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After falling to Michigan State on Saturday, the Ohio State Buckeyes dropped to No. 16 in the latest edition of the AP Men’s College Basketball Top 25 Poll. The Buckeyes entered the weekend as the No. 14 squad in the country, but suffered an 86-77 loss at home to the Spartans.
On the bright side, OSU is out to an impressive 12-2 start to the season. They can rebound on Wednesday, as they’ll play Rutgers at 7 p.m. ET.
Atop the the college basketball world, things remained mostly unchanged. Duke, Michigan, Tennessee and Virginia kept their perch at the top of the rankings. While all four teams received first-place votes, the Blue Devils had the most with 37. The only change in the top five was Kansas, who fell to No. 7 after a loss to Iowa State; Gonzaga takes over at No. 5 in this week’s slot. Michigan State improved from No. 8 to No. 6 following their win on Saturday in Columbus.
In addition to the trio of Big Ten schools mentioned, Indiana is the fourth (and final) team from the conference represented in this week’s poll. The Hoosiers appear at No. 22, a one-spot increase from last week.
Here is the full AP Poll:
AP Poll (Jan. 7)
| Rank | Team [First Place Votes] | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team [First Place Votes] | Record |
| 1 | Duke [37] | 12-1 |
| 2 | Michigan [9] | 15-0 |
| 3 | Tennessee [13] | 12-1 |
| 4 | Virginia [5] | 13-0 |
| 5 | Gonzaga | 14-2 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 13-2 |
| 7 | Kansas | 12-2 |
| 8 | Texas Tech | 13-1 |
| 9 | Virginia Tech | 13-1 |
| 10 | Nevada | 14-1 |
| 11 | Auburn | 11-2 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 11-3 |
| 13 | Florida State | 12-2 |
| 14 | Mississippi State | 12-1 |
| 15 | NC State | 12-2 |
| 16 | Ohio State | 15-0 |
| 17 | Houston | 10-3 |
| 18 | Kentucky | 13-1 |
| 19 | Buffalo | 12-2 |
| 20 | Iowa State | 12-3 |
| 21 | Marquette | 12-3 |
| 22 | Indiana | 12-2 |
| 23 | Oklahoma | 14-1 |
| 24 | St. John's | 12-1 |
| 25 | TCU |