IOWA HOOPS MOVES TO #18 IN COACHES POLL, #20 IN AP POLL

Iowa finally stopped their four-game losing streak with a 71-61 win over Michigan in Ann Arbor on Saturday, but that win wasn't enough to arrest their decline in the AP and Coaches Polls -- Iowa fell from #15 in the Coaches Poll to #18 this week, and from #16 in the AP Poll to #20 this week. Well, Iowa did lose at home to an undisputed Big Ten champion Indiana team earlier this week, so that was probably a pretty bad loss. Oh, wait.

Of course, we've also hit the point of the season when the importance of polls might be at its lowest ebb -- we're all consumed with thoughts of RPI ratings, KenPom rankings, and potential seeds in mock brackets at this point.