Ohio State Falls Out Of AP Top 25 Men's Basketball Poll After Loss To North Carolina

The Buckeyes fell to the Tar Heels in overtime, 89-84, in the CBS Sports Classic on Saturday.

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Andrew Lind
Dec 19, 2022 12:29 PM EST

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The Ohio State men's basketball team fell out of the latest Associated Press Top 25 Poll, which was released on Monday afternoon, following its 89-84 overtime loss to North Carolina in the CBS Sports Classic on Saturday.

The Buckeyes were just two seconds from victory after freshman Brice Sensabaugh knocked down the go-ahead jumper, but Tar Heels forward Pete Nance's shot at the buzzer sent the game to overtime.

North Carolina outscored Ohio State, 10-5, in the extra frame, though the Buckeyes had a chance to tie it in the final seconds before junior center Zed Key was called for a travel on a three-point attempt.

The loss dropped the Buckeyes to 7-3 overall and 0-3 all-time against the Tar Heels in the CBS Sports Class. They'll look to get back on track this Wednesday with a home game against Maine (8:30 p.m. on BTN).

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The Big Ten now has just four teams ranked in this week's poll, including No. 1 Purdue, No. 16 Illinois, No. 17 Wisconsin and No. 18 Indiana. Maryland (78) and Ohio State (33) were among the others receiving votes, however.

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