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2025-2026 Ohio State Men's Basketball

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The 2026 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament schedule is as follows:

Tuesday, March 10 (First Round)
Game 1 (#17 Maryland vs. #16 Oregon) – 4 p.m. CT (Peacock)
Game 2 (#18 Penn State vs. #15 Northwestern) – 25 minutes following Game 1 (Peacock)

Wednesday, March 11 (Second Round)
Game 3 (#9 Iowa vs. Game 3 winner) – 11 a.m. CT (Peacock)
Game 4 (#12 Washington vs. #13 USC) – 25 minutes following Game 3 (Peacock)
Game 5 (#10 Indiana vs Game 2 winner) – 5:30 p.m. CT (BTN)
Game 6 (#11 Minnesota vs. #14 Rutgers) – 25 minutes following Game 5 (BTN)

Thursday, March 12 (Third Round)
Game 7 (#8 Ohio State vs. Game 3 winner) – 11 a.m. CT (BTN)
Game 8 (#5 Wisconsin vs. #Game 4 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 7 (BTN)
Game 9 (#7 Purdue vs. Game 5 winner)– 5:30 p.m. CT (BTN)
Game 10 (#6 UCLA vs. Game 6 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 9 (BTN)

Friday, March 13 (Quarterfinals)
Game 11 (#1 Michigan vs. Game 7 winner) – 11 a.m. CT (BTN)
Game 12 (#4 Illinois vs. Game 8 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 11 (BTN)
Game 13 (#2 Nebraska vs. Game 9 winner) – 5:30 p.m. CT (BTN)
Game 14 (#3 Michigan State vs. Game 10 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 13 (BTN)

Saturday, March 14 (Semifinals)
Game 15 (Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner) – 12 p.m. CT (CBS)
Game 16 (Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 15 (CBS)

Sunday, March 15 (Championship)
Game 14 (Game 15 winner vs. Game 16 winner) – 2:30 p.m. CT (CBS)
 
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What are the Ohio men’s odds in to win the Big Ten and NCAA Tournaments?

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Now, the team will open the Big Ten Tournament as the No. 8 seed, meaning that they will receive a double-bye and face No. 17 Maryland, No. 16 Oregon, or No. 9 Iowa on Thursday. So, before the Buckeyes get back on the court, we are checking in with our friends at FanDuel to see where OSU stands in terms of their postseason odds.

Big Ten Tournament odds

Before action gets underway in the Windy City this week, Ohio State currently sits as the ninth most likely team to take home the conference title. Despite being a better seed than Iowa, the Hawkeyes have the eighth-best odds at +5000, while OSU is at +7500.
The Michigan Wolverines have the best odds in the conference at -105, with Illinois next, considerably further behind, at +460.

Final Four odds

At this point, I think that all of Buckeye Nation can feel pretty confident in OSU’s potential to make the Big Dance. Of course, anything can happen, but it would be a shock of monumental proportions if they were left out of the tournament field.
So, I don’t feel like I am jinxing anything by looking at any of their March Madness odds. So, let’s start with the Buckeyes’ chances to make the Final Four. Currently, they have the 41st-best odds, tied with Auburn, at +12500.
The Big Ten teams ahead of them are Michigan (-170), Illinois (+340), Purdue (+500), Michigan State (+1100), Nebraska (+2000), Wisconsin (+3500), Iowa (+4500), and UCLA (+8000).

National championship odds

The national championship outlook is very similar to that of the Final Four. The Buckeyes are tied with McNeese with the 40th-best shot to cut down the nets at +50000. That is a veeeeeeeery long shot, but even a $1 bet would bring in a $5,000 profit if Bruce Thornton and company go on the greatest run in tournament history. While it is essentially setting a dollar bill on fire, I can think of worse ways to waste a buck.
Unsurprisingly (and annoyingly), Michigan has the best odds in the country at +340, followed by Duke at +360, Arizona at +550, then Florida (+700) and Houston (+1000).

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