AMES, Iowa —

Expectations are high for the Iowa State women's basketball program in 2025-26.

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The Cyclones were picked to finish No. 2 in the Big 12 in the preseason coaches' poll released Thursday morning.

Star center Audi Crooks and forward Addy Brown each made the All-Big 12 preseason team, and Crooks was named the preseason Big 12 Player of the Year.

Crooks, a junior, earned third-team All-American honors last season as a sophomore after leading the Big 12 in scoring with 23.4 points per game. She led the nation in total points with 820.

Brown, also a junior, averaged 15.2 points, 7.7 rebounds and 5.4 assists last season as a do-it-all wing for the Cyclones.

Iowa State hosts UW-Oshkosh on Oct. 28 for an exhibi

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