For the third straight week, the IU men's basketball team has dropped in the polls. This time, the Hoosiers find themselves at No. 20 in both the Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN Coaches' poll.
The drop in the rankings comes after a week in which IU had its lowest offensive output of the season in a 57-50 loss at Wisconsin on Thursday and a 103-89 win over Iowa yesterday at Assembly Hall, which was IU's highest offensive output of the season.
The 103 points scored by IU yesterday were the most it has scored in a Big Ten game since 1995. However, the Hoosiers still fell from No. 16/17 to No. 20 in the rankings.
IU surpassed the previous high for most Big Ten wins in the Tom Crean era and it isn't even February yet. This marked the seventh straight week in which IU has been ranked in both polls and puts the Hoosiers at No. 7 on the all-time list for weeks in the AP poll.
IU will look to end its road woes when it travels to Ann Arbor on Wednesday to take on No. 22/23 Michigan. IU is currently 1-4 in Big Ten road games while the Wolverines are a perfect 5-0 on their home floor in conference play.
