NCAA Basketball Tournament History
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Ohio State BuckeyesTournament Appearances: 28
Final Fours: 11
Championships: 1 (1960)
Win-Loss: 51-27
| Ohio State Best Tournament Performances | ||||||
| TEAM BESTS | PLAYER BESTS | |||||
| STAT | SEASON | OPPONENT | VALUE | SEASON | PLAYER | VALUE |
| PTS | 1960 | Western Kentucky, 98-79 | 98 | 1960 | Jerry Lucas | 36 |
| FG | 1960 | Western Kentucky, 98-79 | 42 | 1960 | Jerry Lucas | 14 |
| FG% | 1960 | California, 75-55 | .674 | 1961 | Jerry Lucas | .909 |
| FT% | 2006 | Georgetown, 52-70 | 1.000 | 2007 | Ron Lewis | 1.000 |
| 3PM | 2011 | George Mason, 98-66 | 16 | 2011 | David Lighty | 7 |
| 3P% | 2011 | George Mason, 98-66 | .615 | 2011 | David Lighty | 1.000 |
| AST | 2011 | Texas-San Antonio, 75-46 | 26 | 2011 | Aaron Craft | 15 |
| REB | 1962 | Wake Forest, 84-68 | 53 | 1961 | Jerry Lucas | 30 |
| Ohio State Season By Season Results | |||
| SEASON | W-L | RESULTS | |
| 2012 | 4-1 | Defeated Loyola (MD) in first round, 78-59 Defeated Gonzaga in second round, 73-66 Defeated Cincinnati in regional semifinal, 81-66 Defeated Syracuse in regional final, 77-70 Lost to Kansas in National Semifinal, 64-62 | |
| 2011 | 2-1 | Defeated Texas-San Antonio in first round, 75-46 Defeated George Mason in second round, 98-66 Lost to Kentucky in regional semifinal, 62-60 | |
| 2010 | 2-1 | Defeated UC Santa Barbara in first round, 68-51 Defeated Georgia Tech in second round, 75-66 Lost to Tennessee in regional semifinal, 76-73 | |
| 2009 | 0-1 | Lost to Siena in first round, 74-72 | |
| 2007 | 5-1 | Defeated Central Connecticut State in first round, 78-57 Defeated Xavier in second round, 78-71 Defeated Tennessee in regional semifinal, 85-84 Defeated Memphis in regional final, 92-76 Defeated Georgetown in National Semifinal, 67-60 Lost to Florida in National Championship, 84-75 | |
| 2006 | 1-1 | Defeated Davidson in first round, 70-60 Lost to Georgetown in second round, 70-52 | |
| 2002 | 1-1 | Defeated Davidson in first round, 69-64 Lost to Missouri in second round, 83-67 | |
| 2001 | 0-1 | Lost to Utah State in first round, 77-68 | |
| 2000 | 1-1 | Defeated Appalachian State in first round, 87-61 Lost to Miami (FL) in second round, 75-62 | |
| 1999 | 4-1 | Defeated Murray State in first round, 72-58 Defeated Detroit in second round, 75-44 Defeated Auburn in regional semifinal, 72-64 Defeated St. John's in regional final, 77-74 Lost to Connecticut in National Semifinal, 64-58 | |
| 1992 | 3-1 | Defeated Mississippi Valley State in first round, 83-56 Defeated Connecticut in second round, 78-55 Defeated North Carolina in regional semifinal, 80-73 Lost to Michigan in regional final, 75-71 | |
| 1991 | 2-1 | Defeated Towson in first round, 97-86 Defeated Georgia Tech in second round, 65-61 Lost to St. John's in regional semifinal, 91-74 | |
| 1990 | 1-1 | Defeated Providence in first round, 84-83 Lost to UNLV in second round, 76-65 | |
| 1987 | 1-1 | Defeated Kentucky in first round, 91-77 Lost to Georgetown in second round, 82-79 | |
| 1985 | 1-1 | Defeated Iowa State in first round, 75-64 Lost to Louisiana Tech in second round, 79-67 | |
| 1983 | 1-1 | Defeated Syracuse in second round, 79-74 Lost to North Carolina in regional semifinal, 64-51 | |
| 1982 | 0-1 | Lost to James Madison in first round, 55-48 | |
| 1980 | 1-1 | Defeated Arizona State in second round, 89-75 Lost to UCLA in regional semifinal, 72-68 | |
| 1971 | 1-1 | Defeated Marquette in regional semifinal, 60-59 Lost to Western Kentucky in regional final, 81-78 | |
| 1968 | 3-1 | Defeated East Tennessee State in regional semifinal, 79-72 Defeated Kentucky in regional final, 82-81 Lost to North Carolina in National Semifinal, 80-66 Defeated Houston in third place game, 89-85 | |
| 1962 | 3-1 | Defeated Western Kentucky in regional semifinal, 93-73 Defeated Kentucky in regional final, 74-64 Defeated Wake Forest in National Semifinal, 84-68 Lost to Cincinnati in National Championship, 71-59 | |
| 1961 | 3-1 | Defeated Louisville in regional semifinal, 56-55 Defeated Kentucky in regional final, 87-74 Defeated Saint Joseph's in National Semifinal, 95-69 Lost to Cincinnati in National Championship, 70-65 | |
| 1960 | 4-0 | Defeated Western Kentucky in regional semifinal, 98-79 Defeated Georgia Tech in regional final, 86-69 Defeated New York University in National Semifinal, 76-54 Defeated California in National Championship, 75-55 | |
| 1950 | 1-1 | Lost to City College of New in regional semifinal, 56-55 Defeated Holy Cross in third place game, 72-52 | |
| 1946 | 2-1 | Defeated Harvard in regional semifinal, 46-38 Lost to North Carolina in regional final, 60-57 Defeated California in third place game, 63-45 | |
| 1945 | 1-1 | Defeated Kentucky in regional semifinal, 45-37 Lost to New York University in regional final, 70-65 | |
| 1944 | 1-1 | Defeated Temple in regional semifinal, 57-47 Lost to Dartmouth in regional final, 60-53 | |
| 1939 | 2-1 | Defeated Wake Forest in regional semifinal, 64-52 Defeated Villanova in regional final, 53-36 Lost to Oregon in National Championship, 46-33 | |
