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NCAA titles: 1960

1906-1211

All-time

0.612

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

Ohio State’s top NCAA tournament games of all time by Game Score.

#	Date	Season	Round	Match	Game Score
1	Mar 25, 1961	1961	Championship Game	#1 Ohio State 65-70 #2 Cincinnati (OT) Kansas City Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri National Title	2.62
2	Mar 24, 1962	1962	Championship Game	#1 Ohio State 59-71 #2 Cincinnati Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky National Title	2.38
3	Mar 31, 2012	2012	Final Four	#7 Ohio State 62-64 #6 Kansas Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana Final Four	2.27
4	Mar 25, 2011	2011	Regional Semifinals	#1 Ohio State 60-62 #11 Kentucky Prudential Center, New York, New Jersey Sweet 16	2.22
5	Mar 17, 1962	1962	Regional Finals	#1 Ohio State 74-64 #3 Kentucky Iowa Field House, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Elite Eight	2.17
6	Mar 23, 1968	1968	Third Place Game	Ohio State 89-85 #1 Houston Los Angeles Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California	2.11
7	Mar 18, 1971	1971	Second Round	#10 Ohio State 60-59 #2 Marquette Stegeman Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia	2.04
8	Mar 30, 2013	2013	Regional Finals	#7 Ohio State 66-70 Wichita State Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California Elite Eight	1.99
9	Mar 19, 2021	2021	First Round	#7 Ohio State 72-75 Oral Roberts (OT) Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana	1.95
10	Mar 16, 1968	1968	Regional Finals	Ohio State 82-81 #5 Kentucky Lexington Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky Elite Eight	1.91

