Fresh off another perfect week, the Iowa State men are now a consensus No. 3 team in the country. While the Cyclones (17-2) remained third in the latest AP Poll, they moved ahead of Alabama to that spot in the Coaches Poll.

Iowa State men's basketball elevated its game down the homestretch and defeated Arizona State. Here are three takeaways from the Cyclones' win.

Iowa State is once again ranked No. 3 in the newest AP Top 25 men's basketball poll. The Cyclones (17-2, 7-1 in Big 12 play) went 2-0 last week, defeating UCF by 25 points at Hilton Coliseum before winning a road game at Arizona State,

Iowa State is arguably the best college sports program in the country right now. In October the Cyclones had the rare distinction of having their football team,