Not unlike many other programs, Ohio State has had some significant roster turnover on its men’s basketball squad. Despite being fully entrenched in the offseason prematurely when the sporting world shut down in mid-March because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s been transfers leaving, transfers coming in, prospects declaring for the NBA draft, and more.
It all has resulted in rosters looking much different than what we thought they would, and it has had a direct impact on what the media circus believes each team in college basketball will do in 2020-2021.
Because of that, ESPN continues to revise its way-too-early college basketball top 25 for the upcoming 2020-2021 season. During its first release (should have been called way-way-way-too-early), ESPN’s Jeff Borzello had the Buckeyes pretty high up at No. 13. Since then, he dropped Ohio State down to 17, and now — he has them falling all the way down to No. 22.
Updated Way-Too-Early Top 25…
1. Gonzaga
2. Villanova
3. Baylor
4. Virginia
5. Iowa• Risers: Texas, Indiana, West Virginia
• Fallers: Arizona State, Houston, Arkansashttps://t.co/RSI0N8fQyP— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) May 20, 2020
But why? Well, the roster turnover is the key. Here’s what Borzello says about Ohio State basketball entering next season.