For the second year in a row, the Ohio State Buckeyes men’s basketball team has claimed the top spot in the NCAA’s initial release of their NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) rankings. Despite the fact that the Buckeyes dropped a demoralizing 84-71 decision on the road at Minnesota on Sunday night, on the strength of going 2-1 against Quad 1 teams (Teams 1-30 at home, teams 1-50 on neutral sites, and teams 1-75 away).
The NET rankings replaced the use of RPI in the NCAA selection committee’s proceedings last season. The other Big Ten teams in the NET Top 25 currently are No.