The Associated Press released its first top 25 basketball poll this week and Indiana is unranked, only receiving one vote in the preseason rankings.
Purdue is No. 1 with 35 first-place votes, followed by Houston, defending national champion Florida, 2023 and 2024 champ Connecticut, St. John’s and Duke.
Six Big Ten teams made the top 25: No. 1 Purdue, No. 7 Michigan, No. 12 UCLA, No. 17 Illinois, No. 22 Michigan State and No. 24 Wisconsin. Along with Indiana, five others received votes in Oregon (98), Ohio State (23), USC (10), Washington (7) and Iowa (6).