Ohio State almost had a one-week stint as a ranked team.
Losing to Iowa on Thursday made it eminently possible that Chris Holtmann's team would fall out of the Associated Press top-25 poll when it came out a few days later. But after beating Maryland at home on Sunday, the Buckeyes secured a spot.
They moved up from No. 25 to No. 23 in the rankings that were released on Monday afternoon. Ohio State has now been ranked in every edition of the poll other than a four-week stretch from Jan. 20 to Feb. 10.
After topping the Terrapins, the team has an 18-9 overall record and 8-8 mark in the Big Ten.