For the first time in over a month, the IU men's basketball team rose in the latest polls. The Hoosiers find themselves at No. 18 in the Associated Press poll and at No. 20 in the USA Today/ESPN coaches poll.
The last time the Hoosiers jumped in the rankings was on Jan. 9, when they peaked at No. 7 in the AP poll after wins against Michigan and at Penn State.
The bump in the rankings came after a week in which IU only had one game, but it was an 84-71 drubbing of Illinois. Since IU lost its third in a row at Nebraska on Jan. 18, the Hoosiers have gone 4-2 with their only losses coming on the road against ranked foes.
Those two foes, Wisconsin and Michigan, came in ranked ahead of IU at No. 15/17 and No. 17/19 respectively. Also cracking the rankings was Big Ten leaders Ohio State at No. 6 and Michigan State at No. 7/8.
With six remaining games in the regular season, Michigan State represents IU's only ranked foe left on the schedule. IU will get a chance to build on its two-game winning streak when it takes on Northwestern at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Assembly Hall.
