Buckeyes move to No. 12 in both polls – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/14/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 14, 2006
Ohio State moved to the No. 12 spot in both the Associated Press (media) and ESPN/USA Today (coaches) polls after wins vs. a pair or ranked opponents last week. The Buckeyes topped No. 22 Michigan 95-85 on the road Feb. 9 and then handled No. 10 Illinois 69-53 Sunday in Columbus. Ohio State is 18-3 overall and 7-3 in the Big Ten.
The three losses have come by a combined 10 points to then No. 16 Indiana (81-79, Jan. 7) in Bloomington, to then No. 14 Michigan State in double overtime (62-59, Jan. 15) in Columbus and to Iowa (67-62, Jan. 28) in Iowa City.
The current No. 12 ranking is the highest for an Ohio State team since it entered the 2000 NCAA Tournament as the No. 8-ranked team.
2005-06 Associated Press Poll (As of Feb. 13)
| Rk | Team (No. 1 votes) | Rcd | Points |
| 1. Connecticut (67) | 22-1 | 1,795 | |
| 2. Duke (4) | 23-1 | 1,726 | |
| 3. Memphis | 22-2 | 1,635 | |
| 4. Villanova (1) | 19-2 | 1,581 | |
| 5. Gonzaga | 20-3 | 1,502 | |
| 6. Texas | 21-3 | 1,457 | |
| 7. George Washington | 20-1 | 1,259 | |
| 8. Tennessee | 18-3 | 1,218 | |
| 9. Pittsburgh | 19-3 | 1,177 | |
| 10. Florida | 21-3 | 1,157 | |
| 11. West Virginia | 18-5 | 1,103 | |
| 12. Ohio State | 18-3 | 953 | |
| 13. Boston College | 19-5 | 836 | |
| 14. Illinois | 20-4 | 825 | |
| 15. UCLA | 20-5 | 709 | |
| 16. Michigan State | 18-6 | 679 | |
| 17. Georgetown | 17-5 | 674 | |
| 18. Iowa | 19-6 | 596 | |
| 20. Washington | 18-5 | 459 | |
| 21. N.C. State | 19-5 | 435 | |
| 22. Kansas | 17-6 | 297 | |
| 23. North Carolina | 15-6 | 291 | |
| 24. Bucknell | 20-3 | 133 | |
| 25. LSU | 16-7 | 68 | |
| OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: California 67, Northern Iowa 61, Wichita State 27, Wisconsin 23, George Mason 19, Michigan 18, Colorado 13, Southern Illinois 11, UAB 10, Indiana 9, Akron 8, Creighton 7, Louisville 4, Wisc. Milwaukee 4, Stanford 4, UTEP 2, Western Kentucky 2, Air Force 2, Marquette 1, Northern Arizona 1. |
2005-06 ESPN/USA Today Poll (As of Feb. 13)
| Rk | Team (No. 1 votes) | Rcd | Points |
| 1. Connecticut (22) | 22-1 | 759 | |
| 2. Duke (8) | 23-1 | 749 | |
| 3. Memphis (1) | 22-2 | 710 | |
| 4. Villanova | 19-2 | 678 | |
| 5. Gonzaga | 20-3 | 632 | |
| 6. Texas | 21-3 | 627 | |
| 7. Florida | 21-3 | 539 | |
| 8. G. Washington | 20-1 | 534 | |
| 9. Pittsburgh | 19-3 | 512 | |
| 10. Tennessee | 18-3 | 504 | |
| 11. West Virginia | 18-5 | 445 | |
| 12. Ohio State | 18-3 | 436 | |
| 13. Illinois | 20-4 | 377 | |
| 14. UCLA | 20-5 | 348 | |
| 15. Boston College | 19-5 | 326 | |
| 16. Michigan State | 18-6 | 301 | |
| 17. Georgetown | 17-5 | 269 | |
| 18. N.C. State | 19-5 | 260 | |
| 19. Oklahoma | 16-5 | 239 | |
| 20. Iowa | 19-6 | 205 | |
| 21. Washington | 18-5 | 139 | |
| 22. Kansas | 17-6 | 118 | |
| 23. North Carolina | 15-6 | 100 | |
| 24. Bucknell | 20-3 | 50 | |
| 25. LSU | 16-7 | 42 | |
| OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: UAB 24, California 22, Colorado 22, George Mason 22, Northern Iowa 20, Michigan 14, Wisconsin 12, Nevada 9, Indiana 9, Iona 4, Murray State 3, Wichita State 3, San Diego State 2, Western Ky. 2, Alabama 2, Akron 1, Creighton 1, Florida State 1, UTEP 1, Southern Illinois 1, NC Wilmington 1. |
