Ohio State Moves Up To No. 23 In AP Top 25 Men's Basketball Poll

The Buckeyes improved to 7-2 overall and 1-0 in Big Ten play with a 67-66 win over Rutgers on Thursday, with senior guard Tanner Holden hitting the game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer.

Ohio State returns to action on Saturday against North Carolina in the CBS Sports Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Tipoff against the Tar Heels, who are 6-4 overall, is set for 3 p.m.

The Buckeyes are one of six Big Ten teams in this week’s poll, joining No. 1 Purdue, No. 14 Indiana, No. 18 Illinois, No. 20 Maryland and No. 22 Wisconsin, which was not ranked last week.

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

1. Purdue (27)
2. Virginia (19)
3. UConn (15)
4. Alabama
5. Houston
6. Tennessee
7. Texas
8. Kansas
9. Arizona
10. Arkansas
11. Baylor
12. Duke
13. Kentucky
14. Indiana
15. Gonzaga
16. UCLA
17. Mississippi State
18. Illinois
19. Auburn
20. Maryland
21. TCU
22. Wisconsin
23. Ohio State
24. Virginia Tech
25. Miami (Fla.)

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