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Indiana basketball ranked No. 13 in Preseason AP Top 25

By Connor O’Keefe

Indiana Head Coach Mike Woodson is introduced during Hoosier Hysteria for the basketball programs at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022.Hoosier Hysteria Woodson Intro
Indiana Head Coach Mike Woodson is introduced during Hoosier Hysteria for the basketball programs at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022.Hoosier Hysteria Woodson Intro /
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The Preseason AP Top 25 was released on October 17, with Mike Woodson & the Indiana basketball program earning its highest preseason ranking since 2016-17. The Associated Press revealed the preseason top 25 list on Monday morning and many college basketball fans are shocked to see some teams so high.

The following is the official preseason rankings from the Associated Press:

#1. North Carolina Tar Heels (ACC)
#2. Gonzaga Bulldogs (WCC)
#3. Kentucky Wildcats (SEC)
#5. Kansas Jayhawks (BIG 12)
#5. Baylor Bears (BIG 12)
#7. Duke Blue Devils (ACC)
#8. UCLA Bruins (PAC 12)
#9. Creighton Bluejays (BIG EAST)
#10. Arkansas Razorbacks (SEC)
#11. Tennessee Volunteers (SEC)
#12. Texas Longhorns (BIG 12)
#13. Indiana Hoosiers (B1G)
#14. TCU Horned Frogs (BIG 12)
#15. Auburn Tigers (SEC)
#16. Villanova Wildcats (BIG EAST)
#17. Arizona Wildcats (PAC 12)
#18. Virginia Cavaliers (ACC)
#19. San Diego State Aztecs (MWC)
#20. Alabama Crimson Tide (SEC)
#21. Oregon Ducks (PAC 12)
#22. Michigan Wolverines (B1G)
#23. Illinois Fighting Illini (B1G)
#24. Dayton Flyers (A10)
#25. Texas Tech Red Raiders (BIG 12)

As you can notice, the Hoosiers will be taking on many ranked opponents this upcoming season; North Carolina (#1), Kansas (#5), Arizona (#17), Michigan (#22), and Illinois (#23), along with those receiving votes in the preseason poll like Purdue, Michigan State, Xavier, Ohio State, Iowa, and Rutgers.

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The Big Ten has three teams ranked in the preseason top 25 for this upcoming season, with Indiana basketball being the highest-ranked team in the conference. The last time the Hoosiers were ranked the highest Big Ten team in a preseason poll dates back to 2012-13, when Indiana was ranked preseason #1 and finished the season #4 in the country.

Trayce Jackson-Davis and company have an incredible opportunity to make a strong opening statement in the first two weeks of the season with two “easy” home games and two “winnable” neutral-site games and earn themselves a top 10 ranking heading into the end of November and the toughest part of their non-conference slate.

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