Maryland men’s basketball has been knocked down a peg.
Despite a 2-0 week with wins over Notre Dame and Illinois — though the latter victory was as close to a loss as possible — the Terps dropped to No. 4 in the latest AP Top 25 Poll released Monday.
The program is 10-0 for the first time since the 1998-99 season, but it didn’t look the part of an elite team on Saturday when it needed an Anthony Cowan Jr. hero act to survive an upset scare against the Fighting Illini.
Louisville and Kansas remain at the top, but Big Ten rival Ohio State jumped three spots to No.