NCAA Tournament March Madness

#34 Ohio St

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Projected seed: 8

Ohio State’s résumé is defined by a handful of high-quality wins paired with a string of damaging defeats, which makes its position intuitive: home victories over UCLA and Purdue and a neutral-site win against West Virginia prove the team can beat top opponents, and road wins at Oregon and Maryland show it can travel, but repeated losses to Michigan along with setbacks at Michigan State, Iowa, Washington and an early stumble at Pittsburgh reveal defensive lapses that undermine consistency. Tight neutral defeats to North Carolina and Virginia and a narrow home escape against Notre Dame indicate the Buckeyes contend in close games yet leave little margin for error. The remaining road trip to Penn State and the home date with Indiana are clear opportunities to lock up the résumé or to underscore the need for a strong run in the conference tournament.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3IUPUI316W118-102
11/7PFW259W94-68
11/11Appalachian St184W75-53
11/16Notre Dame84W64-63
11/20W Michigan274W91-58
11/25Mt St Mary's277W113-60
11/28@Pittsburgh100L67-66
12/6@Northwestern70W86-82
12/9Illinois5L88-80
12/13(N)West Virginia60W89-88
12/20(N)North Carolina27L71-70
12/23Grambling300W89-63
1/2@Rutgers144W80-73
1/5Nebraska12L72-69
1/8@Oregon101W72-62
1/11@Washington54L81-74
1/17UCLA32W86-74
1/20Minnesota66W82-74
1/23@Michigan2L74-62
1/26Penn St129W84-78
1/31@Wisconsin30L92-82
2/5@Maryland130W82-62
2/8Michigan2L82-61
2/11USC67W89-82
2/14(N)Virginia18L70-66
2/17Wisconsin30W86-69
2/22@Michigan St8L66-60
2/25@Iowa23L74-57
3/1Purdue7W82-74
3/4@Penn St12977%
3/7Indiana4367%