Did the Ohio State basketball team peak too soon? It’s kind of feeling that way after two more losses this week at the hands of Michigan State and No. 9 Iowa.
The Buckeyes have looked somewhat lackadaisical in the last two matchups after a hard-fought battle against No. 3 Michigan. After OSU lost to the Wolverines, the AP voters kept the Bucks at No. 4 in the country, but after dropping three in a row that’s no longer the case as Ohio State is now ranked No. 7 falling three spots in the latest AP Top 25 Poll.
The silver lining in all of this is that the Buckeyes still have one more regular-season game before heading into the Big Ten conference tournament. However, that last game is against No. 4 Illinois. Ohio State could very well go into the postseason on a four-game losing streak.
POLL ALERT: Undefeated Gonzaga still No. 1 but Michigan takes over at No. 2 after Baylor's loss; Iowa jumps to No. 5.
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Here’s a look at how the AP top 10 shakes out: Gonzaga (1), Michigan (2), Baylor (3), Illinois (4), Iowa (5), West Virginia (6), Ohio State (7), Alabama (8), Houston (9), Villanova (10).