Ohio State Ranked No. 24 In Return To AP Top 25 Men’s Basketball Poll

The Buckeyes will have their toughest test of this season with No. 1 Purdue coming to town on Thursday.

After a two-week hiatus, the Ohio State men’s basketball team returned to the Associated Press Top 25 Poll, coming in at No. 24 in the latest rankings following victories over Alabama A&M and Northwestern.

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The Buckeyes improved to 10-3 overall and 2-0 in Big Ten play with the 90-59 win over the Bulldogs and 73-57 win over the Wildcats, and will now welcome top-ranked Purdue to Columbus on Thursday (7 p.m. on FS1).

Other Big Ten teams ranked in this week’s poll include No. 14 Wisconsin and No. 15 Indiana. Illinois (21) and Michigan State (5) are among the others receiving votes, meanwhile.

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

1. Purdue (60)
2. Houston
3. Kansas
4. UConn (1)
5. Ariona
6. Texas
7. Alabama
8. Tennessee
9. Gonzaga
10. UCLA
11. Virginia
12. Miami (Fla.)
13. Arkansas
14. Wisconsin
15. Indiana
16. Duke
17. TCU
18. Xavier
19. Baylor
20. Missouri
21. New Mexico
22. Auburn
23. Charleston
24. Ohio State
25. Iowa State

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