AMES — Iowa State basketball debuts at No. 16 in the preseason AP Poll.

The Cyclones are coming off a 25-10 season where they went 13-7 in Big 12 games. ISU reached as high as No. 2 in the AP Poll but scuffled to a round-of-32 exit in the NCAA Tournament.

Six Big 12 Conference teams are featured in the preseason top 25: No. 2 Houston, No. 8 BYU, No. 10 Texas Tech, No. 13 Arizona, No. 16 ISU and No. 19 Kansas.

ISU's season begins with an exhibition at No. 23 Creighton on Oct. 17.

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2025-26 college basketball preseason AP Poll:

1. Purdue

2. Houston

3. Florida

4. Uconn

5. St. Johns

6. Duke

7. Michigan

8. BYU

9. Kentucky

10. Texas Tech

11. Louisville

12. UCLA

13. Arizona

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