Indiana kicks off its regular season next Wednesday night against SIU-Edwardsville in Bloomington.

A flood of preseason content has been released from across the country over the past few days and we've rounded up some of the IU-related content below:

Four Hoosiers on CBSSports.com's Top 101 Players list

Last week, CBSSports.com ranked the 101 best players in college basketball for the 2024-25 season.

Four Hoosiers made the list: Oumar Ballo (No. 18), Myles Rice (No. 43), Malik Reneau (No. 63) and Mackenzie Mgbako (No. 87).

You can read the full list here, but here's what Adam Finkelstein wrote about Ballo:

“A two-time All-Pac-12 First Team selection, Ballo was one of the biggest prizes available in the transfer portal last spring. He's essentially a walking double-double, averaging 13 points and 10 rebounds last year while posting the highest field goal percentage in Arizona program history. Physically strong on both ends of the court, he's a confident finisher on offense who thrives when he can hit deep post-ups or roll to the top of the court. The biggest question with Indiana is how much spacing they can surround him with next to Malik Reneau and for a program with a remarkable history of not having many threes under Mike Woodson.”

Isaac Trotter of CBSSports.com also ranked the top 101 transfers this season with Rice at No. 10, Ballo at No. 20 and Kanaan Carlyle at No. 77.

ESPN.com also ranks the top 100 players in college basketball

ESPN.com also recently ranked the top 100 players in college basketball. The World Wide Leader also had three players from Indiana on the list.

The three: Rice (No. 62), Reneau (No. 44) and Ballo (No. 19).

The full ESPN.com list is available here and here's what was written about Reneau, who scored 21 points Sunday at Tennessee:

“Mike Woodson has told reporters that he believes this year's Indiana team could be the best of his tenure. The return of the 6-9 forward, who averaged 15.4 PPG last season, could help the Hoosiers prove that point. Reneau's greatest asset may be his patience at the rim, where he excels: He made 59% of his shots from inside the arc during the 2023-24 season.”

In addition, ESPN also ranked the 50 best newcomers (transfers or freshmen) in college basketball. Ballo came in at No. 10 and Rice came in at No. 33.

Hoosiers lands at No. 20 in The Athletic's preseason top 25

CJ Moore and Sam Vecenie of The Athletic released their preseason top 25 on Tuesday, featuring just four Big Ten teams.

Purdue led the way at No. 15, followed by Illinois at No. 18, Michigan at No. 19 and Indiana at No. 20.

The Athletics' full rankings are available here, and their explanations of Indiana's rankings suggest they're bearish on the Hoosiers changing their style of play in meaningful ways:

“Mike Woodson made it his mission to find a shooter after defeating one of the worst 3-point shooting teams in the Big Ten last season. The Hoosiers defied modern analysis and attempted just 27.8 percent of their shots from distance, a 3-point percentage that ranked 351st in Division I. Don't expect a drastic change in style, though: Indiana's strength once again appears to be rock-bottom post scorers in Ballo and Reneau.”

SI.com also ranked all teams in college basketball and ranked Indiana 26th.

Myles Rice has been named to the Cousy Award watchlist

On Monday, Indiana redshirt sophomore Myles Rice was named to the preseason watch list for the Bob Cousy Award, which honors the best point guard in the country.

The 6-foot-3 guard was one of five Big Ten players on the list, along with Ohio State's Bruce Thornton, Penn State's Ace Baldwin, Rutgers' Dylan Harper and Purdue's Braden Smith.

Last season, Rice averaged 14.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game and led Washington State to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 16 seasons.

Bob Cousy's Point Guard of the Year Watchlist for our PG. ? pic.twitter.com/8vWwWVBnqO

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