Ohio State Men’s Basketball Drops To No. 11 In AP Poll

Following a disappointing 61-57 loss to Wisconsin at home, the Ohio State men’s basketball team fell to No. 11 in the AP Poll.

The Buckeyes were ranked as high as No. 2 but dropped to No. 5 after losing to West Virginia. Following the loss to the Badgers, the Scarlet and Gray sit at No. 11.

Future Buckeye opponents in the Top 25 include No. 8 Michigan State (March 8), No. 12 Maryland (Jan. 7, Feb. 23), No. 19 Michigan (Feb. 4, March 1) and No. 20 Penn State (Jan. 18). Other Ohio State foes outside the Top 25 include No. 26 Iowa (Feb. 20), No. 31 Wisconsin (Feb. 9) and No. 39 Purdue (Feb. 15).

Ranked teams the Buckeyes have beaten include No. 14 Kentucky, No. 16 Villanova and No. 20 Penn State. Ranked opponents Ohio State lost to include No. 17 West Virginia, while the Buckeyes dropped games to unranked teams in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Below is the entire AP Top 25 Poll for Week 10, including the other teams receiving votes.

AP TOP 25 POLL

WEEK 10

Released Jan. 6

RANK		TEAM	PV RANK	CONFERENCE	POINTS
1		Gonzaga (16-1)	1	West Coast	1,607
2		Duke (13-1)	2	Atlantic Coast	1,545
3		Kansas (11-2)	3	Big 12	1,513
4		Baylor (11-1)	6	Big 12	1,386
5		Auburn (13-0)	8	Southeastern	1,317
6		Butler (14-1)	11	Big East	1,181
7		San Diego State (15-0)	13	Mountain West	1,130
8		Michigan State (12-3)	14	Big Ten	1,129
9		Oregon (12-3)	4	Pacific 12	1,075
10		Florida State (13-2)	18	Atlantic Coast	966
11		Ohio State (11-3)	5	Big Ten	924
12		Maryland (12-2)	15	Big Ten	863
13		Louisville (11-3)	7	Atlantic Coast	844
14		Kentucky (10-3)	17	Southeastern	811
15		Dayton (13-2)	20	Atlantic 10	614
16		Villanova (10-3)	10	Big East	604
17		West Virginia (11-2)	16	Big 12	599
18		Virginia (11-2)	19	Atlantic Coast	556
19		Michigan (10-4)	12	Big Ten	502
20		Penn State (12-2)	21	Big Ten	456
21		Memphis (12-2)	9	American Athletic	455
22		Texas Tech (10-3)	22	Big 12	287
23		Wichita State (13-1)	24	American Athletic	252
24		Arizona (11-3)	25	Pacific 12	184
25		Colorado (12-3)		Pacific 12	81

Others receiving votes:

Iowa 63, Seton Hall 48, Arkansas 38, Marquette 25, Xavier 18, Wisconsin 17, Houston 8, Creighton 6, Washington 6, Virginia Commonwealth 5, Saint Mary’s 3, Northern Iowa 2, Liberty 2, Purdue 1, Stephen F. Austin 1, BYU 1.

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