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Iowa State up to No. 2 in coaches poll
Iowa State's men's basketball team moved up two spots to No. 2 in the latest USA TODAY coaches poll, released Monday. The Cyclones (6-0) are ranked No. 4 by the Associated Press.
The No. 2 ranking is believed to be ISU's highest ever. It was No. 3 at one point in 1957.
The Cyclones, who host Buffalo at 7 p.m. Monday, received two first-place votes from the coaches.
Michigan State (9-0) is ranked No. 1 in both polls after Kentucky's loss to UCLA last week.
Iowa (6-2) received seven points in the coaches poll, three from the AP.
The Hawkeyes and Cyclones meet in Ames at 6:30 p.m. Thursday (ESPN2).
Iowa State Cyclones forward Georges Niang (31) passes the basketball against the North Dakota State Bison in the first half at James H. Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa, on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2015. (Reese Strickland/USA TODAY Sports)
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