Jan. 18, 2016
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IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa men’s basketball team is ranked ninth in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Poll after notching a pair of victories last week over No. 4 Michigan State on the road (76-59) and Michigan at home (82-71).
Iowa’s No. 9 ranking is its highest during the Fran McCaffery era and first since being ranked seventh on Nov. 27, 2001. McCaffery’s 2013-14 squad was ranked as high as 10th on Jan. 20, 2014.
The Hawkeyes’ 17-point triumph at Michigan State last Thursday was it largest margin of victory in East Lansing, Michigan, since 1983 and snapped an 18-game losing skid at the Breslin Center. Iowa’s win over Michigan improved its conference record to 5-0, marking the first time the Hawkeyes won their first five league games since the 1996-97 campaign.
| AP Poll | ||
| 1. Oklahoma | 15-1 | 1,625 |
| 2. North Carolina | 16-2 | 1,515 |
| 3. Kansas | 15-2 | 1,499 |
| 4. Villanova | 16-2 | 1,403 |
| 5. Xavier | 16-1 | 1,321 |
| 6. West Virginia | 15-2 | 1,278 |
| 7. Maryland | 16-2 | 1,259 |
| 8. SMU | 17-0 | 1,179 |
| 9. IOWA | 14-3 | 1,167 |
| 10. Texas A&M | 15-2 | 994 |
| 11. Michigan State | 16-3 | 950 |
| 12. Arizona | 15-3 | 801 |
| T13. Virginia | 13-4 | 649 |
| T13. Baylor | 14-3 | 649 |
| 15. Miami | 13-3 | 645 |
| 16. Providence | 15-3 | 609 |
| 17. Louisville | 14-3 | 608 |
| 18. Butler | 13-4 | 439 |
| 19. Iowa State | 13-4 | 411 |
| 20. Duke | 14-4 | 375 |
| 21. USC | 15-3 | 338 |
| 22. Purdue | 15-3 | 322 |
| 23. Kentucky | 13-4 | 276 |
| 24. South Carolina | 16-1 | 252 |
| 25. Indiana | 15-3 | 210 |
| Coaches Poll | ||
| 1. Oklahoma | 15-1 | 763 |
| 2. North Carolina | 16-2 | 727 |
| 3. Kansas | 15-2 | 700 |
| 4. Villanova | 16-2 | 674 |
| 5. Maryland | 16-2 | 629 |
| 6. Xavier | 16-1 | 616 |
| 7. West Virginia | 15-2 | 585 |
| 8. Texas A&M | 15-2 | 532 |
| 9. IOWA | 14-3 | 494 |
| 10. Michigan State | 16-3 | 461 |
| 11. Arizona | 15-3 | 438 |
| 12. Duke | 14-4 | 360 |
| 13. Virginia | 13-4 | 340 |
| 14. Miami | 13-3 | 319 |
| 15. Baylor | 14-3 | 306 |
| 16. Louisville | 14-3 | 288 |
| 17. Providence | 15-3 | 269 |
| 18. South Carolina | 16-1 | 231 |
| 19. Kentucky | 13-4 | 206 |
| 20. Pittsburgh | 15-2 | 17-3 |
| 21. Iowa State | 13-4 | 173 |
| 22. Purdue | 15-3 | 167 |
| 23. Indiana | 15-3 | 162 |
| 24. Butler | 13-4 | 156 |
| 25. USC | 15-3 | 103 |
