INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana is the hotbed of college basketball, according to the latest AP poll.

Four teams from the state — Butler at No. 10, Indiana at No. 14, Notre Dame at No. 22 and Purdue at No. 24 — are ranked in the Top 25 that was released Monday, the highest number of any state.

Tennessee and California both have three ranked teams, and no other state has more than two.

"For a basketball crazy state like Indiana, I think that's fabulous that we can have that many teams ranked," Notre Dame coach Mike Brey said.

Notre Dame and Purdue are making their season debuts in the poll, while Butler and Indiana have been poll regulars this season.

Not only are Indiana teams having success, former Indiana high school players are playing key roles for those teams.

Indiana's Eric Gordon, from Indianapolis, leads the Big Ten with 21.8 points per game.

Notre Dame's top player, Luke Harangody (Schererville) leads the Irish with 20.4 points and 10 rebounds per game. He was named the Big East Player of the Week on Monday.

Purdue's E'Twaun Moore (East Chicago), who is tied for the team lead with 11 points per game, was named the co-Big Ten Player of the Week on Monday. Purdue's No. 3 scorer, Robbie Hummel (Valparaiso); No. 4 scorer Scott Martin (Valparaiso) and team captain Chris Kramer (Huntington) also are in-state recruits.

Three of Butler's top four scorers, Matt Howard (Connersville), A.J. Graves (Switz City) and Pete Campbell (Muncie) are Indiana players.

"I think it tells you about the talent, and more important, that the high school coaching is fabulous," Brey said. "That's why the talent is coming to us ready to compete."

Purdue is perhaps the biggest surprise because it lost most of its scorers from last season, including Houston Rockets forward Carl Landry. The young team has matured quickly and is on a seven-game winning streak. It's Purdue's first ranking since January 2004, and its first in Matt Painter's three years as head coach.

Painter said Monday he plans to address his team about the importance of making the Top 25.

"I think it's great anytime you have success and you get some recognition in the polls," he said. "Our goal is not to get ranked, it's to get ranked and stay ranked. I think when you do that, they're having consistency and they're winning games."

Purdue is tied with Wisconsin for the Big Ten lead with an 8-1 record, two years after finishing 9-19 overall.

"I think it's great that we are in first place," Painter said. "It gives our guys something to hang their hat on in terms of our hard work's paying off, and their unselfishness is paying off."

Notre Dame enters after beating Providence and DePaul.

"One thing about rankings in February is, after eight league games and 20 games overall, it's earned," Brey said. "I want our kids to be proud of themselves. It's a confidence giver, but we still have 10 league games left."

Butler moved up from 12th after taking the week off. Indiana fell from 11th to 14th after losing to Wisconsin, then beating Northwestern.

Each team finds its success differently. Notre Dame is an up-tempo team, Indiana relies on the inside-outside combination of Gordon and co-Big Ten Player of the Week D.J. White, Purdue depends on rugged, in-your-face defense and a balanced offense and Butler relies heavily on the 3-point shot.

The results are similar — a combined record of 70-14.

Butler coach Brad Stevens, himself an Indiana product, complimented the state's ranked programs.

"It's no surprise that there are multiple teams ranked from the state of Indiana," he said. "Although we don't get to see them as much because we are preparing for our league opponents, we have the utmost respect for the Purdue, Notre Dame and IU basketball programs. They are all well-coached, talented basketball teams."