in Ames, Iowa. © Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK
After an intense and busy week around Hilton Coliseum, Iowa State has moved up to No. 12 in the latest edition of the Associated Press Top 25.
The Cyclones earned wins last week over Kansas State and now No. 8 Kansas.
Eight Big 12 programs are ranked in the top 25: No. 4 Kansas, the aforementioned No. 8 Kansas and No. 12 Iowa State, No. 15 Texas Tech, No. 18 Baylor, No. 22 BYU, No. 23 Oklahoma and No. 25 TCU.
Iowa State is on its bye round this week, and will not see the court again until Saturday when it faces No. 18 Baylor at 7:00 p.m. on ESPN2.
AP Men’s Basketball Poll
Mon. January 29, 2024
1. UConn
2. Purdue
3. North Carolina
4. Houston
5. Tennessee
6. Wisconsin
7. Duke
8. Kansas
9. Marquette
10. Kentucky
11. Arizona
12. Iowa State
13. Creighton
14. Illinois
15. Texas Tech
16. Auburn
17. Utah State
18. Baylor
19. New Mexico
20. Florida Atlantic
21. Dayton
22. BYU
23. Oklahoma
24. Alabama
25. TCU
Others receiving votes: South Carolina 108, San Diego St. 95, Memphis 48, Northwestern 32, Mississippi 30, Texas 10, Colorado St. 10, Saint Mary’s 9, Indiana St 5, Boise St. 5, Richmond 4, Gonzaga 4, Virginia 3, McNeese St. 2, Appalachian St 1.
