It’s no secret that the Ohio State Buckeyes are largely known across the nation as a football school. However, throughout NCAA history, it may surprise some that the Buckeyes rank sixth in the nation with 10 final four appearances. This trails only the elites in UNC (20), UCLA (17), Kentucky (17), Duke (16) and Kansas (15). This year, OSU will make their 29th official appearance in the NCAA Tournament, this time as an 11-seed — the lowest seed the school has had in the 64-team format dating back to 1985.
The Buckeyes have made the NCAA Tournament in both of their first two years under head coach Chris Holtmann, having made the big dance nine times in a 10-year span from 2006-15 under previous head coach Thad Matta.