StatSeed is StatSheet's postseason projections for all of Division I, including the NCAA Tournament, National Invitation Tournament (NIT), College Basketball Invitational (CBI), and the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Read more about how StatSeed is calculated.
StatSheet is now projecting Ohio State to make the NCAA Tournament as a two seed. The Buckeyes are the #7 team in the AP Poll and sit at #8 in the StatSheet StatRank with a 25-6 overall record and a 13-5 record in the Big Ten.
During its last four games, Ohio State notched quality wins against AP #8 Michigan State and RPI #40 Northwestern and a win against Illinois but also dropped one against AP #14 Wisconsin.
Ohio State is respectable against top competition, with a 12-6 record against the RPI Top 100 that includes a 9-5 record against the RPI Top 50 and a 6-5 record against AP ranked teams. The Buckeyes boast nine quality wins including AP #8 Michigan State, RPI #40 Northwestern (2 wins), RPI #40 Purdue, AP #14 Wisconsin, and AP #10 Michigan with no bad losses.
The last four teams into the NCAA Tournament with at-large bids are Seton Hall (19-11, 8-10 Big East, StatRank #60), NC State (20-11, 9-7 ACC, StatRank #52), Oregon (22-8, 13-5 Pac 12, StatRank #53), and Texas (19-12, 9-9 Big 12, StatRank #57).
The first four teams out are Brigham Young (25-8, 12-4 West Coast, StatRank #48), Cincinnati (22-9, 12-6 Big East, StatRank #68), Mississippi State (21-10, 8-8 SEC, StatRank #75), and Virginia Commonwealth (28-6, 15-3 CAA, StatRank #35).
The next four out are Colorado (19-11, 11-7 Pac 12, StatRank #81), Illinois (17-14, 6-12 Big Ten, StatRank #76), St. Joseph's (PA) (19-12, 9-7 A-10, StatRank #50), and Tennessee (18-13, 10-6 SEC, StatRank #74).
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