Ohio State Falls To No. 16 In Latest Associated Press Top 25 Men’s Basketball Poll

The Buckeyes split their last two games, including a loss at Indiana and home win over Northwestern.

Ohio State fell three spots to No. 16 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 Poll, which was released on Monday afternoon.

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— AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) January 10, 2022

The Buckeyes split a pair of games over the last week, including a 16-point loss at Indiana on Thursday and a 95-87 win over Northwestern on Sunday evening. Forward E.J. Liddell struggled against the Hoosiers, but scored a career-high 34 points against the Wildcats.

Ohio State is 10-3 on the season, including 4-1 in the Big Ten. The Buckeyes hit the road to take on Wisconsin on Jan. 13 (7 p.m. on ESPN2) before returning home for their second matchup with Penn State this season on Jan. 16 (12 p.m. on BTN).

That said, the full AP Top 25 can be found below, with first-place votes in parenthesis:

1. Baylor (61)
2. Gonzaga
3. UCLA
4. Auburn
5. USC
6. Arizona
7. Purdue
8. Duke
9. Kansas
10. Michigan State
11. Houston
12. LSU
13. Wisconsin
14. Villanova
15. Iowa State
16. Ohio State
17. Xavier
18. Kentucky
19. Texas Tech
20. Seton Hall
21. Texas
22. Tennessee
23. Providence
24. Alabama
25. Illinois

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