The Ohio State basketball team is getting healthy at the right time. Former Ivy League player of the year, Seth Towns, has added a spark since being able to get on the floor and after sitting out four games from injury, and C.J. Walker made his presence felt at the point guard position this weekend.
The Buckeyes dropped a heartbreaker by letting one slip away at home against Purdue on Wednesday evening. OSU was in control most of the game, but couldn’t hold on at the end.
Memories have to be short in conference play as Ohio State then had to prepare for a tough road matchup in Madison against No. 10 Wisconsin. The Buckeyes were able to go into the Kohl Center and come out with an impressive win over the Badgers.
The Associated Press poll voters took notice and jumped the Buckeyes up two spots to No. 13, one spot ahead of Wisconsin.
POLL ALERT: Gonzaga, Baylor remain atop AP Top 25 men's basketball poll; Alabama cracks top 10 for first time since 2007.
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As of now the top ten consists of Gonzaga (1), Baylor (2), Villanova (3), Michigan (4), Texas (5), Houston (6), Iowa (7), Virginia (8), Alabama (9), and Texas Tech (10).
Ohio State takes the court next on Wednesday at 7 pm EST against Penn State to put the new ranking on the line Here’s what the rest of the poll looks like.
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Associated Press College Basketball Top 25
1. Gonzaga
2. Baylor
3. Villanova
4. Michigan
5. Texas
6. Houston
7. Iowa
8. Virginia
9. Alabama
10. Texas Tech
11. West Virginia
12. Missouri
13. Ohio State
14. Wisconsin
15. Kansas
16. Florida State
17. Creighton
18. Tennessee
19. Illinois
20. Virginia Tech
21. Minnesota
22. St. Louis
23. UCLA
24. Oklahoma
25. Louisville
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