Following four straight losses to West Virginia, Wisconsin, Maryland and Indiana, the Ohio State men’s basketball team fell ten spots to No. 21 in the latest AP poll.
The past week in Buckeye hoops included a 67-55 loss at Maryland and a 66-54 loss at Indiana. Head coach Chris Holtmann’s team looks to get back on track on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at home against Nebraska.
Upcoming games against ranked teams for Ohio State include matchups with No. 15 Michigan State (March 8), No. 17 Maryland (Feb. 23), No. 19 Michigan (Feb. 4, March 1), and No. 24 Illinois (March 5).
The Buckeyes will also face other teams receiving votes, including No. 26 Iowa (Feb. 20), No. 29 Indiana (Feb. 1), No. 31 Penn State (Jan. 18), No. 34 Wisconsin (Feb. 9), No. 37 (Feb. 15), and No. 41 Rutgers (Feb. 12).
Ohio State already defeated two ranked opponents in No. 10 Kentucky and No. 14 Villanova, while dropping one game to ranked foes in No. 12 West Virginia and No. 17 Maryland.
| RANK | TEAM | PV RANK | POINTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Gonzaga (18-1) | 1 | 1,574 | ||
| 2 |
 |
Baylor (13-1) | 4 | 1,567 | ||
| 3 |
 |
Duke (15-1) | 2 | 1,529 | ||
| 4 |
 |
Auburn (15-0) | 5 | 1,359 | ||
| 5 |
 |
Butler (15-1) | 6 | 1,299 | ||
| 6 |
 |
Kansas (12-3) | 3 | 1,286 | ||
| 7 |
 |
San Diego State (17-0) | 7 | 1,266 | ||
| 8 |
 |
Oregon (14-3) | 9 | 1,163 | ||
| 9 |
 |
Florida State (14-2) | 10 | 1,093 | ||
| 10 |
 |
Kentucky (12-3) | 14 | 960 | ||
| 11 |
 |
Louisville (13-3) | 13 | 943 | ||
| 12 |
 |
West Virginia (13-2) | 17 | 911 | ||
| 13 |
 |
Dayton (14-2) | 15 | 842 | ||
| 14 |
 |
Villanova (12-3) | 16 | 822 | ||
| 15 |
 |
Michigan State (13-4) | 8 | 735 | ||
| 16 |
 |
Wichita State (15-1) | 23 | 629 | ||
| 17 |
 |
Maryland (13-3) | 12 | 616 | ||
| 18 |
 |
Seton Hall (12-4) | 496 | |||
| 19 |
 |
Michigan (11-5) | 19 | 358 | ||
| 20 |
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Colorado (13-3) | 25 | 345 | ||
| 21 |
 |
Ohio State (11-5) | 11 | 270 | ||
| 22 |
 |
Memphis (13-3) | 21 | 232 | ||
| 23 |
 |
Texas Tech (10-5) | 22 | 111 | ||
| 24 |
 |
Illinois (12-5) | 109 | |||
| 25 |
 |
Creighton (13-4) | 97 | |||
