Indiana University Athletics
Indiana Breaks Into National Rankings at No. 23
1/19/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 19, 2015
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. --The Indiana University men's basketball team enters the national rankings for the first time during the 2014-15 season at No. 23 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and by the Associated Press.
The Hoosiers are ranked by the coaches for the first time since December 2, 2013, and by the AP for the first time since the conclusion of the 2012-13 season.
This will be the 534th week since the poll began in 1947-48 that IU will be a nationally ranked squad. The Hoosiers rank 8th all-time in that list and 6th all-time in the top five (178), and top 10 (277). All three marks are the best among Big Ten programs.
Every four-year player since the poll began has played for a nationally ranked squad at IU.
Since the 2011-12 season, IU is second in the nation with 18 regular season wins against nationally ranked opponents. IU has seven wins in Assembly Hall against Top 10 programs during the last four years.
IU will host No. 8/13 Maryland, with the lead in the Big Ten standings on the line, this Thursday night at 9 p.m. on ESPNU.
USA Today Coaches Poll |
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| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Kentucky(31) | 17-0 | 799 |
| 2 | Virginia(1) | 17-0 | 768 |
| 3 | Gonzaga | 18-1 | 723 |
| 4 | Villanova | 17-1 | 697 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 16-2 | 654 |
| 6 | Duke | 15-2 | 653 |
| 7 | Arizona | 16-2 | 602 |
| 8 | Maryland | 17-2 | 514 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 17-2 | 504 |
| 10 | Louisville | 15-3 | 502 |
| 11 | Utah | 14-3 | 473 |
| 12 | Iowa State | 13-3 | 443 |
| 13 | Wichita St | 16-2 | 424 |
| 14 | Kansas | 14-3 | 422 |
| 15 | North Carolina | 14-4 | 390 |
| 16 | Virginia Commonwealth | 15-3 | 317 |
| 17 | West Virginia | 15-3 | 273 |
| 18 | Texas | 13-4 | 233 |
| 19 | Northern Iowa | 16-2 | 202 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 12-5 | 195 |
| 21 | Baylor | 13-4 | 120 |
| 22 | Dayton | 15-2 | 100 |
| 23 | Indiana | 14-4 | 56 |
| 24 | Seton Hall | 13-4 | 40 |
| 25 | Stanford | 13-4 | 33 |
Others receiving votes:Arkansas 29, San Diego St 28, Iowa 27, Colorado St 26, Oklahoma St 24, Michigan St 17, Ohio State 15, Wyoming 14, Miami (FL) 13, SMU 12, Old Dominion 11, Georgetown 11, NC State 5, Butler 5, Saint Mary's 5, Valparaiso 4, Providence 4, Ole Miss 4, Kansas St 3, Stephen F. Austin 3, LSU 2, St. John's 1
AP Top 25 |
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| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Kentucky(63) | 17-0 | 1,623 |
| 2 | Virginia(2) | 17-0 | 1,562 |
| 3 | Gonzaga | 18-1 | 1,467 |
| 4 | Villanova | 17-1 | 1,429 |
| 5 | Duke | 15-2 | 1,345 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 16-2 | 1,282 |
| 7 | Arizona | 16-2 | 1,228 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 17-2 | 1,055 |
| 9 | Iowa State | 13-3 | 1,004 |
| 10 | Louisville | 15-3 | 1,003 |
| 11 | Kansas | 14-3 | 943 |
| 12 | Utah | 14-3 | 940 |
| 13 | Maryland | 17-2 | 937 |
| 14 | Wichita St | 16-2 | 857 |
| 15 | North Carolina | 14-4 | 803 |
| 16 | Virginia Commonwealth | 15-3 | 670 |
| 17 | Texas | 13-4 | 554 |
| 18 | West Virginia | 15-3 | 501 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | 12-5 | 445 |
| 20 | Northern Iowa | 16-2 | 387 |
| 21 | Baylor | 13-4 | 260 |
| 22 | Dayton | 15-2 | 241 |
| 23 | Indiana | 14-4 | 93 |
| 24 | Seton Hall | 13-4 | 91 |
| 25 | Iowa | 13-5 | 85 |
Others receiving votes:Oklahoma St 47, Miami (FL) 41, San Diego St 34, Georgetown 33, Stanford 31, Saint Mary's 18, Providence 17, Colorado St 16, Arkansas 15, Georgia 13, SMU 11, Butler 11, Michigan St 8, LSU 6, Old Dominion 5, Wyoming 4, Ohio State 3, Louisiana Tech 2, Tennessee 2, George Washington 1, Washington 1, St. John's 1
