Ohio State basketball has had quite the season.
They’ve showcased dynamic offensive firepower at times while also having spurts of horrific, turnover-filled play. That Jekyll-and-Hyde type play is exactly what fans were given a glimpse of this past week.
The week started with a troubling road loss to Iowa and ended with a stellar home victory over Maryland, avenging their earlier loss to the Terrapins.
That said, the duo of performances actually led to Ohio State moving up in the most recent USA Today Coaches Poll.
OSU has been ranked No. 23 by the coaches, the fifth-best team in the Big Ten and one of six Big Ten teams ranked. Michigan State was the only Big Ten team showing in the rankings below Ohio State.
The Buckeyes are up one spot from last week, and its history in the poll shows just how fickle they’ve been this season. Ohio State is the only team in the Coaches Poll this season to have been ranked in the top two and also have been unranked.
That sums up the season, and with the win over Maryland, Ohio State should be close to being officially locked into the NCAA Tournament, something to smile at amidst extreme road concerns.
