Ohio State Men’s Basketball Moves Up To No. 3 In AP Poll

The unbeaten Buckeyes climbed to No. 3 in the AP Top 25 Poll following dominant wins against North Carolina and Penn State.

Future Ohio State opponents in the Top 25 include No. 4 Maryland, No. 5 Michigan, No. 8 Kentucky and No. 16 Michigan State.

Other future opponents for the Buckeyes outside the Top 25 include No. 28 Purdue, No. 29 Indiana and No. 42 West Virginia.

Ranked teams the 9-0 Buckeyes have beaten include No. 17 UNC, No. 20 Villanova and No. 40 Penn State.

Below is the full Week 6 AP Top 25 Poll, released on Dec. 9:

Rank		Team	PV Rank	Conference	Points
1		Louisville (9-0)	1	Atlantic Coast	1,591
2		Kansas (7-1)	2	Big 12	1,486
3		Ohio State (9-0)	6	Big Ten	1,464
4		Maryland (10-0)	3	Big Ten	1,428
5		Michigan (8-1)	4	Big Ten	1,286
6		Gonzaga (10-1)	9	West Coast	1,235
7		Duke (9-1)	10	Atlantic Coast	1,232
8		Kentucky (7-1)	8	Southeastern	1,170
9		Virginia (8-1)	5	Atlantic Coast	1,060
10		Oregon (7-2)	13	Pacific 12	905
11		Baylor (7-1)	18	Big 12	872
12		Auburn (8-0)	14	Southeastern	836
13		Memphis (8-1)	15	American Athletic	756
14		Dayton (7-1)	19	Atlantic 10	672
15		Arizona (9-1)	12	Pacific 12	654
16		Michigan State (6-3)	11	Big Ten	637
17		North Carolina (6-3)	7	Atlantic Coast	615
18		Butler (9-0)	24	Big East	529
19		Tennessee (7-1)	21	Southeastern	455
20		Villanova (7-2)	23	Big East	285
21		Florida State (8-2)	17	Atlantic Coast	253
22		Seton Hall (6-3)	16	Big East	250
23		Xavier (9-1)		Big East	216
24		Colorado (7-1)	20	Pacific 12	210
25		San Diego State (10-0)		Mountain West	197

Others receiving votes:

Utah State 160, Washington 144, Purdue 130, Indiana 13, Marquette 11, Liberty 9, Saint Mary’s 8, Texas 6, Florida 5, Penn State 5, Georgia 4, West Virginia 3, Richmond 3, LSU 2, Duquesne 1, DePaul 1, Virginia Commonwealth 1

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