The USA Today Sports coaches preseason top 25 poll was released Wednesday and Indiana is No. 18.
That’s one spot lower than the Hoosiers are ranked in the preseason Associated Press top 25 poll released October 14.
Three other Big Ten programs are ranked in the preseason poll: Purdue (No. 13), UCLA (No. 22) and Illinois (No. 24).
Rutgers, Michigan State, Oregon, Ohio State, Maryland and Wisconsin all received votes.
According to USA Today, the poll is “conducted weekly throughout the regular season using a panel of head coaches at Division I schools.