Ohio State Remains Unranked In Latest AP Top 25 Men's Basketball Poll

The Buckeyes knocked off Maine last week and wrap up non-conference play on Thursday against Alabama A&M.

The Ohio State men’s basketball team remains unranked in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll after winning its only game last week, a 95-61 win over American East Conference foe Maine on Wednesday.

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The Buckeyes – who received 59 votes this week– were led by freshman forward Brice Sensabaugh, who scored a team-high 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting and added a career-high seven assists with a game-high seven rebounds.

Ohio State improved to 8-3 on the season with the victory over the Black Bears and will wrap up their non-conference schedule against Alabama A&M on Thursday. Tipoff at Value City Arena is set for 3 p.m. on BTN.

The Buckeyes will then travel to Northwestern on Sunday (7:30 p.m. on BTN) before hosting top-ranked Purdue on Thursday, Jan. 5. The Boilermakers are one of three Big Ten teams ranked this week, joining No. 15 Wisconsin and No. 16 Indiana.

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

1. Purdue (40)
2. UConn (20)
3. Houston
4. Kansas
5. Arizona
6. Texas
7. Tennessee
8. Alabama
9. Arkansas
10. Gonzaga
11. UCLA
12. Baylor
13. Virginia
14. Miami (Fla.)
15. Wisconsin
16. Indiana
17. Duke
18. TCU
19. Kentucky
20. Auburn
21. Mississippi State
22. New Mexico
23. Xavier
24. West Virginia
25. North Carolina

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