The Ohio State basketball team is playing well right now. In fact, the Buckeyes have put together an impressive January stretch, altogether winning six of eight games played this past month. And the two losses coming by a combined total of only five points.
The AP voters took notice this week and vaulted OSU all the way up to No. 7 in the national rankings. That’s a six-spot jump from last week’s No. 13 ranking.
The road doesn’t get any easier for Ohio State. They will only play one game this week, but it is against an Iowa Hawkeye team that is sitting directly behind them at No. 8 in the AP poll. The Hawkeyes and the Buckeyes are currently tied for third place in the Big Ten standings.
POLL ALERT: Gonzaga, Baylor top latest AP Top 25, Houston climbs to No. 5 and Oklahoma and Ohio State jump into the top 10; Drake joins poll at No. 25.
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Oklahoma joins Ohio State as newcomers to the AP top ten this week. The current top ten is as follows: Gonzaga (1), Baylor (2), Villanova (3), Michigan (4), Houston (5), Texas (6), Ohio State (7), Iowa (8), Oklahoma (9), and Alabama (10).
Ohio State takes the court on Thursday at 7 pm EST in Iowa City. Here’s what the rest of the top 25 looks like.
NEXT … Complete AP College Basketball Top 25
Associated Press College Basketball Top 25
1. Gonzaga
2. Baylor
3. Villanova
4. Michigan
5. Houston
6. Texas
7. Ohio State
8. Iowa
9. Oklahoma
10. Alabama
11. Tennessee
12. Illinois
13. Texas Tech
14. Virginia
15. Creighton
16. Virginia Tech
17. West Virginia
18. Missouri
19. Wisconsin
20. Florida State
21. UCLA
22. Florida
23. Kansas
24. Purdue
25. Drake
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