Season by season

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament	Natl
2026	Ohio State	21-13	Big Ten	12-8		#26	8	NCAA tournament
2025	Ohio State	17-15	Big Ten	9-11		#30
2024	Ohio State	22-14	Big Ten	9-11		#40		NIT
2023	Ohio State	16-19	Big Ten	5-15		#41
2022	Ohio State	20-12	Big Ten	12-8		#26	7	NCAA tournament
2021	Ohio State	21-10	Big Ten	12-8	#7	#10	2	NCAA tournament
2020	Ohio State	21-10	Big Ten	11-9	#19	#7
2019	Ohio State	20-15	Big Ten	8-12		#36	11	NCAA tournament
2018	Ohio State	25-9	Big Ten	15-3	#17	#15	5	NCAA tournament
2017	Ohio State	17-15	Big Ten	7-11		#64
2016	Ohio State	21-14	Big Ten	11-7		#69		NIT
2015	Ohio State	24-11	Big Ten	11-7		#10	10	NCAA tournament
2014	Ohio State	25-10	Big Ten	10-8	#22	#17	6	NCAA tournament
2013	Ohio State	29-8	Big Ten ◆	13-5	#7	#9	2	Elite Eight
2012	Ohio State	31-8	Big Ten ★	13-5	#7	#2	2	Final Four
2011	Ohio State	34-3	Big Ten ★ ◆	16-2	#1	#1	1	Sweet 16
2010	Ohio State	29-8	Big Ten ★ ◆	14-4	#5	#6	2	Sweet 16
2009	Ohio State	22-11	Big Ten	10-8		#35	8	NCAA tournament
2008	Ohio State	24-13	Big Ten	10-8		#29		NIT
2007	Ohio State	35-4	Big Ten ★ ◆	15-1	#1	#4	1	Final Four
2006	Ohio State	26-6	Big Ten ★	12-4	#6	#14	2	NCAA tournament
2005	Ohio State	20-12	Big Ten	8-8		#31
2004	Ohio State	14-16	Big Ten	6-10		#128
2003	Ohio State	17-15	Big Ten	7-9		#67		NIT
2002	Ohio State	24-8	Big Ten ★ ◆	11-5	#14	#17	4	NCAA tournament
2001	Ohio State	20-11	Big Ten	11-5		#21	5	NCAA tournament
2000	Ohio State	23-7	Big Ten ★	13-3	#8	#21	3	NCAA tournament
1999	Ohio State	27-9	Big Ten	12-4	#14	#10	4	Final Four
1998	Ohio State	8-22	Big Ten	1-15		#127
1997	Ohio State	10-17	Big Ten	5-13		#68
1996	Ohio State	10-17	Big Ten	3-15		#109
1995	Ohio State	6-22	Big Ten	2-16		#157
1994	Ohio State	13-16	Big Ten	6-12		#44
1993	Ohio State	15-13	Big Ten	8-10		#38		NIT
1992	Ohio State	26-6	Big Ten ★	15-3	#3	#4	1	Elite Eight
1991	Ohio State	27-4	Big Ten ★	15-3	#5	#9	1	Sweet 16
1990	Ohio State	17-13	Big Ten	10-8		#25	8	NCAA tournament
1989	Ohio State	19-15	Big Ten	6-12		#21		NIT
1988	Ohio State	20-13	Big Ten	9-9		#56		NIT
1987	Ohio State	20-13	Big Ten	9-9		#18	9	NCAA tournament
1986	Ohio State	19-14	Big Ten	8-10		#32		NIT
1985	Ohio State	20-10	Big Ten	11-7		#20	4	NCAA tournament
1984	Ohio State	15-14	Big Ten	8-10		#44		NIT
1983	Ohio State	20-10	Big Ten	11-7		#23	3	Sweet 16
1982	Ohio State	21-10	Big Ten	12-6		#65	8	NCAA tournament
1981	Ohio State	14-13	Big Ten	9-9		#32
1980	Ohio State	21-8	Big Ten	12-6	#10	#4	4	Sweet 16
1979	Ohio State	19-12	Big Ten	12-6		#20		NIT
1978	Ohio State	16-11	Big Ten	9-9		#41
1977	Ohio State	9-18	Big Ten	4-14		#126
1976	Ohio State	6-20	Big Ten	2-16		#97
1975	Ohio State	14-14	Big Ten	8-10		#59
1974	Ohio State	9-15	Big Ten	4-10		#84
1973	Ohio State	14-10	Big Ten	8-6		#22
1972	Ohio State	18-6	Big Ten	10-4	#19	#33
1971	Ohio State	20-6	Big Ten ★	13-1	#10	#22		Elite Eight
1970	Ohio State	17-7	Big Ten	8-6		#23
1969	Ohio State	17-7	Big Ten	9-5		#11
1968	Ohio State	21-8	Big Ten ★	10-4		#13		Final Four
1967	Ohio State	13-11	Big Ten	6-8		#72
1966	Ohio State	11-13	Big Ten	5-9		#75
1965	Ohio State	12-12	Big Ten	6-8		#60
1964	Ohio State	16-8	Big Ten ★	11-3		#11
1963	Ohio State	20-4	Big Ten ★	11-3	#7	#9
1962	Ohio State	26-2	Big Ten ★	13-1	#1	#1		Final Four
1961	Ohio State	27-1	Big Ten ★	14-0	#1	#1		Final Four
1960	Ohio State	25-3	Big Ten ★	13-1	#3	#2		Champion	National
1959	Ohio State	11-11	Big Ten	7-7		#26
1958	Ohio State	9-13	Big Ten	8-6		#46
1957	Ohio State	14-8	Big Ten	9-5		#17
1956	Ohio State	16-6	Big Ten	9-5		#12
1955	Ohio State	10-12	Big Ten	4-10		#53
1954	Ohio State	11-11	Big Ten	5-9		#31
1953	Ohio State	10-12	Big Ten	7-11		#36
1952	Ohio State	8-14	Big Ten	6-8		#77
1951	Ohio State	6-16	Big Ten	3-11		#67
1950	Ohio State	22-4	Big Ten ★	11-1	#2	#4		NCAA tournament
1949	Ohio State	14-7	Big Ten	6-6	#20
1948	Ohio State	10-10	Big Ten	5-7
1947	Ohio State	7-13	Big Nine	5-7
1946	Ohio State	16-5	Big Nine ★	10-2				Final Four
1945	Ohio State	15-5	Big Ten	10-2				Final Four
1944	Ohio State	14-7	Big Ten ★	10-2				Final Four
1943	Ohio State	8-9	Big Ten	5-7
1942	Ohio State	6-14	Big Ten	4-11
1941	Ohio State	10-10	Big Ten	7-5
1940	Ohio State	13-7	Big Ten	8-4
1939	Ohio State	16-7	Big Ten ★	10-2				Final Four
1938	Ohio State	12-8	Big Ten	7-5
1937	Ohio State	13-7	Big Ten	7-5
1936	Ohio State	12-8	Big Ten	5-7
1935	Ohio State	13-6	Big Ten	8-4
1934	Ohio State	8-12	Big Ten	4-8
1933	Ohio State	17-3	Big Ten ★	10-2
1932	Ohio State	9-9	Big Ten	5-7
1931	Ohio State	4-13	Big Ten	3-9
1930	Ohio State	4-11	Big Ten	1-9
1929	Ohio State	9-8	Big Ten	6-6
1928	Ohio State	5-12	Big Ten	3-9
1927	Ohio State	11-6	Big Ten	6-6
1926	Ohio State	10-7	Big Ten	6-6
1925	Ohio State	14-2	Big Ten ★	11-1
1924	Ohio State	12-5	Big Ten	7-5
1923	Ohio State	4-11	Big Ten	1-11
1922	Ohio State	8-10	Big Ten	5-7
1921	Ohio State	4-13	Big Ten	2-10
1920	Ohio State	17-10	Big Ten	3-9
1919	Ohio State	7-12	Big Ten	2-6
1918	Ohio State	12-7	Big Ten	5-5
1917	Ohio State	15-11	Western Intercollegiate	3-9
1916	Ohio State	9-13	Western Intercollegiate	2-8
1915	Ohio State	7-10	Western Intercollegiate	3-9
1914	Ohio State	11-4	Western Intercollegiate	5-1
1913	Ohio State	13-7	Western Intercollegiate	4-5
1912	Ohio State	7-5	Western Intercollegiate
1911	Ohio State	6-3	Independent
1910	Ohio State	11-1	Independent
1909	Ohio State	11-1	Independent
1908	Ohio State	5-6	Independent
1907	Ohio State	7-5	Independent
1906	Ohio State	9-1	Independent
1905	Ohio State	12-2	Independent
1904	Ohio State	10-4	Independent
1903	Ohio State	5-2	Independent
1901	Ohio State	1-3	Independent
1900	Ohio State	8-4	Independent
1899	Ohio State	12-4	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

