We’re getting into the home stretch of the college basketball regular season, and the Ohio State basketball team is making moves. It has gone from outside both major polls’ top 25 rankings, all the way into the top five in the course of about a month.
In other words, the Buckeyes are a shoo-in for all the madness in March, and are even moving up the seed line faster than a polar vortex temperature drop in February. They are a pretty solid No. 2 seed at the moment and even appear as a No. 1 seed in some bracket projections.
As we go further along and get close to figuring out what all of this means, we’ll continue to provide updates on where Ohio State is slotting in with the various expert opinions and bring it to you in our Bracketology roundup.
Here’s the first edition as we go through what CBS Sports, ESPN, USA TODAY, and the NCAA websites have to say about where the Buckeyes are at the moment.
NEXT … ESPN’s Joe Lunardi
Ohio State according to ESPN’s Joe Lunardi
Where things stand today
Seed: No. 1
Opponent: No. 16 seed Texas State
First Four Seeds in Region: Ohio State (1), Villanova (2), Virginia (3), Oklahoma (4)
HEADLINES:
• Texas Tech and WVU are essentially playing for a No. 3 seed tonight in Lubbock.
• VCU must win at Dayton to retain its newly acquired LAST TEAM IN status.
• St. John’s could land in tomorrow’s projection with a win at Butler (and some help elsewhere). pic.twitter.com/rdjziyg4ol— Joe Lunardi (@ESPNLunardi) February 9, 2021
NEXT … CBS Sports’ Jerry Palm
Ohio State according to CBS’ Jerry Palm
Where things stand today
Seed: No. 2
Opponent: No. 15 seed Northeastern
First Four Seeds in Region: Villanova (1), Ohio State (2), Tennessee (3), West Virginia (4)
New bracket – UNC last team in. Other bluebloods not so fortunate. https://t.co/XEz0eoKpRF
— Jerry Palm (@jppalmCBS) February 8, 2021
NEXT … USA TODAY
Ohio State according to USA TODAY
Where things stand today
Seed: No. 2
Opponent: No. 15 seed Maryland Baltimore County
First Four Seeds in Region: Villanova (1), Ohio State (2), Texas (3), Virginia Tech (4)
NEXT … NCAA.com’s Andy Katz
Ohio State according to NCAA.com’s Andy Katz
Where things stand today
Seed: No. 1
Opponent: No. 16 seed Sam Houston State
First Four Seeds in Region: Ohio State (1), Villanova (2), Missouri (3), Oklahoma (4)
🚨 BRACKET PREDICTION 🚨
Fresh off the Super Bowl, @TheAndyKatz drops his latest #MarchMadness prediction! 👀
👉 https://t.co/jmUFQVvShn pic.twitter.com/SnlPSE1Vyy
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) February 9, 2021
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