SI’s college basketball stock report is back, taking inventory of the teams, players and trends that stood out—for better or for worse—in the last week. Who’s trending up and down as we enter another week of exciting NCAA action?
STOCK UP
Ohio State
The Buckeyes made one of the biggest early statements of the season with a destruction of No. 10 Villanova in a 76–51 rout in Columbus. Ohio State opened the game with a 19–3 run and never looked back, nearly doubling up the Wildcats at halftime before winning by 25.