Ohio State Remains At No. 13 In Latest Associated Press Top 25 Men’s Basketball Poll

The Buckeyes returned to action on Sunday night following a 22-day layoff due to a COVID-19 outbreak.

After winning Sunday night’s game at Nebraska in overtime, the Ohio State men’s basketball program remained at No. 13 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 Poll, which was released on Monday afternoon.

POLL ALERT: Baylor, Duke remain 1-2 in AP Top 25 with few changes at top, no new teams; Auburn into top 10, Iowa St out.

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— AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) January 3, 2022

The Buckeyes, who are 9-2 overall and 3-0 in Big Ten play, hadn’t played a game since Dec. 11 – a period of 22 days – due to a coronavirus outbreak within the program.

They had three games cancelled, including a matchup with Kentucky in the CBS Sports Classic and home dates against Tennessee Martin and New Orleans.

Ohio State now travels to Indiana this Thursday (7 p.m. on FS1) before returning home to take on Northwestern on Sunday, with the time and network to be announced at a later date.

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

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

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