IU’s one vote means one voting member ranked the Hoosiers as the 25th best team in the country.
The vote puts the Hoosiers in a tie for 42nd with Pittsburgh among teams that earned a vote.
Missouri, whom IU beat by four points, fell out of the rankings. The Tigers earned five votes.
The AP poll is determined based on a points structure, with the team voted first earning 25 points, 24 for second place and so forth through the 25th team.
In total, 60 sportswriters from across the country participate in the poll, which has been conducted since 1936.
Sam Beishuizen
