Indiana ranked No. 13 in preseason Associated Press top 25 poll; first time in poll since Jan. 14, 2019

It didn’t take Indiana coach Mike Woodson lengthy into his tenure in Bloomington to land the Hoosiers within the Related Press high 25 ballot.

The Hoosiers are ranked No. 13 within the preseason AP high 25 ballot launched Monday.

It’s the primary time Indiana has been ranked within the AP ballot for the reason that week of January 14, 2019. The Hoosiers had been ranked for six weeks in the course of the 2018-19 season, peaking at No. 21.

The lofty rating continues the pattern of bold preseason expectations for this system. Indiana was picked to win the Massive Ten on this 12 months’s “official unofficial” media ballot.

The Hoosiers are No. 6 in Lindy’s preseason rankings, No. 7 by Andy Katz, No. 11 in Bart Torvik, No. 12 in Blue Ribbon School Basketball Yearbook, No. 12 in KenPom and No. 20 by The ALMANAC.

Different Massive Ten groups ranked within the preseason AP high 25 ballot embrace Michigan at No. 22 and Illinois at No. 23. Purdue, Michigan State, Ohio State, Iowa and Rutgers all obtained votes.

Three of Indiana’s non-conference opponents are additionally ranked. North Carolina is No. 1, Kansas is No. 5 and Arizona is No. 17.

Indiana performs its first exhibition on Saturday, October 29 at Meeting Corridor towards Marian School.

The Hoosiers open the common season on Monday, November 7 at Meeting Corridor towards Morehead State.

Right here is the complete AP preseason high 25 ballot:

1. North Carolina
2. Gonzaga
3. Houston
4. Kentucky
T5. Baylor
T5. Kansas
7. Duke
8. UCLA
9. Creighton
10. Arkansas
11. Tennessee
12. Texas
13. Indiana
14. TCU
15. Auburn
16. Villanova
17. Arizona
18. Virginia
19. San Diego State
20. Alabama
21. Oregon
22. Michigan
23. Illinois
24. Dayton
25. Texas Tech

Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 112, UConn 101, Miami 66, Purdue 56, Saint Louis 36, Michigan St. 35, Florida St. 32, Xavier 29, Wyoming 25, Ohio St. 23, Iowa 13, Rutgers 4, Southern Cal 3, Florida 3, Toledo 1, UAB 1, Memphis 1, Virginia Tech 1, Notre Dame 1.

Filed to: Related Press ballot