Ohio State women’s basketball (20-3) has reached the AP’s top 10 after starting the season unranked. OSU checks in at No. 9 spot in the latest poll.
This past week, the Buckeyes swept their two-game home stand, collecting lopsided wins over Wisconsin (81-58) and Nebraska (90-71) to improve their Big Ten record to 9-2.
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Ohio State’s losses in the conference have come at the hands of No. 2 UCLA and No. 10 Iowa, who defeated the Buckeyes 82-75 and 91-70, respectively.
The Buckeyes went 11-1 in non-conference play, finishing with a 71-69 victory over formerly top-10-ranked TCU. The only non-conference loss Ohio State picked up was against the nation’s top team. The Buckeyes fell to UConn, 100-68 on Nov. 16.
Ohio State guard Kennedy Cambridge and her teammates are ranked No. 9 in the latest AP poll.
This is the Buckeyes’ highest ranking since February of last season, when they were at the No. 8 spot.
Ohio State is one of seven Big Ten teams in the top 25. The Buckeyes are set to face four of those ranked teams before the end of the month.
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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State women’s basketball reaches AP poll top 10
