The expectations have been slowly climbing for Chris Holtmann’s Ohio State Buckeyes men’s basketball team. Following two years of overachieving and not only making the NCAA Tournament, but winning a game in each of the two seasons, fans have legitimate reasons to think that the 2019-20 edition has the ability to break through and further cement its place towards the top of the Big Ten Conference and in the hierarchy of college basketball nationally.
On Monday, the Associated Press released its preseason men’s basketball poll and the Buckeyes will tip off the season next month as the No.