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Ohio State Basketball: Week 8 Big Ten power rankings

By Shayne Nissen

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 20: Head coach Chris Holtmann of the Ohio State Buckeyes looks on from the sideline in the second half against the Minnesota Golden Gophers during their game at Madison Square Garden on January 20, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 20: Head coach Chris Holtmann of the Ohio State Buckeyes looks on from the sideline in the second half against the Minnesota Golden Gophers during their game at Madison Square Garden on January 20, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – DECEMBER 22: Luther Muhammad #1 of the Ohio State Buckeyes attempts a shot in the first half against the UCLA Bruins during the CBS Sports Classic at the United Center on December 22, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – DECEMBER 22: Luther Muhammad #1 of the Ohio State Buckeyes attempts a shot in the first half against the UCLA Bruins during the CBS Sports Classic at the United Center on December 22, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

Indiana, much like Michigan State, were tripped up by two strong opponents early in the season, but was able to finish with an 11-2 record heading back into conference play. The Hoosiers ended their non conference 9 days ago but they go into week 9 with one of the best freshman in the country in Romeo Langford.

He leads the team in scoring at 17.5 points per game. Langford will look to continue Indiana’s strong start in the Big Ten on Thursday versus Illinois.

Ohio State is the only team in the Big Ten that only suffered one loss in the non conference but some could argue that they didn’t play teams the caliber that Michigan State and Indiana faced.

Still 12-1 is nothing to scoff at and the Buckeyes got their 12th win over High Point this Saturday in what was an impressive game for Senior, C.J. Jackson who scored 20 points. The senior knocked down three from behind the arc in the final non conference win for Ohio State.

Ohio State has definitely overachieved for the second season in a row under Chris Holtmann and looks to continue their strong season against Michigan State on Saturday. Fortunately that’s a game I will be lucky enough to attend.

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