Iowa records highest weekly ranking since 1987
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa men's basketball team vaulted six spots from ninth to third in the newest Associated Press Poll released Monday. Iowa notched a pair of victories last week over Rutgers on the road (90-76) and No. 22 Purdue at home (83-71). The Hawkeyes also received a ranking of fourth in the USA Today Coaches Poll released today.
Iowa's No. 3 ranking is its highest during the Fran McCaffery era and highest since earning a No. 3 ranking in the Associated Press poll on Dec. 8, 1987.
Iowa's win over Purdue improved its conference record to 7-0, marking the first time the Hawkeyes won their first seven league games since the 1969-70 campaign.
The Hawkeyes take their nine-game overall win streak to the East Coast later this week for a Thursday game at No. 7 Maryland (17-3, 6-2). Tipoff is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. CT (ESPN) at the XFINITY Center.
USA Today Coaches Poll
1. North Carolina
2. Oklahoma
3. Kansas
4. IOWA
5. Texas A&M
6. Villanova
7. Maryland
8. Xavier
9. West Virginia
10. Providence
11. Michigan State
12. Virginia
13. Miami
14. Louisville
15. Arizona
16. Iowa State
17. Indiana
18. Baylor
19. Kentucky
20. Duke
21. Purdue
22. South Carolina
23. Pittsburgh
24. Oregon
25. Wichita State
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