Ohio State Falls Out Of Latest Associated Press Top 25 Men's Basketball Poll

The Buckeyes dropped two of their three home games this week, including losses to Nebraska and Michigan.

After losing four of its final seven games to close out the regular season, Ohio State fell out of the latest Associated Press Top 25 Poll, which was released on Monday afternoon.

POLL ALERT: Kentucky into top five, Villanova, Tennessee into top 10 in AP Top 25; Gonzaga, Arizona, Baylor remain 1-2-3 and North Carolina returns to the poll.

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— AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) March 7, 2022

Entering the week at No. 23, the Buckeyes lost to last-place Nebraska, 78-70, on Tuesday before rebounding with an 80-69 win over Michigan State on Thursday. Ohio State then fell at home to Michigan, 75-69, as the Wolverines spoiled the Senior Day festivities on Sunday afternoon.

The Buckeyes now enter this week’s Big Ten Tournament as the six seed and await the winner of Wednesday’s game between 11th-seeded Penn State and No. 14 seed Minnesota. They are a combined 4-0 against those teams this season.

Tipoff between Ohio State and its to-be-determined opponent is set for 9 p.m. ET on Thursday. It will be broadcast live on BTN.

That said, the full AP Top 25 can be found below, with first-place votes in parenthesis. The Buckeyes received just 16 total votes.

1. Gonzaga (52)
2. Arizona (6)
3. Baylor (3)
4. Auburn
5. Kentucky
6. Kansas
7. Duke
8. Villanova
9. Purdue
10. Tennessee
11. Providence
12. Wisconsin
13. UCLA
14. Texas Tech
15. Arkansas
16. Illinois
17. Saint Mary’s
18. Houston
19. Murray State
20. UConn
21. USC
22. Texas
23. Colorado State
24. Iowa
25. North Carolina

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