Ohio State Basketball: Big Ten basketball power rankings, Michigan on top

BOISE, ID - MARCH 15: Head coach Chris Holtmann of the Ohio State Buckeyes reacts in the second half against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits during the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Taco Bell Arena on March 15, 2018 in Boise, Idaho. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /

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BOSTON, MA – MARCH 23: Vincent Edwards #12 and Nojel Eastern #20 of the Purdue Boilermakers battle for the ball with Keenan Evans #12 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament East Regional at TD Garden on March 23, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

It’s odd to move up a team up in the rankings because of a loss but that is definitely the case here for the Badgers as they fought hard with a fourth ranked Virginia team and lost 53-46. Even with the loss Wisconsin blew out both Oklahoma and Stanford in what was a successful week for them.

Carsen Edwards is an elite player and has continued to prove it every game so far this season. He dropped 19 points in a 38 point win over Robert Morris this past week and he averages about 25.3 points per game which is good for 9th nationally.

Purdue is always going to be a tough out with Matt Painter at the helm but Edwards is going to make the Boilermakers an especially difficult team to beat this season.

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