29 AP All-American selections.

Year	Player
2022	E.J. Liddell
2018	Keita Bates-Diop
2015	D’Angelo Russell
2013	Deshaun Thomas
2012	Jared Sullinger
2011	Jared Sullinger
2010	Evan Turner
2007	Greg Oden
2000	Scoonie Penn
1999	Scoonie Penn
1992	Jim Jackson
1991	Jim Jackson
1987	Dennis Hopson
1980	Herb Williams
1969	Dave Sorenson
1964	Gary Bradds
1963	Gary Bradds
1962	Jerry Lucas
1962	John Havlicek
1961	Jerry Lucas
1961	John Havlicek
1961	Larry Siegfried
1960	Jerry Lucas
1957	Frank Howard
1956	Robin Freeman
1955	Robin Freeman
1953	Paul Ebert
1950	Dick Schnittker
1949	Dick Schnittker

NBA first-round picks

70 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2023	Brice Sensabaugh	2023
2022	Malaki Branham	2022
2015	D'Angelo Russell	2015
2012	Jared Sullinger	2012
2012	Jared Sullinger	2011
2010	Evan Turner	2010
2009	Byron Mullens	2009
2010	Evan Turner	2009
2008	Kosta Koufos	2008
2010	Evan Turner	2008
2007	Greg Oden	2007
2007	Mike Conley Jr.	2007
2007	Daequan Cook	2007
1997	Derek Anderson	1994
1997	Derek Anderson	1993
1992	Jim Jackson	1992
1992	Jim Jackson	1991
1992	Jim Jackson	1990
1987	Dennis Hopson	1987
1986	Brad Sellers	1986
1987	Dennis Hopson	1986
1986	Brad Sellers	1985
1987	Dennis Hopson	1985
1984	Tony Campbell	1984
1987	Dennis Hopson	1984
1984	Tony Campbell	1983
1982	Clark Kellogg	1982
1984	Tony Campbell	1982
1981	Herb Williams	1981
1982	Clark Kellogg	1981
1984	Tony Campbell	1981
1980	Kelvin Ransey	1980
1981	Herb Williams	1980
1982	Clark Kellogg	1980
1980	Kelvin Ransey	1979
1981	Herb Williams	1979
1980	Kelvin Ransey	1978
1981	Herb Williams	1978
1980	Kelvin Ransey	1977
1971	Jim Cleamons	1971
1971	Jim Cleamons	1970
1971	Jim Cleamons	1969
1968	Bill Hosket	1968
1968	Bill Hosket	1967
1968	Bill Hosket	1966
1964	Gary Bradds	1964
1964	Gary Bradds	1963
1962	Jerry Lucas	1962
1962	John Havlicek	1962
1964	Gary Bradds	1962
1961	Larry Siegfried	1961
1962	Jerry Lucas	1961
1962	John Havlicek	1961
1961	Larry Siegfried	1960
1962	Jerry Lucas	1960
1962	John Havlicek	1960
1961	Larry Siegfried	1959
1962	Jerry Lucas	1959
1950	Dick Schnittker	1950
1950	Dick Schnittker	1949
1950	Dick Schnittker	1948
1947	Jack Underman	1947
1947	Paul Huston	1947
1950	Dick Schnittker	1947
1947	Jack Underman	1946
1947	Paul Huston	1946
1947	Jack Underman	1945
1947	Paul Huston	1945
1947	Jack Underman	1944
1947	Paul Huston	1944