Ohio State Buckeyes

The Ohio State Buckeyes play at Value City Arena in Columbus, a program with deep basketball roots inside one of the country's biggest athletic departments. Scarlet-and-gray crowds have watched Hall of Famers like Jerry Lucas and John Havlicek build the foundation of Ohio State basketball, and more recent stars keep the Buckeyes in the national tournament conversation most seasons. It's a program that leans on physical big men and structured, defense-oriented play.

Ohio State won its only NCAA championship in 1960, when coach Fred Taylor's Buckeyes, led by future Hall of Famers Jerry Lucas and John Havlicek, routed defending champion Cal 75-55 in the title game. That core reached the championship game two more times in 1961 and 1962, losing both to Cincinnati. The Buckeyes have remained a regular NCAA Tournament participant in the decades since, including a run to the title game in 2007 led by Greg Oden.