Ohio State dropped in the Associated Press top-25 poll for the first time last week, falling three spots to No. 19 after the team's only loss of the season.
The Buckeyes rebounded by beating Illinois on Wednesday, jumping the team four spots to No. 15 in the poll that was released Monday afternoon. It is the highest ranking in the top-25 poll of the season.
Four Big Ten teams – No. 5 Michigan, No. 9 Michigan State, No. 16 Wisconsin and No. 22 Iowa – joined Ohio State in the poll. Nebraska, Maryland, Purdue and Minnesota also received votes.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | 1st VOTES | PREV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KANSAS | 8-0 | 1,583 | 57 | 2 |
| 2 | DUKE | 9-1 | 1,454 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | TENNESSEE | 7-1 | 1,421 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | GONZAGA | 9-1 | 1,412 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | MICHIGAN | 10-0 | 1,398 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | VIRGINIA | 9-0 | 1,384 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | NEVADA | 10-0 | 1,283 | – | 6 |
| 8 | AUBURN | 8-1 | 1,151 | – | 8 |
| 9 | MICHIGAN STATE | 8-2 | 1,066 | – | 10 |
| 10 | FLORIDA STATE | 8-1 | 991 | – | 11 |
| 11 | TEXAS TECH | 8-0 | 914 | – | 13 |
| 12 | NORTH CAROLINA | 7-2 | 890 | – | 14 |
| 13 | VIRGINIA TECH | 8-1 | 833 | – | 15 |
| 14 | BUFFALO | 9-0 | 664 | – | 17 |
| 15 | OHIO STATE | 8-1 | 621 | – | 19 |
| 16 | WISCONSIN | 8-2 | 599 | – | 12 |
| 17 | VILLANOVA | 8-2 | 532 | – | 21 |
| 18 | MISSISSIPPI STATE | 8-1 | 441 | – | 22 |
| 19 | KENTUCKY | 7-2 | 385 | – | 9 |
| 20 | ARIZONA STATE | 7-1 | 351 | – | 20 |
| 21 | MARQUETTE | 8-2 | 281 | – | – |
| 22 | IOWA | 7-2 | 208 | – | 18 |
| 23 | FURMAN | 10-0 | 189 | – | 25 |
| 24 | HOUSTON | 8-0 | 173 | – | – |
| 25 | SYRACUSE | 7-2 | 118 | – | – |
