After being the unanimous No. 1 for the past three weeks, Ohio State dropped to second in the AP poll and third in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll after losing its first game of the season Saturday at Wisconsin. The Buckeyes, loosing to the Badgers 71-67, hold on to the AP No. 2 stop by just one point while receiving 14 first place votes. OSU received three first-place votes in the other poll.

The Buckeyes will match-up against Big Ten foe Michigan State on Tuesday. The game will be televised on ESPN.
AP Top 25
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Kansas (22) 24-1 1,549
2 Ohio State (14) 24-1 1,536
3 Texas (23) 22-3 1,535
4 Pittsburgh (6) 23-2 1,478
5 Duke 23-2 1,348
6 San Diego State 25-1 1,256
7 Brigham Young 24-2 1,217
8 Notre Dame 21-4 1,212
9 Georgetown 20-5 1,103
10 Wisconsin 19-5 1,044
11 Purdue 20-5 941
12 Arizona 21-4 795
13 Connecticut 19-5 786
14 Florida 20-5 775
15 Villanova 19-6 710
16 Louisville 19-6 683
17 Syracuse 20-6 496
18 Vanderbilt 18-6 471
19 North Carolina 18-6 420
20 Missouri 19-6 404
21 Texas A&M 19-5 377
22 Kentucky 17-7 320
23 Temple 19-5 208
24 Xavier 18-6 83
25 Utah State 23-3 75

ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Kansas (14) 24-1 753
2 Texas (13) 22-3 746
3 Ohio State (3) 24-1 706
4 Pittsburgh (1) 23-2 697
5 Duke 23-2 647
6 San Diego State 25-1 623
7 Notre Dame 21-4 588
8 Brigham Young 24-2 560
9 Georgetown 20-5 526
10 Wisconsin 19-5 460
11 Purdue 20-5 458
12 Connecticut 19-5 405
13 Arizona 21-4 363
14 Villanova 19-6 359
15 Florida 20-5 341
16 Louisville 19-6 332
17 Texas A&M 19-5 201
18 Vanderbilt 18-6 188
19 North Carolina 18-6 186
20 Syracuse 20-6 185
21 Missouri 19-6 159
22 Kentucky 17-7 140
23 Saint Mary’s 22-4 139
24 Utah State 23-3 129
25 Temple 19-5 58

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This entry was posted on Monday, February 14th, 2011 at 5:48 pm.
Categories: BUCKEYE COUNTRY, MEN's BASKETBALL.

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