Ohio State Cracks AP Poll With No. 25 Ranking After Win Over Texas Tech

By Griffin Strom on November 28, 2022 at 12:35 pm
Zed Key, Chris Holtmann
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The Ohio State men's basketball team is ranked for the first time this season.

After picking up two wins in last week's Maui Invitational, including a victory over a top-20 opponent, the Buckeyes came in at No. 25 in Monday's latest AP poll.

Ohio State lost its first ranked matchup of the season to San Diego State, but bounced back to blow out Cincinnati and edge then-No. 21 Texas Tech over the next two days in Hawaii. Texas Tech dropped out of the rankings with the loss.

The Buckeyes are now 5-1 to start the season, but face perhaps their toughest test so far on the road against Duke on Wednesday. The Blue Devils are sitting at No. 17 in the country after a 6-2 start to the year, but dropped eight spots in the latest poll following a blowout loss to Purdue.

Ohio State is one of six ranked teams in the Big Ten, with Purdue (No. 5), Indiana (No. 10), Illinois (No. 16), Michigan State (No. 20) and Maryland (No. 22) all still ranking above the Buckeyes.

AP TOP 25 Poll
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS PREV CONFERENCE
1 HOUSTON 6–0American Athletic 1,534 (45) 1 vs Kent State W 49-44
2 TEXAS 5–0Big 12 1,467 (8) 2 vs Texas Rio Grande Valley W 91-54
3 VIRGINIA 5–0Atlantic Coast 1,408 (2) 2 vs Maryland-Eastern Shore W 72-45
4 ARIZONA 6–0Pacific 12 1,341 10 vs Creighton W 81-79
5 PURDUE 6–0Big Ten 1,307 (8) 19 vs Duke W 75-56
6 BAYLOR 5–1Big 12 1,111 1 vs McNeese State W 89-60
7 CREIGHTON 6–1Big East 1,100 3 vs Arizona L 81-79
8 UCONN 8–0Big East 1,099 12 vs Iowa State W 71-53
9 KANSAS 6–1Big 12 990 6 vs Tennessee L 64-50
10 INDIANA 6–0Big Ten 938 1 vs Jackson State W 90-51
11 ARKANSAS 5–1Southeastern 860 2 vs San Diego State W 78-74
11 ALABAMA 6–1Southeastern 860 7 vs North Carolina W 103-101
13 TENNESSEE 5–1Southeastern 848 9 vs Kansas W 64-50
14 GONZAGA 5–2West Coast 845 8 vs Xavier W 88-84
15 AUBURN 7–0Southeastern 733 2 vs Saint Louis W 65-60
16 ILLINOIS 5–1Big Ten 643 - vs Lindenwood W 92-59
17 DUKE 6–2Atlantic Coast 614 9 vs Purdue L 75-56
18 NORTH CAROLINA 5–2Atlantic Coast 541 17 vs Alabama L 103-101
19 KENTUCKY 4–2Southeastern 472 4 vs North Florida W 96-56
20 MICHIGAN STATE 5–2Big Ten 469 8 vs Portland W 78-77
21 UCLA 5–2Pacific 12 346 2 vs Bellarmine W 81-60
22 MARYLAND 6–0Big Ten 282 1 vs Coppin State W 95-79
23 IOWA STATE 5–1Big 12 198 - vs UConn L 71-53
24 SAN DIEGO STATE 4–2Mountain West 189 7 vs Arkansas L 78-74
25 OHIO STATE 5–1Big Ten 108 - vs Texas Tech W 80-73
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