Tag: 2021 NCAA Tournament Projections

After a remarkable run through most of the Big Ten schedule, the Ohio State basketball squad limped to the finish line, mercifully ending a campaign that had a lot more promise before the four-game losing streak to end things.

But all is not lost. OSU now heads to Lucas Oil Stadium as the No. 5 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, and this is where seasons can go from disappointing to memorable. The Buckeyes still have what it takes to a very dangerous out in postseason play, and that’s not just in the Big Ten, but in the NCAA Tournament a week later as well.

But there’s no denying that four straight losses have damaged the seed Ohio State is likely to get in all the March Madness. Instead of a potential No. 1 seed, the Buckeyes are understandably falling down all the popular NCAA Tournament bracket projections.

Speaking of which, we check in on those from time-to-time, and it makes perfect sense to see where things stand on the doorstep of the conference tournament, so that’s what we’re going to do.

Here is a look at some of the major NCAA Tournament Projections out there.

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It’s not March yet, but we’re getting close. As we continue to go down the home-stretch of the 2020-2021 Ohio State basketball season, we’ll continue to take a look at all of the NCAA Tournament projections. The last time we checked in, the Buckeyes began to appear in some of the most prominent projections as a No. 1 seed, and no worse than a No. 2 seed.

OSU fared even better a little later on and was a consensus No. 1 seed heading into the game against Michigan on Sunday. But then, the Buckeyes lost to the Wolverines in a tight affair.

So, inquiring minds want to know what that loss means to Ohio State’s chances at a No. 1 seed. The Buckeyes now have five losses on the season, but more quad one wins than any other team in the country as well. There are three regular-season games left, so this could all change, but here’s where everything stands in some with some of the most popular bracketologists out there.

NEXT … ESPN’s Joe Lunardi

We’re getting into the home stretch of the college basketball regular season, and the Ohio State basketball team is making moves. It has gone from outside both major polls’ top 25 rankings, all the way into the top five in the course of about a month.

In other words, the Buckeyes are a shoo-in for all the madness in March, and are even moving up the seed line faster than a polar vortex temperature drop in February. They are a pretty solid No. 2 seed at the moment and even appear as a No. 1 seed in some bracket projections.

As we go further along and get close to figuring out what all of this means, we’ll continue to provide updates on where Ohio State is slotting in with the various expert opinions and bring it to you in our Bracketology roundup.

Here’s the first edition as we go through what CBS Sports, ESPN, USA TODAY, and the NCAA websites have to say about where the Buckeyes are at the moment.

NEXT … ESPN’s Joe Lunardi