After a disappointing 2023-24 season, Indiana is back in the Associated Press Top 25 poll entering the 2024-25 season.

The Hoosiers are ranked No. 17 in the preseason AP Top 25 poll released Monday.

Indiana was ranked No. 13 in the preseason AP Top 25 poll for the 2022-23 season. It is the first time Indiana has been ranked in the AP poll since the final week of the 2022-23 season. The Hoosiers were ranked for 16 weeks this season, peaking at No. 10.

The rankings continue the trend of significant preseason expectations for the program. In this year’s “official unofficial” media poll, Indiana was ranked second in the Big Ten.

The Hoosiers are ranked No. 14 by the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook, No. 15 by Lindy’s Sports, No. 30 by BartTorvik.com and No. 39 by KenPom.com.

Other Big Ten teams ranked in the preseason AP Top 25 poll include Purdue at No. 14, UCLA at No. 22 and Rutgers at No. 25.

Illinois, Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan, Oregon, Wisconsin and Maryland all received votes.

Indiana plays its first exhibition Sunday, Oct. 27, in Tennessee.

The Hoosiers open the regular season on Wednesday, November 6th at Assembly Hall against SIU-Edwardsville.

Here is the complete preseason AP Top 25 poll:

1. Kansas
2.Alabama
3. UConn
4.Houston
5. Iowa State
6. Gonzaga
7th Duke
8. Baylor
9. North Carolina
10.Arizona
11. Auburn
12.Tennessee
13. Texas A&M
14. Purdue
15. Creighton
16.Arkansas
17.Indiana
18.Marquette
19.Texas
20.Cincinnati
21.Florida
22.UCLA
23.Kentucky
24. Ole Miss
25. Rutgers

Others receiving votes: Illinois 92, St. John’s 91, Xavier 73, Texas Tech 58, Wake Forest 37, Kansas St 30, Michigan St. 29, Ohio St. 29, Michigan 19, BYU 14, Oregon 12, McNeese St. 11 , Miami 11, Boise St. 9, Saint Louis 9, Clemson 9, Providence 9, Mississippi St. 6, VCU 6, Wisconsin 5, Saint Mary’s 5, Louisville 4, UAB 4, Ark Little Rock 3, Grand Canyon 3, Arizona St. 2, San Diego St. 2, Princeton 2, High Point 1, Maryland 1.

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