NCAA Tournament March Madness

#35 Ohio St

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Projected seed: 11 (last four in)

Ohio State’s résumé reads like a classic fringe profile because it pairs signature wins with telling blemishes. A neutral-site victory over West Virginia, a road win at Oregon and a home triumph over UCLA show the team can beat quality opponents in tough venues, and narrow defeats at Pittsburgh and in a neutral game against North Carolina demonstrate it competes with the upper tier. Conversely a home loss to Nebraska and a road setback at Washington interrupt that momentum and expose resume holes that routine nonconference wins do little to erase. The stretch ahead, which includes neutral and road tests against Virginia, Michigan State, Iowa and Wisconsin plus high-profile home dates with Michigan, Purdue and Indiana, offers clear chances to tip the balance in either direction. Those mixed signals are why the Buckeyes are viewed as a solid team with upside but not yet a secure entrant.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3IUPUI317W118-102
11/7PFW224W94-68
11/11Appalachian St218W75-53
11/16Notre Dame81W64-63
11/20W Michigan253W91-58
11/25Mt St Mary's290W113-60
11/28@Pittsburgh98L67-66
12/6@Northwestern61W86-82
12/9Illinois8L88-80
12/13(N)West Virginia57W89-88
12/20(N)North Carolina33L71-70
12/23Grambling278W89-63
1/2@Rutgers142W80-73
1/5Nebraska13L72-69
1/8@Oregon90W72-62
1/11@Washington50L81-74
1/17UCLA39W86-74
1/20Minnesota83W82-74
1/23@Michigan19%
1/26Penn St11888%
1/31@Wisconsin4042%
2/5@Maryland11573%
2/8Michigan122%
2/11USC5170%
2/14(N)Virginia1231%
2/17Wisconsin4064%
2/22@Michigan St917%
2/25@Iowa2027%
3/1Purdue633%
3/4@Penn St11874%
3/7Indiana3863%