The latest AP Basketball Poll is out, and the Ohio State basketball team has jumped all the way up to No. 2 in the country.
The Buckeyes would most likely have already been No. 1 if not for a loss last week to Minnesota just before the poll was released. Since then, Ohio State has blown away a Southeast Missouri State team, and then took care of business against a very good top ten Kentucky squad on the national stage.
The jump comes after Ohio State had fallen down to No. 5 in last week’s release.
The only team sitting on top of the Buckeyes now is a talented 13-1 Gonzaga club. Just behind OSU and rounding out the top ten is Louisville (3), Duke (4), Kansas (5), Oregon (6), Baylor (7), Auburn (8), Memphis (9), and Villanova (10).
🚨 We’ve climbed to #2️⃣ in the latest @AP_Top25 poll❗️#GoBucks #Team121 pic.twitter.com/VqwMYXJF6Z
— Ohio State Hoops (@OhioStateHoops) December 23, 2019
Ohio State is currently on a bit of a break for the holidays, but will next be in action on a so-called neutral court against West Virginia on Sunday in Cleveland.