College Basketball Power Rankings: Florida State, Alabama on the rise
Houston, Alabama, Virginia and Florida State are climbing the rankings, but Gonzaga and Baylor are still in another echelon.
2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
12-4, 5th in Big Ten
- 11/25W 94-67
- 11/29W 74-64
- 12/2W 77-44
- 12/5CANC
- 12/8W 90-85
- 12/13W 67-61
- 12/16L 67-60
- 12/19W 77-70
- 12/2311W 80-68
- 12/26L 71-70
- 12/30W 90-54
- 1/321L 77-60
- 1/6PPD
- 1/915W 79-68
- 1/13W 81-71
- 1/1614W 87-81
- 1/19L 67-65
- 1/2310W 74-62
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Liddell helps No. 15 Ohio State beat No. 10 Wisconsin 74-62
— E.J. Liddell scored 20 points and No. 15 Ohio State never trailed in a 74-62 victory over No. 10 Wisconsin that continued the Buckeyes’ recent road mastery of ranked opponents.
Young muscles in for Ohio State and-1 (0:23)
Walker, Key connect for OSU alley-oop (0:20)
Purdue upsets No. 15 Ohio State on Ivey's clutch 3 (0:35)
Ivey's late 3 finishes Purdue's rally past No. 15 Ohio State
— Jaden Ivey scored 15 points and made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 5 seconds remaining, and Purdue rallied to beat No. 15 Ohio State 67-65 on Tuesday night.
Buckeyes find an unusual way to score (0:29)
Courtside: Chris Holtmann previews Ohio State's showdown against Purdue. Plus, the guys share their thoughts on Baylor's Kim Mulkey
Seth Greenberg and Dan Dakich tip off the podcast discussing Kim Mulkey’s comments about playing college basketball during a pandemic, if there’s a home court advantage this season, not panicking over Michigan’s loss, Auburn’s Sharife Cooper bursting onto the scene, Gonzaga Watch and Iowa’s roster construction. Then, Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann joins the show to talk about Kyle Young’s throwback style, an update on Seth Towns, Dakich wanting to take a bullet for Holtmann, Jae’Sean Tate making an impact with the Rockets and the happiest he’s ever seen his team. Later, quick hitters on Baylor, Texas, Alabama, Tennessee and Texas Tech.
College Basketball Power Rankings: A two-team race for No. 1
Gonzaga and Baylor are in their own tiers atop men's college basketball. Everyone else, it seems, is fighting for No. 3.
Liddell, No. 21 Ohio St power past No. 14 Illinois 87-81
— E.J. Liddell scored 26 points and No. 21 Ohio State beat No. 14 Illinois 87-81 in a brutal Big Ten matchup on Saturday.
OSU's Towns does it all in impressive sequence (0:23)
Ohio State's Zed Key goes to work in the post (0:22)
College basketball picks: Can anyone slow down Michigan?
ESPN.com's college basketball experts make predictions for Michigan-Minnesota, Baylor-Texas Tech and other top games of the weekend.
Washington scores 23 as Ohio State tops Northwestern
— Ohio State was not going to let Northwestern come from behind again.
Duane Washington does it all for OSU (0:47)
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N'western has lost 3 straight since a 71-70 home win 12/26 vs. Ohio St. An upset W by NU (6-4, 3-3) Wed. @ #21 OSU (9-3, 3-3 & 6-0 @ home) would give it 3 wins in 4 games vs the Buckeyes for the 1st time since 1969 & 2 in a row for the 1st time since ‘67. NU has split its last 2 @ OSU, but hasn't won 2 of 3 there since a 1935 loss after 4 straight NU wins. From ‘35 on, OSU is 65-6 vs. NU in Columbus & has won 35 of the last 36 (34 in a row before a 2017 L to the NCAA tourney-bound Wildcats).
College Basketball Power Rankings: Unbeaten Michigan continues moving up, Pac-12 gets closer
Juwan Howard and the Wolverines are carrying the banner for the rugged Big Ten, while USC and UCLA had big weeks out west.
Washington scores 17, Ohio State tops No. 15 Rutgers 79-68
— Duane Washington Jr. scored 17 points and Ohio State closed the first half with a big run to beat No. 15 Rutgers 79-68 on Saturday.
College basketball picks: Can Texas keep rolling at West Virginia?
ESPN.com's college basketball experts make predictions for Texas-West Virginia and other top games of the weekend.
College Basketball Power Rankings: Where Saturday's blowout leaves Texas, Kansas
Texas handed Kansas a historic loss at Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday. What kind of leap does the Longhorns' blowout merit?
Robbins leads No. 21 Minnesota past No. 25 Ohio State 77-60
— Liam Robbins had 27 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks, keeping up his impactful introduction to the Big Ten for No. 21 Minnesota in a 77-60 victory over No. 25 Ohio State on Sunday.
Washington, Liddell connect for OSU slam dunk (0:21)
No. 25 Buckeyes use balanced scoring, beat Nebraska 90-54
— Justin Ahrens came off the bench to score 18 points and freshman Zed Key added 14 points on 5-for-5 shooting as No. 25 Ohio State used balanced scoring to beat Nebraska 90-54 on Wednesday night.
Liddell slams home a two-handed jam (0:22)
College Basketball Power Rankings: Sorting out the wild B1G
Iowa and Michigan State are struggling. Northwestern and Minnesota are ascending. Will the new Big Ten balance of power hold?
2020-21 Big Ten Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 8-1 | - | 13-1 |
| Iowa | 6-2 | 1.5 | 12-3 |
| Wisconsin | 6-3 | 2 | 12-4 |
| Illinois | 6-3 | 2 | 10-5 |
| Ohio State | 6-4 | 2.5 | 12-4 |
| Purdue | 6-4 | 2.5 | 11-6 |
| Minnesota | 4-5 | 4 | 11-5 |
| Indiana | 4-5 | 4 | 9-7 |
| Rutgers | 4-6 | 4.5 | 8-6 |
| Maryland | 3-6 | 5 | 9-7 |
| Michigan State | 2-4 | 4.5 | 8-4 |
| Northwestern | 3-7 | 5.5 | 6-8 |
| Penn State | 2-5 | 5 | 5-6 |
| Nebraska | 0-5 | 6 | 4-8 |
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Top Performers 2020-21
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Team Stats
Points Per Game76.695th
Rebounds Per Game37.4Tied-122nd
Assists Per Game12.7244th
Points Allowed67.3
2021 Polls & Rankings
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 13 | 15 |
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaki Branham | SF | Signed | 88 |
| Kalen Etzler | PF | Signed | 82 |
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 11 |
| Tournament Record | 57-32 |
| Championship Seasons | 1960 |
| Tournament Appearances | 33 |