Bracketology 2020: Utah State, Rutgers and Wisconsin among big winners

Bracketology 2020: Utah State, Rutgers and Wisconsin among biggest winners

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 07: The Utah State Aggies celebrate after defeating the San Diego State Aztecs to win the championship game of the Mountain West Conference basketball tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center on March 7, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Aggies defeated the Aztecs 59-56. (Photo by Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images) /

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COLUMBUS, OHIO – MARCH 05: CJ Walker #13 of the Ohio State Buckeyes (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) /

Ohio State Buckeyes

While Wisconsin has been on a major run in the Big Ten, what Ohio State has done may be more impressive. The Buckeyes have won six of seven, including wins over Maryland, Michigan and Illinois recently. It gives this team a 14-9 record against Quad 1 and 2 opponents while having a NET ranking in the top-15.

There were a point and time when the Buckeyes were considered the best team in the country but injuries and offensive issues caused them to fall out of the rankings altogether in January. Since then they’ve recovered and has looked like a Final Four contender once again.

Ohio State is currently projected as a 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament, with a chance to move up with a game against Michigan State on Sunday. A win would clinch them a 5 seed where a loss could have them as down as 8 for the Big Ten Conference Tournament.

The Big Ten presents a major opportunity for teams who can go deep in this tournament. The winner will get likely at least three Quad 1 wins and can move up multiple seed lines for the Big Dance. If Ohio State continues to play like this, there’s no reason why they can’t be the team to take advantage of this situation.

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