Cyclones ranked 12th in AP Preseason Poll

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Ashley Joens tries to get past her defender in Iowa State’s win over Texas A&M University in the second round of the 2021 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament on Wednesday. 

Andrew Harrington

The Associated Press released its women’s basketball preseason top-25 on Tuesday, placing Iowa State at No.12 nationally to start the season.

A good portion of the 2020-21 team will be returning this season for Iowa State, as the team finished 17-11 last season.

Coming off of a season in which the Cyclones went to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, there are very high expectations for this team to succeed.

The Cyclones’ season will begin with an exhibition against the University of Wisconsin-River Falls on October 4.