The 25-0 Miami University RedHawks are ranked No. 22 in the latest AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll released Feb. 16, up from 23rd one week earlier.
The RedHawks received 238 votes in the new poll. MU defeated Ohio, 90-74, on Feb. 13.
The RedHawks are 12-0 in Mid-American Conference play this season. They are scheduled to play next on the road at UMass on Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. Eastern on ESPN+.
Miami is the only undefeated Div. I men’s basketball team in the country.
RedHawks head coach Travis Steele said during an interview with Rece Davis on ESPN’s “College GameDay” that he’ll commit to wearing a Speedo and being hoisted in the air while making a swimming motion at the team’s NCAA tournament Selection Sunday watch party, if MU finishes the regular season undefeated and wins the MAC tournament.
University of Wisconsin–Green Bay men’s basketball head coach Doug Gottlieb took a shot at the RedHawks’ schedule, and suggested that he would like his team’s chances in a head-to-head meeting with Miami.
During the Jan. 30 broadcast of Akron’s win against Kent State, CBS Sports college basketball analyst and former Xavier Musketeers head coach Pete Gillen said the RedHawks’ NET strength of schedule “is gonna really hurt them.”
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Miami RedHawks rank 22nd in new AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll