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NCAA Tournament History > Ohio State Buckeyes

Ohio State Buckeyes NCAA Tournament History & Scores

Ohio State Buckeyes All-Time NCAA Tournament Record: 45-25

The Ohio State Buckeyes, known as a football powerhouse, have had solid success in the NCAA Tournament but have not won a National Championship since 1960. An 8-time Final Four participant, Ohio State has played in the Big Dance nearly 30 times but their four NCAA Tournament appearances from 1999-2002 and 1999 Final Four appearance were vacated due to NCAA sanctions. The Buckeyes won the 1986 and 2008 NIT Tournaments and have played in the Big Dance four times under Thad Matta heading into the 2011 NCAAA Tournament.

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1939 NCAA Tournament

Defeated Wake Forest in regional semifinal, 64-52
Defeated Villanova in regional final, 53-36
Lost to Oregon in National Championship, 46-33

1944 NCAA Tournament

Defeated Temple in regional semifinal, 57-47
Lost to Dartmouth in regional final, 60-53

1945 NCAA Tournament

Defeated Kentucky in regional semifinal, 45-37
Lost to New York University in regional final, 70-65

1946 NCAA Tournament

Defeated Harvard in regional semifinal, 46-38
Lost to North Carolina in regional final, 60-57
Defeated California in third place game, 63-45

1950 NCAA Tournament

Lost to City College of New in regional semifinal, 56-55
Defeated Holy Cross in third place game, 72-52

1960 NCAA Tournament

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

1961 NCAA Tournament

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

1962 NCAA Tournament

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

1968 NCAA Tournament

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

1971 NCAA Tournament

Defeated Marquette in regional semifinal, 60-59
Lost to Western Kentucky in regional final, 81-78

1980 NCAA Tournament

Defeated Arizona State in second round, 89-75
Lost to UCLA in regional semifinal, 72-68

1982 NCAA Tournament

Lost to James Madison in first round, 55-48

1983 NCAA Tournament

Defeated Syracuse in second round, 79-74
Lost to North Carolina in regional semifinal, 64-51

1985 NCAA Tournament

Defeated Iowa State in first round, 75-64
Lost to Louisiana Tech in second round, 79-67

1987 NCAA Tournament

Defeated Kentucky in first round, 91-77
Lost to Georgetown in second round, 82-79

1990 NCAA Tournament

Defeated Providence in first round, 84-83
Lost to UNLV in second round, 76-65

1991 NCAA Tournament

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

1992 NCAA Tournament

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

1999 NCAA Tournament

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

2000 NCAA Tournament

Defeated Appalachian State in first round, 87-61
Lost to Miami (FL) in second round, 75-62

2001 NCAA Tournament

Lost to Utah State in first round, 77-68

2002 NCAA Tournament

Defeated Davidson in first round, 69-64
Lost to Missouri in second round, 83-67

2006 NCAA Tournament

Defeated Davidson in first round, 70-60
Lost to Georgetown in second round, 70-52

2007 NCAA Tournament

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

2009 NCAA Tournament

Lost to Siena in first round, 74-72

2010 NCAA Tournament

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

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