NCAA Tournament March Madness

#36 Ohio St

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Projection: next four out

Ohio St’s résumé is anchored by a handful of signature wins and punctured by a few ugly setbacks that leave its case in flux. A neutral win over West Virginia, a road triumph at Northwestern and a tight victory over Notre Dame show the team can beat quality opponents away from home. Those high points are counterbalanced by a narrow loss at Pittsburgh, a close neutral defeat to North Carolina and a damaging loss to Illinois that raise questions about consistency. The remainder of the slate contains clear opportunities to reshape the narrative with road tests at Oregon, Washington, Michigan State and a visit to Michigan along with big home dates against UCLA, USC and Purdue and a neutral matchup with Virginia. Games against Rutgers, Nebraska, Minnesota, Penn State and Wisconsin are chances to lock up safe resume wins. How Ohio St performs in its toughest road environments and whether it can turn those close blemishes into wins against the remaining tournament-caliber opponents will determine whether the best moments hold up for the committee.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3IUPUI345W118-102
11/7PFW222W94-68
11/11Appalachian St248W75-53
11/16Notre Dame58W64-63
11/20W Michigan272W91-58
11/25Mt St Mary's294W113-60
11/28@Pittsburgh90L67-66
12/6@Northwestern55W86-82
12/9Illinois9L88-80
12/13(N)West Virginia65W89-88
12/20(N)North Carolina23L71-70
12/23Grambling245W89-63
1/2@Rutgers15981%
1/5Nebraska2253%
1/8@Oregon7257%
1/11@Washington4947%
1/17UCLA3359%
1/20Minnesota10285%
1/23@Michigan17%
1/26Penn St12889%
1/31@Wisconsin4244%
2/5@Maryland10067%
2/8Michigan117%
2/11USC3962%
2/14(N)Virginia2442%
2/17Wisconsin4266%
2/22@Michigan St1524%
2/25@Iowa1828%
3/1Purdue428%
3/4@Penn St12875%
3/7Indiana2957%