Ohio State remained unranked in the AP poll on Monday, but its upcoming opponent jumped to No. 1 in the rankings.
The Buckeyes, who started at No. 17 in the preseason before falling to 19th and then unranked in the past few weeks, will take on the nation's top-ranked team Tuesday when they host Duke at the Schottenstein Center.
Ohio State split a pair of games against ranked opponents in the Fort Myers Tip-Off in Florida last week, beating then-No. 21 Seton Hall on a game-winning 3-pointer from Meechie Johnson Jr. in the final moments last Monday before losing to then-No. 23 Florida on a deep buzzer-beater three on Wednesday.
The Buckeyes are now 4-2 through the first six games of the season, and return home for a matchup with Mike Krzyzewski and the Duke Blue Devils at 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday. After a win over then-No. 1 Gonzaga on Friday, Duke improved from No. 5 to No. 1 in the AP rankings on Monday.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PREV | CONFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DUKE | 7–0 | 1,513 (51) | 5 | Atlantic Coast |
| 2 | PURDUE | 6–0 | 1,442 (9) | 3 | Big Ten |
| 3 | GONZAGA | 6–1 | 1,428 (1) | 1 | West Coast |
| 4 | BAYLOR | 7–0 | 1,324 | 6 | Big 12 |
| 5 | UCLA | 6–1 | 1,253 | 2 | Pacific 12 |
| 6 | VILLANOVA | 4–2 | 1,147 | 7 | Big East |
| 7 | TEXAS | 4–1 | 1,115 | 8 | Big 12 |
| 8 | KANSAS | 5–1 | 1,027 | 4 | Big 12 |
| 9 | KENTUCKY | 5–1 | 1,002 | 10 | Southeastern |
| 10 | ARKANSAS | 6–0 | 960 | 13 | Southeastern |
| 11 | ARIZONA | 6–0 | 851 | 17 | Pacific 12 |
| 12 | BYU | 6–0 | 791 | 18 | West Coast |
| 13 | TENNESSEE | 4–1 | 730 | 15 | Southeastern |
| 14 | FLORIDA | 6–0 | 681 | 23 | Southeastern |
| 15 | HOUSTON | 5–1 | 631 | 12 | American Athletic |
| 16 | ALABAMA | 6–1 | 456 | 10 | Southeastern |
| 17 | CONNECTICUT | 6–1 | 437 | 22 | Big East |
| 18 | MEMPHIS | 5–1 | 435 | 9 | American Athletic |
| 19 | IOWA STATE | 6–0 | 403 | – | Big 12 |
| 20 | USC | 6–0 | 380 | 24 | Pacific 12 |
| 21 | AUBURN | 5–1 | 325 | 19 | Southeastern |
| 22 | MICHIGAN STATE | 5–2 | 295 | – | Big Ten |
| 23 | WISCONSIN | 5–1 | 224 | – | Big Ten |
| 24 | MICHIGAN | 4–2 | 177 | 20 | Big Ten |
| 25 | SETON HALL | 5–1 | 151 | 21 | Big East |
