COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Ohio State women’s basketball team is beginning a season-defining week holding on to its program-record ranking.
The Buckeyes (19-0, 8-0) have held on to its No. 2 ranking for a second straight week in the Associated Press poll as one of three unbeaten teams left in the country (No. 1 South Carolina, No. 4 LSU).
Ohio State extended its program-best start on Thursday with a 30-point win over Northwestern to move to 19-0. Four Buckeyes starters scored in double-figures in the dominant victory over the Big Ten’s last-place team.
This week, OSU will play two teams in the AP top 10 starting with a Monday night showdown against No. 10 Iowa at 7 p.m. in Columbus as they go for a 20-0 start to the season. On Thursday, the Buckeyes will travel to Bloomington for a huge game against No. 6 Indiana.
AP Poll (Jan. 23, 2023)
| 1 | South Carolina |
| 2 | Ohio State |
| 3 | Stanford |
| 4 | LSU |
| 5 | UCONN |
| 6 | Indiana |
| 7 | Notre Dame |
| 8 | UCLA |
| 9 | Utah |
| 10 | Iowa |
| 10 | Maryland |
| 12 | Virginia Tech |
| 13 | Michigan |
| 14 | Oklahoma |
| 15 | North Carolina |
| 16 | Duke |
| 17 | Gonzaga |
| 18 | Iowa State |
| 19 | Arizona |
| 20 | NC State |
| 21 | Villanova |
| 22 | Illinois |
| 23 | Middle Tennessee State |
| 24 | Florida State |
| 25 | Colorado |
