It's not often you breathe a sigh of relief for drawing a higher seed in the NCAA Tournament, especially when that higher seed costs you a chance to host the opening weekend's games, but the Buckeyes might be doing just that after Monday night's NCAA Tournament reveal.
After a loss to Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals, Ohio State found itself right on the bubble between a No. 4 seed and a No. 5 seed — in a lose-lose situation. If the Buckeyes got final the fourth seed, they would host the opening weekend's games in Columbus but have to face four-time defending NCAA champion Connecticut in the Sweet 16.