The
Ohio State men's basketball team represents
The Ohio State University in
NCAA Division I college basketball competition. The Buckeyes are a member of the
Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes won their only National Championship in
1960 and have made a total of 26 NCAA Tournament appearances (plus 4 appearances that were later vacated by the NCAA). The
Buckeyes share a classic rivalry with the
Michigan Wolverines, in which OSU has an 93–71 series lead. The Ohio State University is one of only two teams (the other being
Villanova) to make an NCAA tournament appearance every decade since the 1930s.