NCAA Tournament March Madness

#27 Ohio St

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Projected seed: 11

Ohio State’s placement is earned by a resume that pairs high-impact home victories over Purdue and UCLA with meaningful wins away from Columbus, including a neutral-site triumph over West Virginia and road victories at Oregon and Penn State, but it is tempered by ugly defeats in tough environments and damaging showings against elite programs such as lopsided losses to Michigan at home and on the road and setbacks at Michigan State, Iowa and Washington. Signature moments like beating Wisconsin and USC and a contested neutral loss to North Carolina show the team can hang with quality opposition, yet close losses at Pittsburgh and a disappointing home defeat to Illinois leave worrying blemishes. With a final home date against Indiana still to come, Ohio State has a clear opportunity to replace a weak result with a statement win and move its profile toward the safe side of the bracket, which is why the current placement feels appropriate.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3IUPUI318W118-102
11/7PFW262W94-68
11/11Appalachian St181W75-53
11/16Notre Dame87W64-63
11/20W Michigan274W91-58
11/25Mt St Mary's279W113-60
11/28@Pittsburgh102L67-66
12/6@Northwestern65W86-82
12/9Illinois5L88-80
12/13(N)West Virginia56W89-88
12/20(N)North Carolina29L71-70
12/23Grambling297W89-63
1/2@Rutgers133W80-73
1/5Nebraska12L72-69
1/8@Oregon100W72-62
1/11@Washington52L81-74
1/17UCLA34W86-74
1/20Minnesota72W82-74
1/23@Michigan2L74-62
1/26Penn St137W84-78
1/31@Wisconsin25L92-82
2/5@Maryland134W82-62
2/8Michigan2L82-61
2/11USC69W89-82
2/14(N)Virginia19L70-66
2/17Wisconsin25W86-69
2/22@Michigan St10L66-60
2/25@Iowa23L74-57
3/1Purdue7W82-74
3/4@Penn St137W94-62
3/7Indiana4167%