The last AP Top 25 College Basketball Poll of the regular season was released Monday and Ohio State hasn’t budged at all from last week, remaining at No. 19.
OSU lost its regular-season finale on the road to Michigan State, but it took down Illinois — a team tied for first place in the Big Ten at the time — so it was a push, push for the week.
But what about the Big Ten? The nation’s toughest conference had eight teams in the poll last week, but two of them dropped out, leaving now six teams appearing in the top 25. Those teams are Michigan State (9), Maryland (12), Wisconsin (18), Ohio State (19), Illinois (21), and Iowa (25). Michigan and Penn State both dropped out.
As far as the top five. It’s the usual suspects that we’ve seen hanging around that territory this year. Kansas remains No. 1, followed by Gonzaga, Dayton, Florida State, and Baylor. After dropping its second game of the year, San Diego State falls to No. 6.
Ohio State will get its postseason fired up Thursday when it plays Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament.
