Ohio State’s steady climb up the rankings continued Monday as the Buckeyes, one of only eight unbeaten teams left in the college basketball world, made a leap three spots all the way up to No. 3 in the latest AP Top 25 rankings. They sit behind No. 1 Louisville and No. 2 Kansas after another flawless week that included wins at No. 7 North Carolina and at home against Penn State. The Buckeyes jumped ahead of Maryland, Michigan and Virginia to reach their highest ranking as a basketball program since the 2013-14 season — when Thad Matta was coaching the Buckeyes. The top two of the rankings stayed the same as last week after unbeaten weeks from Louisville and Kansas. It’s the first time all season a No. 1 team has stayed No. 1 in the rankings, after Louisville took care of business this week with wins over Michigan and Pittsburgh.…
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