COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State basketball has stayed put at No. 4 in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll setting up a top-five matchup next Sunday. The Buckeyes are 9-1 since Jan. 9 with its recent wins coming against Maryland and Indiana. Now after a road game against Penn State on Thursday — a game where they should be the heavy favorite — they will host Michigan. The two are joined by Illinois as Big Ten teams ranked in the top five. The Wolverines played their first game in four weeks and immediately validated the decision for AP voters to keep them in the top five rising to No. 3 in the country with a comeback win over No. 21 Wisconsin. OSU is 5-1 against ranked opponents with the last two wins coming against teams ranked inside the top 10. Michigan will be the highest-ranked team it has played this…
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