Ohio State Falls To No. 21 In AP Poll Following Four Straight Losses

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.

AP TOP 25 POLL

WEEK 11

Released January 13

RANK	TEAM	PV RANK	POINTS
1	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	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

Others receiving votes:

Iowa 88, Stanford 77, Arkansas 65, Indiana 50, Virginia 41, Penn State 36, LSU 30, Arizona 20, Wisconsin 19, Liberty 11, Northern Iowa 10, Purdue 10, Duquesne 9, Washington 9, TCU 8, Rutgers 8, Virginia Tech 5, Oregon State 4, Houston 4, BYU 3, East Tennessee State 2, Saint Mary’s 1, Harvard 1, Akron 1, USC 1

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