The Buckeyes have fallen in the AP Top 25 for the second straight week.
Dropping from No. 13 to No. 16 last week, Ohio State dipped to No. 19 in Monday's updated poll after splitting a pair of games with Wisconsin and Penn State last week.
In a rematch of a Dec. 11 blowout Buckeye win, the Badgers exacted revenge upon Ohio State last Thursday, edging the scarlet and gray by 10 points at the Kohl Center in Madison. The Buckeyes got back in the win column Sunday, notching their second win of the season over Penn State, but Ohio State needed all 40 minutes to do so in a five-point margin of victory.
The Buckeyes are now 11-4 on the season, and 5-2 in Big Ten play.
Ohio State has two more games on tap this week, starting with a Tuesday matchup against IUPUI from the Horizon League before a Saturday tilt with Nebraska. Both games will take place at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, with Tuesday's game tipping off at 7 p.m. and the Saturday game scheduled for 2:15 p.m.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PREV | CONFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GONZAGA | 14–2 | 1,486 (25) | 2 | West Coast |
| 2 | AUBURN | 16–1 | 1,482 (36) | 4 | Southeastern |
| 3 | ARIZONA | 14–1 | 1,320 | 6 | Pacific 12 |
| 4 | PURDUE | 14–2 | 1,255 | 7 | Big Ten |
| 5 | BAYLOR | 15–2 | 1,238 | 1 | Big 12 |
| 6 | DUKE | 14–2 | 1,205 | 8 | Atlantic Coast |
| 7 | KANSAS | 14–2 | 1,192 | 9 | Big 12 |
| 8 | WISCONSIN | 14–2 | 1,056 | 13 | Big Ten |
| 9 | UCLA | 11–2 | 1,041 | 3 | Pacific 12 |
| 10 | HOUSTON | 15–2 | 1,036 | 11 | American Athletic |
| 11 | VILLANOVA | 13–4 | 908 | 14 | Big East |
| 12 | KENTUCKY | 14–3 | 804 | 18 | Southeastern |
| 13 | LSU | 15–2 | 738 | 12 | Southeastern |
| 14 | MICHIGAN STATE | 14–3 | 681 | 10 | Big Ten |
| 15 | IOWA STATE | 14–3 | 665 | 15 | Big 12 |
| 16 | USC | 14–2 | 618 | 5 | Pacific 12 |
| 17 | ILLINOIS | 13–3 | 521 | 25 | Big Ten |
| 18 | TEXAS TECH | 13–4 | 509 | 19 | Big 12 |
| 19 | OHIO STATE | 11–4 | 465 | 16 | Big Ten |
| 20 | XAVIER | 13–3 | 427 | 17 | Big East |
| 21 | PROVIDENCE | 14–2 | 350 | 23 | Big East |
| 22 | LOYOLA CHICAGO | 13–2 | 193 | – | Missouri Valley |
| 23 | TEXAS | 13–4 | 185 | 21 | Big 12 |
| 24 | TENNESSEE | 11–5 | 98 | 22 | Southeastern |
| 25 | CONNECTICUT | 11–4 | 73 | – | Big East |
