Ohio State's moving on up.
After wins at home against Cincinnati and UMass Lowell to open the 2019-20 season, the Buckeyes rose from No. 18 to No. 16 in the latest Associated Press top-25 poll that was released on Monday afternoon.
A week after having four top-25 teams, the Big Ten now has three teams inside the top 25, with No. 3 Michigan State and No. 7 Maryland joining Ohio State. Purdue dropped out of the ranking, though the Boilermakers picked up 21 votes.
Last year, the Buckeyes topped out at No. 13 in the poll.