DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa State Cyclone and Iowa Hawkeye women’s basketball teams have scored spots in the AP Top 25 preseason poll.

Iowa State is ranked at #14 and Iowa came in at #21.

The Cyclones are coming off a 23-12 season that saw them beat Princeton in the First Four of the NCAA tournament, but lost in the first round to Michigan.

Standout Audi Crooks has been named the Big 12’s preseason Player of the Year. She led the conference with an average of 23.4 points per game last season.

The Iowa Hawkeyes ended last season 23-11. They made the NCAA tournament and won their first-round game against Murray State, but lost to Oklahoma in the second round.

Rankings

Released October 14

1. UConn
2. South Carolina
3. UCLA
4. Texas
5. LSU
6. Oklahoma
7. Duke
8. Tennessee
9. North Carolina State
10. Maryland
11. North Carolina
12. Ole Miss
13. Michigan
14. Iowa State
15. Notre Dame
16. Baylor
17. TCU
18. USC
19. Vanderbilt
20. Louisville
21. Iowa
22. Oklahoma State
23. Michigan State
24. Kentucky
25. Richmond

Others receiving votes:

Washington 79, Ohio St. 46, West Virginia 17, Princeton 17, Minnesota 15, Kansas St 15, Kansas 7, Stanford 3, South Dakota St. 3, Illinois 2, Nebraska 2, Columbia 2.