Most seasons, Ohio State would be clearly on the outside of the NCAA tournament picture looking in. Not in 2019. The Buckeyes have a 6-11 record in the calendar year of 2019 and have lost back-to-back games by 35 points to Purdue and by 18 points to Northwestern. Still, they find themselves squarely in the mix of teams competing for an at-large bid into the Big Dance, even though what happened versus the Wildcats diminished their odds. Entering Wednesday, all but one of the brackets aggregated by Bracket Matrix had Ohio State in the field of 68. With just two regular-season games and the Big Ten tournament remaining, the team’s chances of making the NCAA tournament looked relatively promising. The Buckeyes endured a five-game losing streak in January and haven’t looked particularly dangerous recently, but their 12-1 start to the season and nearly .500 play in the conference boosted the tournament chances.…
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