The Ohio State men's basketball team is ranked for the first time this season.
After picking up two wins in last week's Maui Invitational, including a victory over a top-20 opponent, the Buckeyes came in at No. 25 in Monday's latest AP poll.
Ohio State lost its first ranked matchup of the season to San Diego State, but bounced back to blow out Cincinnati and edge then-No. 21 Texas Tech over the next two days in Hawaii. Texas Tech dropped out of the rankings with the loss.
The Buckeyes are now 5-1 to start the season, but face perhaps their toughest test so far on the road against Duke on Wednesday. The Blue Devils are sitting at No. 17 in the country after a 6-2 start to the year, but dropped eight spots in the latest poll following a blowout loss to Purdue.
Ohio State is one of six ranked teams in the Big Ten, with Purdue (No. 5), Indiana (No. 10), Illinois (No. 16), Michigan State (No. 20) and Maryland (No. 22) all still ranking above the Buckeyes.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PREV | CONFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOUSTON | 6–0American Athletic | 1,534 (45) | 1 | vs Kent State W 49-44 |
| 2 | TEXAS | 5–0Big 12 | 1,467 (8) | 2 | vs Texas Rio Grande Valley W 91-54 |
| 3 | VIRGINIA | 5–0Atlantic Coast | 1,408 (2) | 2 | vs Maryland-Eastern Shore W 72-45 |
| 4 | ARIZONA | 6–0Pacific 12 | 1,341 | 10 | vs Creighton W 81-79 |
| 5 | PURDUE | 6–0Big Ten | 1,307 (8) | 19 | vs Duke W 75-56 |
| 6 | BAYLOR | 5–1Big 12 | 1,111 | 1 | vs McNeese State W 89-60 |
| 7 | CREIGHTON | 6–1Big East | 1,100 | 3 | vs Arizona L 81-79 |
| 8 | UCONN | 8–0Big East | 1,099 | 12 | vs Iowa State W 71-53 |
| 9 | KANSAS | 6–1Big 12 | 990 | 6 | vs Tennessee L 64-50 |
| 10 | INDIANA | 6–0Big Ten | 938 | 1 | vs Jackson State W 90-51 |
| 11 | ARKANSAS | 5–1Southeastern | 860 | 2 | vs San Diego State W 78-74 |
| 11 | ALABAMA | 6–1Southeastern | 860 | 7 | vs North Carolina W 103-101 |
| 13 | TENNESSEE | 5–1Southeastern | 848 | 9 | vs Kansas W 64-50 |
| 14 | GONZAGA | 5–2West Coast | 845 | 8 | vs Xavier W 88-84 |
| 15 | AUBURN | 7–0Southeastern | 733 | 2 | vs Saint Louis W 65-60 |
| 16 | ILLINOIS | 5–1Big Ten | 643 | - | vs Lindenwood W 92-59 |
| 17 | DUKE | 6–2Atlantic Coast | 614 | 9 | vs Purdue L 75-56 |
| 18 | NORTH CAROLINA | 5–2Atlantic Coast | 541 | 17 | vs Alabama L 103-101 |
| 19 | KENTUCKY | 4–2Southeastern | 472 | 4 | vs North Florida W 96-56 |
| 20 | MICHIGAN STATE | 5–2Big Ten | 469 | 8 | vs Portland W 78-77 |
| 21 | UCLA | 5–2Pacific 12 | 346 | 2 | vs Bellarmine W 81-60 |
| 22 | MARYLAND | 6–0Big Ten | 282 | 1 | vs Coppin State W 95-79 |
| 23 | IOWA STATE | 5–1Big 12 | 198 | - | vs UConn L 71-53 |
| 24 | SAN DIEGO STATE | 4–2Mountain West | 189 | 7 | vs Arkansas L 78-74 |
| 25 | OHIO STATE | 5–1Big Ten | 108 | - | vs Texas Tech W 80-73 |
