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College Basketball Rankings: Ohio State Rises To No. 5

For more on the Ohio State Buckeyes, check out Along The Olentangy. You can also head over to SB Nation's main NCAA Basketball hub at SBNation.com/NCAA-Basketball.

By Travis Miller
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the latest NCAA basketball rankings are out, and the Ohio State Buckeyes made another move toward the top this week after blowouts of Nebraska and Iowa. Ohio State now sits at No. 5 in both the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll with only Syracuse, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Baylor ahead of them.

Basketball Rankings

Rank Team Points
1 Syracuse Orange 774
2 Kentucky Wildcats 742
3 North Carolina Tar Heels 702
4 Baylor Bears 684
5 Ohio St. Buckeyes 649
6 Duke Blue Devils 583
7 Michigan St. Spartans 578
8 Indiana Hoosiers 552
9 Missouri Tigers 540
10 Kansas Jayhawks 480
11 Georgetown Hoyas 425
12 UNLV Runnin' Rebels 374
13 Michigan Wolverines 351
14 Murray St. Racers 341
15 Louisville Cardinals 321
16 Connecticut Huskies 304
17 Virginia Cavaliers 251
18 Kansas St. Wildcats 242
19 Florida Gators 226
20 Mississippi St. Bulldogs 181
21 Creighton Bluejays 163
22 San Diego St. Aztecs 131
23 Gonzaga Bulldogs 103
24 Marquette Golden Eagles 69
25 Harvard Crimson 58
Rank Team Points
1 Syracuse Orange 1618
2 Kentucky Wildcats 1558
3 North Carolina Tar Heels 1476
4 Baylor Bears 1436
5 Ohio St. Buckeyes 1347
6 Michigan St. Spartans 1263
7 Indiana Hoosiers 1217
8 Duke Blue Devils 1186
9 Missouri Tigers 1096
10 Kansas Jayhawks 1005
11 Georgetown Hoyas 990
12 UNLV Runnin' Rebels 852
13 Michigan Wolverines 715
14 Louisville Cardinals 704
15 Murray St. Racers 628
16 Virginia Cavaliers 607
17 Connecticut Huskies 535
18 Kansas St. Wildcats 482
19 Florida Gators 463
20 Mississippi St. Bulldogs 362
21 Gonzaga Bulldogs 347
22 San Diego St. Aztecs 313
23 Creighton Bluejays 236
24 Seton Hall Pirates 205
25 Marquette Golden Eagles 170

For more on the Ohio State Buckeyes, check out Along The Olentangy. You can also head over to SB Nation's main NCAA Basketball hub at SBNation.com/NCAA-Basketball.

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