Ohio State Remains Unranked in AP Top 25, Duke Moves To No. 1 Ahead of Tuesday Matchup With Buckeyes

By Griffin Strom on November 29, 2021 at 12:10 pm
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Ohio State remained unranked in the AP poll on Monday, but its upcoming opponent jumped to No. 1 in the rankings.

The Buckeyes, who started at No. 17 in the preseason before falling to 19th and then unranked in the past few weeks, will take on the nation's top-ranked team Tuesday when they host Duke at the Schottenstein Center.

Ohio State split a pair of games against ranked opponents in the Fort Myers Tip-Off in Florida last week, beating then-No. 21 Seton Hall on a game-winning 3-pointer from Meechie Johnson Jr. in the final moments last Monday before losing to then-No. 23 Florida on a deep buzzer-beater three on Wednesday.

The Buckeyes are now 4-2 through the first six games of the season, and return home for a matchup with Mike Krzyzewski and the Duke Blue Devils at 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday. After a win over then-No. 1 Gonzaga on Friday, Duke improved from No. 5 to No. 1 in the AP rankings on Monday.

AP TOP 25 Poll
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS PREV CONFERENCE
1 DUKE 7–0 1,513 (51) 5 Atlantic Coast
2 PURDUE 6–0 1,442 (9) 3 Big Ten
3 GONZAGA 6–1 1,428 (1) 1 West Coast
4 BAYLOR 7–0 1,324 6 Big 12
5 UCLA 6–1 1,253 2 Pacific 12
6 VILLANOVA 4–2 1,147 7 Big East
7 TEXAS 4–1 1,115 8 Big 12
8 KANSAS 5–1 1,027 4 Big 12
9 KENTUCKY 5–1 1,002 10 Southeastern
10 ARKANSAS 6–0 960 13 Southeastern
11 ARIZONA 6–0 851 17 Pacific 12
12 BYU 6–0 791 18 West Coast
13 TENNESSEE 4–1 730 15 Southeastern
14 FLORIDA 6–0 681 23 Southeastern
15 HOUSTON 5–1 631 12 American Athletic
16 ALABAMA 6–1 456 10 Southeastern
17 CONNECTICUT 6–1 437 22 Big East
18 MEMPHIS 5–1 435 9 American Athletic
19 IOWA STATE 6–0 403 Big 12
20 USC 6–0 380 24 Pacific 12
21 AUBURN 5–1 325 19 Southeastern
22 MICHIGAN STATE 5–2 295 Big Ten
23 WISCONSIN 5–1 224 Big Ten
24 MICHIGAN 4–2 177 20 Big Ten
25 SETON HALL 5–1 151 21 Big East
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