* Poll Rankings: Ohio State, ninth in Associated Press media poll, 10th in USA Today coaches poll; Michigan, fourth in Associated Press media poll and USA Today coaches poll. * Ohio State-Michigan Series: The Ohio State-Michigan men’s basketball series dates back to 1909. Excluding games vacated by NCAA sanctions on both sides, Ohio State leads the all-time series at 100-79. Ohio State holds a lead of 57-28 in Columbus. Michigan leads 48-38 in Ann Arbor. OSU has a 5-2 edge on neutral courts. UM’s Howard is 1-3 against OSU as a head coach. OSU’s Holtmann is 4-4. That is 4-3 while at Ohio State and 0-1 in his time Gardner Webb. * OSU improves to 7-4 against ranked opponents this season with a win over then-No. 11 Rutgers on Dec. 23 (80-68), a loss at No. 21 Minnesota on Jan. 3 (77-60), a win at No. 15 Rutgers on Jan.…
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