Iowa State basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger on higher expectations
Iowa State men’s basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger discussed the higher expectations surrounding his basketball team for the 2024-25 season.
Expectations are high for this year’s Iowa State men’s basketball team, and it looks like coaches across the nation are also thinking highly of the Cyclones ahead of the upcoming season.
The USA TODAY Sports preseason men’s basketball coaches poll was released on Wednesday. Where do the Cyclones stand in the coaches’ eyes?
Iowa State coaches’ poll rankings update
The Cyclones enter the 2024-25 season as the sixth-ranked team in the USA TODAY Sports men’s college basketball 2024-25 preseason rankings.
Last year, Iowa State finished 29-8 and closed at No. 8 in the final USA TODAY men’s college basketball polls. The Cyclones won a Big 12 Tournament championship and reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
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Men’s college basketball rankings, preseason
USA TODAY Sports preseason men’s basketball coaches poll
Here is a look at the 2024-25 USA TODAY Sports preseason top 25 men’s college basketball coaches poll
- Kansas
- Alabama
- Connecticut
- Houston
- Duke
- Iowa State
- Gonzaga
- Baylor
- Arizona
- North Carolina
- Auburn
- Tennessee
- Purdue
- Creighton
- Texas A&M
- Arkansas
- Marquette
- Indiana
- Texas
- Cincinnati
- Florida
- UCLA
- Kentucky
- Illinois
- Ole Miss
Others receiving votes
Texas Tech 60; Rutgers 57; St. John’s 42; Xavier 26; Michigan State 25; BYU 16; Oregon 16; Kansas State 11; Boise State 9; Saint Mary’s 9; Clemson 8; Dayton 7; Ohio State 7; Maryland 4; Grand Canyon 3; Mississippi State 2; Princeton 2; San Diego State 2; Virginia 2; Wisconsin 1
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