#1 seed?

[OH HSKR FAN]

Kansas State and Duke go down tonight. Something to think about. Turner has a great shot for national POY.

 

[NUTS4theBUCKS28]

thats what ESPN is sayin, but thats not sayin much.....

 

[mross34]

Wow... Just said we have the best starting 5 in the country.

 

[3074326]

ESPN is making me nervous with all this OSU praise..

 

[BuckTwenty]

With 7 losses?? No way. Too many other deserving good teams.

 

[mross34]

With 7 losses?? No way. Too many other deserving good teams.

4-4 without the POY and in his first 2 games back.

20-3 the rest of the season.

Committee is definitely gonna look at that.

 

[BuckeyeTillIDie]

Wow... Just said we have the best starting 5 in the country.

I would agree with that, though. I'd take our starting 5 over any other team's.

 

[BuckTwenty]

Syracuse, Kentucky, and Kansas are shoe-ins for #1's. If Duke wins the ACC Tourny, they'll be hard to beat for a #1.

I will concede that we have a shot. It's just not a very realistic one. If we don't win the Big Ten Tourny, forgetaboutit.

 

[Cornerback6]

Dunno about #1, but definitely a lock for a #2 seed at this point. That alone is worth being excited about to me.

 

[Meyer]

yes please

 

[gracelhink]

Syracuse, Kentucky, and Kansas are shoe-ins for #1's. If Duke wins the ACC Tourny, they'll be hard to beat for a #1.

I will concede that we have a shot. It's just not a very realistic one. If we don't win the Big Ten Tourny, forgetaboutit.

Right now the critical factor for tOSU is the rpi rating.
On March 1 it was 31. As of today 3/4 it is 28.

RPI Rating Link

This site lists projected seeds, RPI's, record vs. top 25, and top 50.
Right now Buckeyes are projected as the lowest #2 seed.
This in spite of the negative rpi.
WVa and New Mexico are immediate threats to displace tOSU and claim that last #2.
Kansas St, Purdue, Nova, and Duke all have much stronger RPI's and fewer losses. Hard to imagine that these 4 would slide so far that tOSU would jump them all.
Re. if tOSU wins the B10 tourney. . .
My mind is hazy, but it always seems as if the selection committee makes their decisions about seeds on Saturday night or Sunday AM, i.e. prior to the conclusion of the B10 and other conference tourney finals.
If tOSU makes the finals IMHO it may be enough to secure the #2 seed, but a #1 based on all who would have to be jumped would appear nearly impossible.

 

[THEWOOD]

2 in Milwaukee, make it happen!!!!

 

[Tonyank]

Wall i think will get POY and we DEF have #2 win BIG ten we have a shot at #1

 

[Pimpinnati]

Wall i think will get POY and we DEF have #2 win BIG ten we have a shot at #1

I'd be shocked if Evan didn't win POY.

 

[THEWOOD]

If Wall wins POY I call BULLSHIT!