USA TODAY picks Ohio State as one of most overrated NCAA Tournament teams

Give us one reason for optimism when it comes to Ohio State’s chances in the NCAA Tournament.

For some sports fans, it’s the most wonderful time of the year (move aside Christmas). This week, March Madness queues up and there are sure to be plenty of drama-induced, heart-thumping moments that we’ll all look back upon and remember why we like the exhilarating event that the NCAA Tournament is every year.

Now that the brackets have been released, the next order of business for most is filling them out and entering the finished product into office and online pools to try and either have bragging rights or (of course) win some cold, hard cash.

But many have a hard time putting their rooting interests aside and being a so-called interested, non-biased observer. That perhaps holds a lot of truth when it comes to Ohio State. The Buckeyes flipped and flopped their way through the end of the regular season, losing four of their last five, but still managed to receive a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

As that goes, USA TODAY’s Scott Gleeson believes that OSU is one of the most overrated teams in the country and is imploring you to look the other way when filling out your brackets.

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