After a week in which it ran through Rutgers and lost a heart-breaker to Michigan State (due to, among other things, poor free throw shooting), Ohio State dropped one spot in the AP Top 25 to No. 24.
It's still Kentucky's world, but as for the Big Ten, well, that's Wisconsin and then everybody else.
Here's the latest poll, in full:
| RANK | SCHOOL | PTS | PREVIOUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KENTUCKY | 1625 | 1 |
| 2 | VIRGINIA | 1524 | 2 |
| 3 | GONZAGA | 1475 | 3 |
| 4 | DUKE | 1449 | 4 |
| 5 | WISCONSIN | 1387 | 5 |
| 6 | VILLANOVA | 1302 | 6 |
| 7 | ARIZONA | 1213 | 7 |
| 8 | KANSAS | 1195 | 8 |
| 9 | UTAH | 1051 | 11 |
| 10 | NOTRE DAME | 1038 | 10 |
| 11 | NORTHERN IOWA | 955 | 13 |
| 12 | LOUISVILLE | 882 | 9 |
| 13 | WICHITA STATE | 862 | 15 |
| 14 | IOWA STATE | 761 | 14 |
| 15 | NORTH CAROLINA | 658 | 12 |
| 16 | MARYLAND | 640 | 19 |
| 17 | OKLAHOMA | 554 | 17 |
| 18 | ARKANSAS | 476 | 24 |
| 19 | BUTLER | 456 | 18 |
| 20 | BAYLOR | 364 | 16 |
| 21 | SOUTHERN METHODIST | 299 | 25 |
| 22 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 240 | 21 |
| 23 | WEST VIRGINIA | 154 | 22 |
| 24 | OHIO STATE | 139 | 23 |
| 25 | VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH | 109 | 20 |
The Basketbucks resume their campaign on Sunday at Michigan at 1 p.m.
