The Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball program has, in recent years, seen middling success as a result of their own self-imposed mediocrity. Under former head coach

IOWA CITY — Iowa men's basketball is still just short of the AP Top 25. The Hawkeyes received 47 voting points and are the second team outside of the Top 25 in the poll released Dec. 15. Iowa has not cracked the AP Top 25 since 2022.

AP Top 25 voters didn't punish Iowa women's basketball for its first loss of the season in Ames against rival Iowa State.

Iowa’s upset bid ultimately came up short as Iowa State escaped with a 66-62 victory in the Cy-Hawk rivalry. Iowa coach Ben McCollum was clearly not buying into the moral victory narrative, saying, “I thought we played good, but I like to win.”

Iowa (9-2, 1-1 Big Ten) stayed just inside the latest USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll rankings. The Hawkeyes are the nation's No. 25 team, sliding two spots after last week's action. Iowa earned 71 points from the voters.

No. 12 Iowa women's basketball returns home to its winning ways on Saturday, Dec. 13, with a rout over Lindenwood from Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

With 10 minutes left in the game, the Iowa Hawkeyes were on the brink of history. Obviously, once head coach Ben McCollum pulled his starters, things got out of