Ohio State Stays At No. 25 in the AP Poll After Splitting Games Against Duke and St. Francis

Ohio State is ranked in the AP Top 25 for the second straight week.

After splitting games against then-No. 17 Duke and St. Francis over the past week, Ohio State remains at No. 25 in the AP poll. The Buckeyes lost at Duke, 81-72, on Wednesday, but bounced back to beat St. Francis by 37 points over the weekend.

Unranked in the preseason, Ohio State made its first appearance in the rankings last Monday when it came in at No. 25 following a 2-1 showing in the Maui Invitational.

AP TOP 25 Poll
RANK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS	PREV	CONFERENCE
1	HOUSTON	8–0American Athletic	1,502 (37)	-	vs Saint Mary's W 53-48
2	TEXAS	6–0Big 12	1,473 (14)	-	vs Creighton W 72-67
3	VIRGINIA	7–0Atlantic Coast	1,416 (3)	-	vs Florida State W 62-57
4	PURDUE	8–0Big Ten	1,411 (8)	1	vs Minnesota W 89-70
5	UCONN	9–0Big East	1,295	3	vs Oklahoma State W 74-64
6	KANSAS	8–1Big 12	1,131	3	vs Seton Hall W 91-65
7	TENNESSEE	7–1Southeastern	1,046	6	vs Alcorn State W 94-40
8	ALABAMA	7–1Southeastern	1,029	3	vs South Dakota State W 78-65
9	ARKANSAS	7–1Southeastern	1,021	2	vs San Jose State W 99-58
10	ARIZONA	7–1Pacific 12	1,013	6	vs California W 81-68
11	AUBURN	8–0Southeastern	853	4	vs Colgate W 93-66
12	BAYLOR	6–2Big 12	841	6	vs Gonzaga W 64-63
13	MARYLAND	8–0Big Ten	811	9	vs Illinois W 71-66
14	INDIANA	7–1Big Ten	759	4	@ Rutgers L 63-48
15	DUKE	8–2Atlantic Coast	745	2	vs Boston College W 75-59
16	KENTUCKY	6–2Southeastern	596	3	vs Michigan W 73-69
17	ILLINOIS	6–2Big Ten	554	1	@ Maryland L 71-66
18	GONZAGA	5–3West Coast	517	4	vs Baylor L 64-63
19	UCLA	7–2Pacific 12	479	2	vs Oregon W 65-56
20	IOWA STATE	7–1Big 12	376	3	vs St. John's W 71-60
21	CREIGHTON	6–3Big East	346	14	vs Nebraska L 63-53
22	SAN DIEGO STATE	6–2Mountain West	265	2	vs Occidental W 95-57
23	MISSISSIPPI STATE	8–0Southeastern	187	-	vs Mississippi Valley State W 82-52
24	TCU	6–1Big 12	113	-	vs Providence W 75-62
25	OHIO STATE	6–2Big Ten	81	-	vs St. Francis (PA) W 96-59

With a 6-2 record on the season, the Buckeyes are one of five ranked teams in the Big Ten. Ohio State begins conference play Thursday with a 7 p.m. matchup against Rutgers at home.