Ohio State's standing in the AP Top 25 did not change this week.
The Buckeyes will stay at No. 16 after splitting a pair of Big Ten road games this past week, first beating Minnesota at Williams Arena on Thursday, 75-64, before losing at Purdue in a contest that was decided on a last-second shot on Sunday. The Boilermakers defeated the Buckeyes, 81-78, despite a furious second half comeback by Ohio State.
Ohio State has now been ranked in the AP poll for the past eight weeks in a row, peaking at No. 13 for a two-week stretch from Dec. 27 to Jan. 10 and dropping no lower than No. 19 thereafter. The Buckeyes are now 13-5 overall and 6-3 in the Big Ten, putting them in fifth place in the conference.
The Buckeyes have two home games on the docket this week, as Ohio State hosts Iowa at 8 p.m. Thursday before Maryland comes to town on Sunday for a 1 p.m. tip-off at the Schottenstein Center.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PREV | CONFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUBURN | 20–1 | 1,508 (49) | 1 | Southeastern |
| 2 | GONZAGA | 17–2 | 1,475 (12) | 2 | West Coast |
| 3 | UCLA | 16–2 | 1,338 | 7 | Pacific 12 |
| 4 | PURDUE | 18–3 | 1,282 | 6 | Big Ten |
| 5 | KENTUCKY | 17–4 | 1,195 | 12 | Southeastern |
| 6 | HOUSTON | 18–2 | 1,164 | 7 | American Athletic |
| 7 | ARIZONA | 17–2 | 1,159 | 3 | Pacific 12 |
| 8 | BAYLOR | 18–3 | 1,141 | 4 | Big 12 |
| 9 | DUKE | 17–3 | 1,107 | 9 | Atlantic Coast |
| 10 | KANSAS | 17–3 | 1,014 | 5 | Big 12 |
| 11 | WISCONSIN | 17–3 | 938 | 11 | Big Ten |
| 12 | VILLANOVA | 16–5 | 807 | 14 | Big East |
| 13 | MICHIGAN STATE | 16–4 | 751 | 10 | Big Ten |
| 14 | TEXAS TECH | 16–5 | 741 | 13 | Big 12 |
| 15 | PROVIDENCE | 18–2 | 709 | 17 | Big East |
| 16 | OHIO STATE | 13–5 | 548 | 16 | Big Ten |
| 17 | CONNECTICUT | 15–4 | 483 | 20 | Big East |
| 18 | ILLINOIS | 15–5 | 445 | 24 | Big Ten |
| 19 | USC | 18–3 | 337 | 15 | Pacific 12 |
| 20 | IOWA STATE | 16–5 | 324 | 23 | Big 12 |
| 21 | XAVIER | 15–5 | 255 | 21 | Big East |
| 22 | TENNESSEE | 14–6 | 234 | 18 | Southeastern |
| 23 | TEXAS | 16–5 | 203 | – | Big 12 |
| 24 | MARQUETTE | 15–7 | 188 | 22 | Big East |
| 25 | LSU | 16–5 | 180 | 19 | Southeastern |
