Pre-tourney Rankings
Ohio St.
Big Ten
2017-18
Overall
Predictive Rating+14.2#17
Expected Predictive Rating+14.8#16
Pace65.9#252
Improvement+0.3#176

Offense
Total Offense+7.1#17
First Shot+0.0#1
After Offensive Rebound+0.0#1
Layup/Dunks+0.0#1
2 Pt Jumpshots+0.0#1
3 Pt Jumpshots+0.0#1
Freethrows+0.0#1
Improvement+0.7#146

Defense
Total Defense+7.1#17
First Shot+0.0#1
After Offensive Rebounds+0.0#1
Layups/Dunks+0.0#1
2 Pt Jumpshots+0.0#1
3 Pt Jumpshots+0.0#1
Freethrows+0.0#1
Improvement-0.4#192
NowWin NextLose Next
#1 Overall Seed 0.0% n/a n/a
#1 Seed 0.3% n/a n/a
Top 2 Seed 1.5% n/a n/a
Top 4 Seed 52.3% n/a n/a
Top 6 Seed 98.2% n/a n/a
NCAA Tourney Bid 99.6% n/a n/a
At-Large Bid if not Auto Qualifier 99.6% n/a n/a
Average Seed 4.4 n/a n/a
.500 or above 0.0% n/a n/a
.500 or above in Conference 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Conference Champion 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Last Place in Conference 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
First Four0.0% n/a n/a
First Round99.6% n/a n/a
Second Round76.1% n/a n/a
Sweet Sixteen41.1% n/a n/a
Elite Eight16.3% n/a n/a
Final Four7.4% n/a n/a
Championship Game2.7% n/a n/a
National Champion0.9% n/a n/a

Projected Seeding 4 seed  


Date Opponent Result/Prediction Record Conf Rating Offense Defense
  Nov 10, 2017 262   Robert Morris W 95-64 97%     1 - 0 +21.9 -4.5 -4.5
  Nov 12, 2017 179   Radford W 82-72 94%     2 - 0 +6.0 -2.0 -2.0
  Nov 16, 2017 257   Texas Southern W 82-64 97%     3 - 0 +9.1 -4.5 -4.5
  Nov 19, 2017 102   Northeastern W 80-55 87%     4 - 0 +26.9 +0.9 +0.9
  Nov 23, 2017 9   Gonzaga L 59-86 42%     4 - 1 -10.7 +8.1 +8.1
  Nov 24, 2017 78   Stanford W 79-71 76%     5 - 1 +14.9 +3.5 +3.5
  Nov 26, 2017 24   Butler L 66-67 OT 56%     5 - 2 +11.8 +6.4 +6.4
  Nov 29, 2017 21   Clemson L 65-79 63%     5 - 3 -3.2 +5.4 +5.4
  Dec 02, 2017 64   @ Wisconsin W 83-58 61%     6 - 3 1 - 0 +36.3 +5.7 +5.7
  Dec 04, 2017 10   Michigan W 71-62 54%     7 - 3 2 - 0 +22.2 +6.6 +6.6
  Dec 09, 2017 159   William & Mary W 97-62 93%     8 - 3 +32.5 -1.2 -1.2
  Dec 16, 2017 213   Appalachian St. W 80-67 96%     9 - 3 +6.9 -3.0 -3.0
  Dec 19, 2017 318   The Citadel W 94-65 99%     10 - 3 +16.3 -6.3 -6.3
  Dec 23, 2017 7   North Carolina L 72-86 37%     10 - 4 +3.7 +8.9 +8.9
  Dec 30, 2017 192   Miami (OH) W 72-59 95%     11 - 4 +8.0 -2.5 -2.5
  Jan 04, 2018 86   @ Iowa W 92-81 68%     12 - 4 3 - 0 +20.3 +4.7 +4.7
  Jan 07, 2018 6   Michigan St. W 80-64 47%     13 - 4 4 - 0 +30.9 +7.4 +7.4
  Jan 11, 2018 45   Maryland W 91-69 74%     14 - 4 5 - 0 +29.4 +3.7 +3.7
  Jan 14, 2018 121   @ Rutgers W 68-46 78%     15 - 4 6 - 0 +28.0 +3.0 +3.0
  Jan 17, 2018 79   @ Northwestern W 71-65 66%     16 - 4 7 - 0 +15.9 +5.0 +5.0
  Jan 20, 2018 109   Minnesota W 67-49 82%     17 - 4 8 - 0 +22.4 +2.2 +2.2
  Jan 22, 2018 51   Nebraska W 64-59 76%     18 - 4 9 - 0 +11.7 +3.3 +3.3
  Jan 25, 2018 28   Penn St. L 79-82 69%     18 - 5 9 - 1 +6.1 +4.6 +4.6
  Jan 30, 2018 66   Indiana W 71-56 81%     19 - 5 10 - 1 +19.9 +2.5 +2.5
  Feb 04, 2018 94   Illinois W 75-67 87%     20 - 5 11 - 1 +10.2 +1.1 +1.1
  Feb 07, 2018 4   @ Purdue W 64-63 25%     21 - 5 12 - 1 +22.1 +10.6 +10.6
  Feb 10, 2018 86   Iowa W 82-64 85%     22 - 5 13 - 1 +21.3 +1.6 +1.6
  Feb 15, 2018 28   @ Penn St. L 56-79 46%     22 - 6 13 - 2 -7.8 +7.6 +7.6
  Feb 18, 2018 10   @ Michigan L 62-74 31%     22 - 7 13 - 3 +7.2 +9.6 +9.6
  Feb 20, 2018 121   Rutgers W 79-52 90%     23 - 7 14 - 3 +27.0 +0.0 +0.0
  Feb 23, 2018 66   @ Indiana W 80-78 2OT 62%     24 - 7 15 - 3 +13.0 +5.5 +5.5
  Mar 02, 2018 28   Penn St. L 68-69 58%     24 - 8 +11.1 +6.1 +6.1
Projected Record 24.0 - 8.0 15.0 - 3.0




Numbers in tables represent percent chance of outcome occurring.



Projected Big Ten Finish

0-18 1-17 2-16 3-15 4-14 5-13 6-12 7-11 8-10 9-9 10-8 11-7 12-6 13-5 14-4 15-3 16-2 17-1 18-0 Total
1st 1st
2nd 100.0 100.0 2nd
3rd 3rd
4th 4th
5th 5th
6th 6th
7th 7th
8th 8th
9th 9th
10th 10th
11th 11th
12th 12th
13th 13th
14th 14th
Total 100.0 Total



Big Ten Regular Season Championship

Record Champion Total Outright 2-Way 3-Way 4-Way 5-Way 6-Way 7-Way 8-Way
18-0
17-1
16-2
15-3 0.0%
14-4
13-5
12-6
11-7
10-8
9-9
Total



NCAA Tournament Selection

Conf RecordRecord ChanceTourney
Bid		AutoAt-LargeAvg
Seed		 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 No Bid At-Large if not Auto
18-0
17-1
16-2
15-3 100.0% 99.6% 99.6% 4.4 0.3 1.1 15.7 35.2 32.2 13.7 1.3 0.1 0.4 99.6%
14-4
13-5
12-6
11-7
10-8
9-9
8-10
7-11
6-12
5-13
4-14
3-15
2-16
1-17
0-18
Total 100% 99.6% 0.0% 99.6% 4.4 0.3 1.1 15.7 35.2 32.2 13.7 1.3 0.1 0.4 99.6%