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The Ohio State basketball team just polished off another undefeated week, beating Maryland on the road and Indiana at home. The Buckeyes now sit at No. 4 in both major polls and seem to be getting better and better with each passing game.

The major polls aren’t the only ones giving Ohio State some love, and in fact, many of the college basketball opinion-makers are also coming away highly impressed with the team that the Buckeyes have become. Count Jay Bilas and Andy Katz among them. Another person that continues to like what OSU puts out on the court is ESPN’s Jeff Borzello. He releases his weekly power rankings (subscription required) and has continued to keep the Buckeyes up in the top five.

Here’s what Borzello says about Ohio State’s spot in the college basketball landscape this week.

NEXT … Ohio State basketball according to the ESPN Power Rankings

The climb continues for the Ohio State basketball team. Just outside of the top 25 a few weeks ago, most polls and experts now have the Buckeyes up inside the top five in the country and potentially closing in on a No. 1 seed if things continue.

Almost every single opinion maker out there now has the Buckeyes among the elite teams in the country, and there’s one that we’ve been following for quite some time. . Last week, ESPN’s Jeff Borzello had OSU at No. 9 in his weekly power rankings, which was good in its own right. But now, after a win on the road against Iowa, in combination with some losses by the teams in front, he now has elevated Ohio State up among the elite teams in the country.

We must of course caution that there is still plenty of season to go, but there’s no doubt at this point that the Buckeyes are going to be seeded fairly high in the NCAA Tournament wherever and whenever it gets played.

So, where did Borzello catapult OSU since last week? And why? We’re glad you asked.

NEXT … Ohio State’s spot in ESPN’s college basketball power rankings

We’ve yet to run across one major opinion ranking that hasn’t moved the Ohio State basketball team up after another the last couple of weeks of remarkable play. That’s what happens when you win six of seven games in the rough and tumble Big Ten.

One of those opinion rankings we like to keep an eye on is the weekly ESPN Power Rankings (subscription required). It was a slow burn in that one with OSU outside of the top sixteen for quite some time this season, but over the last three weeks, the Buckeyes have made a significant move. They have been elevated even further this week according to Jeff Borzello.

So, where does the ESPN writer have Ohio State and what does he say about the Buckeyes?

NEXT … Ohio State according to ESPN

There are official polls and then there are unofficial, opinion polls from some of the larger media outlets. And … if someone’s keeping score, we might as well check in on where Ohio State stands. In the case of Buckeye hoops, it is starting to rise on both accounts. Not only is it up in both the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll and AP Polls, but OSU has also risen in the latest ESPN Power Rankings.

Ohio State had been on the outside looking in but jumped into the power rankings last week, and now have risen even further. ESPN only ranks the top sixteen teams, so you know the Buckeyes are at least in that population, but where, and why?

Here’s what Jeff Borzello says about OSU and where he ranks them.

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