After knocking off Illinois and Ohio State on the road, Indiana climbed one spot to No. 12 in the latest ESPN/USA Today coaches’ poll.

IU’s next three opponents are all among the Top 25: Michigan State is No. 9, Wisconsin is No. 14 and Purdue is No. 23.

The top five teams are Memphis, Duke, Kansas, Tennessee and North Carolina.

The Big Ten also honored Robbie Hummel of Purdue with Player of the Week honors after his 21 points helped the Boilermakers knock off then No. 8 Wisconsin in Madison. The win gave Purdue sole possession of first place in the conference.

Updated: Hoosiers 13th in AP Poll

As expected following Saturday’s 68-63 loss to Connecticut, Indiana took a tumble in the ESPN/USA Today coaches’ poll released Monday afternoon.

Indiana (17-2) is now No. 11, just ahead of their opponent on Thursday, No. 13 Wisconsin. Michigan State is the highest ranked Big Ten team at No. 7.

The top four spots in the poll remained unchanged: Memphis, Kansas, Duke and North Carolina.

Connecticut is the second team listed under “others receiving votes” after snapping IU’s 29-game winning streak at Assembly Hall.

Update: The Hoosiers are also No. 11 in the Associated Press poll.

Indiana is No. 8 in the latest ESPN/USA Today coaches poll released earlier this afternoon. The Hoosiers are one of three Big Ten teams ranked in the top 11. So much for the Big Ten being “down” this season.

Michigan State is No. 10 and Wisconsin, the next road opponent for the Hoosiers in the Big Ten, is No. 11.

Memphis is the new No. 1 and received 21 of the possible 31 first place votes. Rounding out the top five: Kansas, Duke, North Carolina and Tennessee.

What are your thoughts on where the Hoosiers sit in the coaches poll? Too high? Too low? Just right?

(Note: The Associated Press Poll will be released later this afternoon.)

Indiana jumped two spots in the new Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN Men’s basketball polls released today.

The Hoosiers are No. 11 in the AP Poll and in the USA Today/ESPN Poll, IU is No. 12.

The favorite to win the Big Ten, Michigan State, is No. 6 in both polls. Wisconsin is the only other Big Ten team ranked in the top 25. The Badgers are No. 25 in the AP Poll and No. 24 in the USA Today/ESPN Poll.

We’ll be back tomorrow to wrap up the Big Ten preview. Have a safe and happy new year.