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2/17: BTPowerhouse Top 25 Poll: Ohio State Is Back In The Mix

See how the Big Ten stacks up against the rest of the country.

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The back half of the poll again descended into chaos this week as eight teams dropped at least one game. For the Big Ten, Ohio State entered the poll again as they have won five out of their last six. Take a look at how things shake out according to BTPowerhouse.

Entered Poll

Creighton
Ohio State

Dropped Out

LSU
Texas Tech

Biggest Rises

BYU +5
Villanova +4
Arizona +4

Biggest Falls

Louisville -7
Seton Hall -6
Michigan State -4

2/17 BTPowerhouse Top 25 Poll

Rank Team Last Week's Ranking This Week
Rank Team Last Week's Ranking This Week
1 Baylor (23-1) 1 2/18 at Oklahoma, 2/22 Kansas
2 Gonzaga (26-1) 2 2/20 San Francisco, 2/22 at BYU
3 Kansas (22-3) 3 2/17 Iowa State, 2/22 at Baylor
4 San Diego State (26-0) 5 2/22 UNLV
5 Duke (22-3) 7 2/19 at NC State, 2/22 Virginia Tech
6 Dayton (23-2) 6 2/18 at VCU, 2/22 Duquesne
7 Maryland (21-4) 9 2/18 Northwestern, 2/23 at Ohio State
8 Florida State (21-4) 8 2/18 Pittsburgh, 2/22 at NC State
9 Kentucky (20-5) 11 2/18 at LSU, 2/22 Florida
10 Penn State (20-5) 13 2/18 Illinois, 2/23 at Indiana
11 Louisville (21-5) 4 2/19 Syracuse, 2/22 North Carolina
12 Villanova (19-6) 16 2/19 at DePaul, 2/22 at Xavier
13 Auburn (22-3) 10 2/19 at Georgia, 2/22 Tennessee
14 Oregon (20-6) 18 2/20 at Arizona State, 2/22 at Arizona
15 Arizona (18-7) 19 2/20 Oregon State, 2/22 Oregon
16 Houston (20-6) 14 2/19 Tulsa, 2/22 at Memphis
17 Colorado (20-6) 15 2/20 USC, 2/22 UCLA
18 Seton Hall (18-7) 12 2/19 Butler, 2/23 St. John's
19 West Virginia (18-7) 17 2/18 Oklahoma State, 2/22 at TCU
20 BYU (21-7) 25 2/20 Santa Clara, 2/22 Gonzaga
21 Marquette (17-7) 20 2/18 Creighton, 2/22 at Providence
22 Creighton (20-6) NR 2/18 at Marquette, 2/23 Butler
23 Iowa (18-8) 22 2/20 Ohio State
24 Ohio State (17-8) NR 2/20 at Iowa, 2/23 Maryland
25 Michigan State (17-9) 21 2/20 at Nebraska