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Andrew Joseph

Ohio State is absolutely winning the 2021 NCAA tournament, according to history and logic

This entire college basketball season has felt like a two-team race between Gonzaga and Baylor. The Bulldogs are entering the tournament undefeated after a regular season that included a loaded, un-Gonzaga-like schedule.

So, with that in mind, it would be a totally reasonable — if not expected — move to select Gonzaga as the team that will cut down the nets in Indianapolis. But doing so would be ignoring what history has told us.

Over the years, the late Chris Chase — a former For The Win great — used to offer his NCAA tournament prediction by taking a deep dive into what history and logic has told us. The tournament is unpredictable, sure. Anything could happen, yes.

But when it comes down to it, there’s an indisputable way to settle on a champion. And we did just that for 2021. Just follow these steps…

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