RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Chris Holtmann has already seen his Ohio State team claim three wins against marquee nonconference opponents. The second-ranked Buckeyes have a chance to get another before getting into the bulk of their Big Ten schedule.
Fresh off a victory against Kentucky, the Buckeyes face No. 22 West Virginia on Sunday in Cleveland in one of two games on this week’s AP Top 25 schedule matching a pair of ranked teams.
Ohio State (11-1) beat now-No. 10 Villanova by 25 points on Nov. 13, then opened the December schedule by going to North Carolina and winning by the same margin to give Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams his most lopsided home loss in Chapel Hill.