Ohio State fell one spot in the latest edition of the Associated Press top-25 poll.
After beating High Point by 18 points last week, the Buckeyes dropped to No. 14 in the ranking, which was released on Monday. Kentucky jumped Ohio State following its win against Louisville.
The Buckeyes will take on No. 8 Michigan State on Saturday. No. 2 Michigan is the highest-ranked team in the Big Ten. No. 21 Indiana, No. 22 Wisconsin, No. 24 Nebraska and No. 25 Iowa made appearances in the poll. Purdue received six votes.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | 1st VOTES | PREV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DUKE | 11-1 | 1,530 | 35 | 1 |
| 2 | MICHIGAN | 13-0 | 1,478 | 9 | 2 |
| 3 | TENNESSEE | 11-1 | 1,469 | 12 | 3 |
| 4 | VIRGINIA | 11-0 | 1,428 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | KANSAS | 11-1 | 1,378 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | NEVADA | 13-0 | 1,317 | – | 6 |
| 7 | GONZAGA | 12-2 | 1,200 | – | 7 |
| 8 | MICHIGAN STATE | 11-2 | 1,146 | – | 8 |
| 9 | FLORIDA STATE | 11-1 | 1,063 | – | 9 |
| 10 | VIRGINIA TECH | 11-1 | 934 | – | 10 |
| 11 | TEXAS TECH | 11-1 | 893 | – | 11 |
| 12 | AUBURN | 11-2 | 820 | – | 12 |
| 13 | KENTUCKY | 10-2 | 799 | – | 16 |
| 14 | OHIO STATE | 12-1 | 769 | – | 13 |
| 15 | NORTH CAROLINA | 9-3 | 744 | – | 14 |
| 16 | MARQUETTE | 11-2 | 595 | – | 18 |
| 17 | MISSISSIPPI STATE | 12-1 | 572 | – | 19 |
| 18 | NORTH CAROLINA STATE | 12-1 | 424 | – | 20 |
| 19 | HOUSTON | 13-0 | 368 | – | 22 |
| 20 | BUFFALO | 12-1 | 353 | – | 21 |
| 21 | INDIANA | 11-2 | 330 | – | 23 |
| 22 | WISCONSIN | 10-3 | 250 | – | 15 |
| 23 | OKLAHOMA | 11-1 | 244 | – | 25 |
| 24 | NEBRASKA | 11-2 | 204 | – | – |
| 25 | IOWA | 11-2 | 182 | – | 24 |
