Iowa State 21st, Iowa 25th in men's basketball coaches poll

Despite an 86-70 loss at Purdue last Wednesday, Iowa remains in the USA TODAY men's basketballl coaches poll.

The Hawkeyes are 25th, ranked for the eighth-straight week. They beat then-No. 23 Nebraska Sunday in Iowa City, 93-84.

Iowa State is a newcomer to the poll, entering at 21st after a 69-63 win at Oklahoma State last Wednesday and a 77-60 home victory last Saturday over Kansas, which fell from sixth to ninth as a result.

This is the first week Iowa State and Iowa have both been ranked in the poll since the final rankings of the 2015-16 season.

The Hawkeyes visit Northwestern (8 p.m. Wednesday) and host No. 17 Ohio State (1:30 p.m. Saturday) this week. The Cyclones travel to Baylor at 6 p.m. Tuesday and host Kansas State at 11 a.m. Saturday.

Men's basketball coaches poll: Jan. 7, 2019

1. Virginia (13-0)

2. Duke (12-1)

3. Tennessee (12-1)

4. Michigan (15-0)

5. Michigan State (13-2)

6. Gonzaga (14-2)

7. Virginia Tech (13-1)

8. Texas Tech (13-1)

9. Kansas (12-2)

10. Auburn (11-2)

11. Nevada (14-1)

12. North Carolina (11-3)

13. Florida State (12-2)

14. Mississippi State (12-1)

15. Houston (15-0)

16. North Carolina State (13-1)

17. Ohio State (12-2)

18. Kentucky (10-3)

19. Marquette (12-3)

20. Buffalo (13-1)

21. Iowa State (12-2)

22. Oklahoma (12-2)

23. St. John's (14-1)

24. Indiana (12-3)

25. Iowa (12-3)