Iowa basketball receiving votes in preseason AP Top 25 Poll

After a memorable trip to the Elite Eight last spring, Iowa is receiving votes in the preseason AP Top 25 college basketball poll.

The Hawkeyes received 12 points in the preseason poll.

Iowa finished 24-13 (10-10 Big Ten) last season behind the star power of Bennett Stirtz. Stirtz was drafted by the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Hawkeyes’ other two top scorers from last year’s team—forwards Alvaro Folgueiras and Tavion Banks—aren’t back with Iowa this season.

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But, Iowa head men’s basketball coach Ben McCollum returns players such as Cooper Koch, Cam Manyawu, Kael Combs, Tate Sage, and Isaia Howard. The Hawkeyes landed key transfer portal additions in guard Ty’Reek Coleman and center Andrew McKeever.

Five Big Ten teams find themselves inside the preseason AP Top 25, led by No. 3 Illinois. Michigan State is No. 6, defending national champion Michigan is No. 16, USC is No. 21, and UCLA is No. 22. Nebraska (70 points), Purdue (53 points), Ohio State (39 points), and Indiana (8 points) join the Hawkeyes as Big Ten teams in the receiving votes category.

Here’s the full preseason AP Top 25 college basketball poll:

Rank

Team

Record

Points

1st Place Points

1

Florida

0-0

1461

47

2

Duke

0-0

1411

10

3

Illinois

0-0

1342

2

4

UConn

0-0

1241

–

5

Arizona

0-0

1214

–

6

Michigan State

0-0

1203

–

7

Texas

0-0

1040

–

8

Tennessee

0-0

932

–

9

Virginia

0-0

874

–

10

Houston

0-0

829

–

11

Louisville

0-0

822

–

12

Arkansas

0-0

760

–

13

St. John’s

0-0

669

–

14

Miami

0-0

650

–

15

Gonzaga

0-0

637

–

16

Michigan

0-0

605

–

17

Kansas

0-0

504

–

18

Iowa State

0-0

475

–

19

Texas Tech

0-0

466

–

20

Alabama

0-0

374

–

21

USC

0-0

306

–

22

UCLA

0-0

250

–

23

Kentucky

0-0

243

–

24

Vanderbilt

0-0

241

–

25

BYU

0-0

179

–

Others receiving votes:

Missouri 167, Nebraska 70, Purdue 53, Ohio State 39, North Carolina 20, TCU 17, Saint Louis 13, VCU 12, Iowa 12, Virginia Tech 10, Indiana 8, Texas A&M 6, Villanova 6, Auburn 4, Marquette 3, Nevada 2, Grand Canyon 2, Utah State 2, Santa Clara 1

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