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After splitting its first two Big Ten regular-season games last week with a 71-52 loss at then-No. 7 Michigan State and an 83-64 win over Maryland, Iowa basketball (8-1, 1-1 Big Ten) sits on the cusp of the Dec. 8 edition of the AP Top 25 Men’s College Basketball Poll.
Per the updated rankings on Monday morning, the Hawkeyes received 70 points, which is the most among the cluster of programs in the receiving votes category.
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While Iowa struggled to find a consistent offensive rhythm in their Dec. 2 loss at the Spartans, Iowa responded with an excellent showing against Maryland on Saturday afternoon, thanks to a 25-point performance from Bennett Stirtz to accompany 54% shooting from the Hawkeyes overall.
Six Big Ten programs appear inside the AP’s top 25, including No. 2 Michigan (8-0, 1-0 Big Ten), No. 6 Purdue (8-1, 1-0 Big Ten), No. 9 Michigan State (8-1, 1-0 Big Ten), No. 13 Illinois (7-2), No. 23 Nebraska (9-0), and No. 25 UCLA (7-2, 2-0 Big Ten).
Joining Iowa in the group of programs receiving votes are USC (50 points), Wisconsin (24 points), and Indiana (18 points).
Iowa has two games this week, including the Hawkeyes’ trip to Hilton Coliseum on Thursday, Dec. 11, for the annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series against No. 4 Iowa State (9-0).
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Following that in-state rivalry clash with the Cyclones, the Hawkeyes will take on Western Michigan (5-5) from Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, Dec. 14.
Below is the full Week 6 AP Top 25 poll:
Rank
Team
Record
PTS
1st
Prev
Chg
1
Arizona
8-0
1461
33
2
+1
2
Michigan
8-0
1440
19
3
+1
3
Duke
10-0
1400
7
4
+1
4
Iowa State
9-0
1304
1
10
+6
5
UConn
8-1
1263
0
5
–
6
Purdue
8-1
1173
0
1
-5
7
Houston
8-1
1064
0
8
+1
8
Gonzaga
9-1
1054
0
11
+3
9
Michigan State
8-1
1017
0
7
-2
10
BYU
7-1
1007
0
9
-1
11
Louisville
8-1
877
0
6
-5
12
Alabama
7-2
854
0
12
–
13
Illinois
7-2
771
0
14
+1
14
North Carolina
8-1
724
0
16
+2
15
Vanderbilt
9-0
686
0
17
+2
16
Texas Tech
7-2
508
0
19
+3
17
Arkansas
7-2
488
0
25
+8
18
Florida
5-3
422
0
15
-3
19
Kansas
7-3
380
0
21
+2
20
Tennessee
7-3
286
0
13
-7
21
Auburn
7-3
264
0
20
-1
22
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