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Bracketology Losers: Indiana, Florida State damage respective resumes

By Tristan Freeman

BLOOMINGTON, IN - JANUARY 14: Romeo Langford #0 of the Indiana Hoosiers walks down the court after a turnover in the 66-51 loss to the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Assembly Hall on January 14, 2019 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
BLOOMINGTON, IN - JANUARY 14: Romeo Langford #0 of the Indiana Hoosiers walks down the court after a turnover in the 66-51 loss to the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Assembly Hall on January 14, 2019 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – DECEMBER 22: Head coach Chris Holtmann of the Ohio State Buckeyes meets with Duane Washington Jr. #4 and Keyshawn Woods #32 in the first half against the UCLA Bruins during the CBS Sports Classic at the United Center on December 22, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – DECEMBER 22: Head coach Chris Holtmann of the Ohio State Buckeyes meets with Duane Washington Jr. #4 and Keyshawn Woods #32 in the first half against the UCLA Bruins during the CBS Sports Classic at the United Center on December 22, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

Ohio State Buckeyes

After losing on the road to Rutgers last week along with Michigan State, Ohio State had a case to be on last week’s edition. But considering that it was the first real setback they’ve had all season, I decided to give them a break.

I can’t do that again after the Buckeyes lost another pair of games to extend their losing streak to four games. There’s no shame in losing at Iowa and versus top-25 Maryland respectively but it creates a bigger problem going forward.

The Buckeyes have been ranked in the top-25 for most of the season and Chris Holtmann has done a great job replacing Keita Bates-Diop and his production. But at 12-5 (2-4), this team has slowly drifted towards bubble territory. They were a nine seed before the loss and will slide into the 10-11 range in our next Bracketology.

A closer look at Ohio State’s resume shows that there isn’t much meat from the non-conference. Creighton and UCLA have fallen down the hill, leaving Cincinnati as the only true quality win left. They have plenty of work to do in the Big Ten as well, with just wins over Minnesota and Illinois so far.

The next three games are crucial for the Buckeyes, with a home game against Purdue followed by road battles against Nebraska and Michigan. There’s a real possibility that they could lose all of them, taking the team out of the at-large conversation. Even though there are plenty of bids to go around in the Big Ten, OSU could potentially not be one of them.

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