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On Wednesday, Dec. 4, the Ohio State Buckeyes will travel to Chapel Hill, N.C. to take on the North Carolina Tar Heels as part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. However, in an unexpected turn of events, Chris Holtmann’s Buckeyes will enter the game as the higher-ranked team.
On Monday, the latest edition of the Associated Press Top 25 was released, and it saw the Bucks move up from 10th to sixth, while the Heels fell from sixth to seventh following their loss to Michigan in the Battle 4 Atlantis over the Thanksgiving weekend.
The Wolverines made the massive jump going from unranked to No. 4 thanks to the tournament win in the Bahamas. The Maryland Terrapins come in at No. 3 following a holiday tournament victory in Orlando, Fla. The only other Big Ten team in the rankings is Michigan State at No. 11.
The Kentucky Wildcats, who OSU will play on Dec. 21, are at No. 8, while Villanova — who the Bucks beat 76-51 last month are at No. 23.
Check out the full AP Poll:
AP Men’s Basketball Rankings | Dec. 2
| Rank | Trend | Team | Conference | Record | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Trend | Team | Conference | Record | Points |
| 1 | ^1 | Louisville | ACC | 7-0 | 1,599(48) |
| 2 | ^2 | Kansas | Big 12 | 43617 | 1,497(3) |
| 3 | ^2 | Maryland | Big Ten | 8-0 | 1446 |
| 4 | - | Michigan | Big Ten | 7-0 | 1,429(9) |
| 5 | ^2 | Virginia | ACC | 7-0 | 1,424(5) |
| 6 | ^4 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7-0 | 1244 |
| 7 | ˅1 | North Carolina | ACC | 43617 | 1162 |
| 8 | ^1 | Kentucky | SEC | 43617 | 1096 |
| 9 | ˅1 | Gonzaga | West Coast | 43678 | 1095 |
| 10 | ˅9 | Duke | ACC | 43647 | 1083 |
| 11 | ˅8 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 43587 | 964 |
| 12 | ^2 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 9-0 | 875 |
| 13 | ˅2 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 43618 | 785 |
| 14 | ^4 | Auburn | SEC | 7-0 | 698 |
| 15 | ^1 | Memphis | American Athletic Conference (AAC) | 43617 | 652 |
| 16 | ˅3 | Seton Hall | Big East | 43618 | 629 |
| 17 | - | Florida State | ACC | 43647 | 562 |
| 18 | ^1 | Baylor | Big 12 | 43586 | 466 |
| 19 | - | Dayton | Atlantic 10 | 43586 | 386 |
| 20 | ^1 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 6-0 | 371 |
| 21 | ˅4 | Tennessee | SEC | 43617 | 331 |
| 22 | ^1 | Washington | Pac-12 | 43586 | 222 |
| 23 | ˅1 | Villanova | Big East | 43587 | 192 |
| 24 | - | Butler | Big East | 7-0 | 165 |
| 25 | ˅10 | Utah State | Mountain West | 43647 | 112 |