It’s time to check in on the college basketball polls once again, and we’re happy to report that the Ohio State basketball squad has moved up modestly in the latest Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Last week, the Buckeyes fell a wee bit to No. 18, but after destroying IUPUI this past week, OSU has now moved up to No. 16. Unfortunately for Ohio State, the other game scheduled for Saturday against Nebraska was shelved because of an increase in COVID-19 cases within the Huskers’ program. So, the lone, pop-up game that was recently scheduled against IUPUI is all we got to see from the scarlet and gray between the rankings.
Ahead of OSU in the top ten this week is Gonzaga (1), Auburn (2), Arizona (3), Baylor (4), Kansas (5), Purdue (6), Duke (7), UCLA (8), Houston (9), and Michigan State (10).
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Complete Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Change |
| 1 | Gonzaga | 15-2 | 784 (18) | – |
| 2 | Auburn | 18-1 | 777 (13) | – |
| 3 | Arizona | 16-1 | 742 (1) | – |
| 4 | Baylor | 17-2 | 690 | +2 |
| 5 | Kansas | 16-2 | 667 | +2 |
| 6 | Purdue | 15-3 | 589 | -2 |
| 7 | Duke | 15-3 | 567 | -2 |
| 8 | UCLA | 13-2 | 551 | +1 |
| 9 | Houston | 17-2 | 538 | +1 |
| 10 | Michigan St | 15-3 | 501 | +3 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 15-3 | 466 | -3 |
| 12 | Villanova | 14-5 | 423 | -1 |
| 13 | Kentucky | 15-4 | 400 | -1 |
| 14 | Texas Tech | 15-4 | 396 | +5 |
| 15 | USC | 16-2 | 333 | – |
| 16 | Ohio State | 12-4 | 311 | +2 |
| 17 | Providence | 16-2 | 293 | +4 |
| 18 | LSU | 15-4 | 171 | -2 |
| 19 | Connecticut | 13-4 | 165 | +6 |
| 20 | Tennessee | 13-5 | 154 | +5 |
| 21 | Illinois | 13-5 | 139 | -4 |
| 22 | Colorado St | 15-1 | 126 | +1 |
| 23 | Xavier | 14-4 | 107 | -3 |
| 24 | Iowa State | 14-5 | 99 | -10 |
| 25 | Texas | 14-5 | 3 | -3 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 24 Loyola-Chicago
Others Receiving Votes
Alabama 53; Marquette 44; Brigham Young 36; Seton Hall 32; Davidson 30; Miami-Florida 22; Loyola-Chicago 21; Oregon 18; Florida State 18; Indiana 17; Boise St. 14; Texas A&M 12; Texas Christian 10; Wake Forest 9; Iowa 8; Murray St. 5; San Francisco 3; Saint Mary’s 2; Wyoming 1; UAB 1
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