The Ohio State basketball team is still moving in the right direction. Another week, another set of impressive wins in the ridiculously good Big Ten. This time over Maryland and Indiana.
Ohio State moved up another spot from No. 5 to No. 4 in the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA Today Sports. The Buckeyes vaulted past Villanova after the Wildcats stubbed their toe against Creighton over the weekend.
OSU is showing no signs of slowing down at this point, rising to the occasion against each opponent, week in and week out. The road doesn’t get any easier for the Buckeyes as they’ll travel to Penn State later this week, followed by a showdown in Columbus with the No. 3 ranked Michigan Wolverines.
The Fighting Illini of Illinois find themselves with a No. 5 ranking, giving the Big Ten three teams in the top five. How electric would this Big Ten season be if fans were allowed in the arenas?
Winners of three in a row and six of their last seven — including a big victory against Villanova — @BluejayMBB is moving up in the @FerrisMowers Poll, which features three @bigten teams in the top five. @ScottMGleeson breaks down the rankings. https://t.co/BlOiYs6JoN pic.twitter.com/OWFNayHWb9
— USA TODAY Sports (@usatodaysports) February 15, 2021
The coaches top 10 consists of Gonzaga (1), Baylor (2), Michigan (3), Ohio State (4), Illinois (5), Houston (6), Villanova (7), Virginia (8), Alabama (9) and Oklahoma (10).
Here’s how the rest of the top 25 stacks up.
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Ferris Motors CBB Coaches Top 25
1. Gonzaga
2. Baylor
3. Michigan
4. Ohio State
5. Illinois
6. Houston
7. Villanova
8. Virginia
9. Alabama
10. Oklahoma
11. Texas Tech
12. Creighton
13. Texas
14. Iowa
15. West Virginia
16. Florida State
17. Virginia Tech
18. Southern Cal
19. Missouri
20. Tennessee
21. Wisconsin
22. Oklahoma State
23. Loyola-Chicago
24. Kansas
25. Oregon
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