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Latest March Madness bracketology has Ohio State as a 10 seed. What it means for Buckeyes

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Despite a three-point home loss to No. 20 Michigan on Sunday, Ohio State remains on the right side of the NCAA Tournament bubble, according to projections out less than a month away from Selection Sunday.

Ohio State will finish off a three-game homestand Thursday night when it hosts Northwestern before making its first-ever West Coast trip for Big Ten play. The Buckeyes will face UCLA on Sunday and USC on Wednesday before returning home for a senior day game against Nebraska on March 4.

The Wildcats are No. 62 in the NCAA’s NET rankings, making Wednesday’s game a Quad 2 opportunity for the Buckeyes.

“That is a big game and it is meaningful,” Ohio State coach Jake Diebler said of Northwestern after the loss to Michigan. “Our guys, we have some goals in front of us that we can still achieve. We’ve earned that. Northwestern’s got to get our best shot.”

Here is where the Buckeyes stand in the latest NCAA Tournament projections after Sunday’s loss to Michigan:

Ohio State basketball standing in latest bracketology

According to the USA Today bracketology update published Tuesday, the Buckeyes have climbed to a No. 10 seed. Ohio State would face No. 7 seed Clemson in Wichita, Kansas, for the right to play the winner of a game between No. 15 seed Central Connecticut State and No. 2 seed Texas A&M. The Aggies beat the Buckeyes 78-64 on Nov. 15.

ESPN’s Joe Lunardi, in his Tuesday update, slots Ohio State as a No. 9 seed, playing No. 8 seed UConn in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The Ohio State Buckeyes huddle prior to the NCAA men’s basketball game against the Washington Huskies at Value City Arena in Columbus on Feb. 12, 2025. Ohio State won 93-69.

As of Monday, CBS’ Jerry Palm had Ohio State as a No. 10 seed, facing No. 7 seed Louisville in Cleveland. BracketMatrix.com, which compiles dozens of bracket projections, has Ohio State as a No. 9 seed.

The Buckeyes are No. 28 in the NET rankings used by the NCAA Tournament selection committee to evaluate resumes and seed the field. Ohio State is 4-8 in Quad 1 games, 3-3 in Quad 2 and has no losses outside the first two quadrants.

As of Monday morning, BartTorvik.com gives Ohio State a 77.7% chance of making the NCAA Tournament, almost identical to where the Buckeyes stood a week ago.

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