Ohio State's basketball program formed in 1898 and appeared in the very first NCAA Championship game in 1939, losing to Oregon. The 'Buckeye' name comes from the Ohio state tree; the mascot Brutus Buckeye — a student wearing a giant buckeye nut head — debuted in 1965. The Buckeyes won their lone national championship in 1960, led by future Hall of Famers Jerry Lucas and John Havlicek. A little-known fact: future Indiana coaching legend Bob Knight was a reserve on that championship team.
Named after the Ohio buckeye tree, the state tree of Ohio; 'Buckeye' has referred to Ohio residents since 1788 and was formally adopted as the school nickname in 1950
The 1960 NCAA Championship, led by Jerry Lucas and John Havlicek, defeating California 75-55 for Ohio State's only basketball title
Future Indiana coaching legend Bob Knight was a reserve player on Ohio State's 1960 championship team, sitting behind Hall of Famers Jerry Lucas and John Havlicek
The Ohio State Buckeyes compete in the Big Ten and hold an all-time record of 1824–1212 (.601 winning percentage) across 121 recorded seasons dating back to 1898-99. The program has won 1 NCAA national championship (1960) and reached 9 Final Fours.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 21-12 | 12-8 (Big Ten) | Jake Diebler | |
| 2024-25 | 17-15 | 9-11 (Big Ten) | Jake Diebler | AP #21 |
| 2023-24 | 22-14 | 9-11 (Big Ten) | Chris Holtmann,Jake Diebler | |
| 2022-23 | 16-19 | 5-15 (Big Ten) | Chris Holtmann | AP #23 |
| 2021-22 | 20-12 | 12-8 (Big Ten) | Chris Holtmann | AP #13 |
| 2020-21 | 21-10 | 12-8 (Big Ten) | Chris Holtmann | AP #4 |
| 2019-20 | 21-10 | 11-9 (Big Ten) | Chris Holtmann | AP #2 |
| 2018-19 | 20-15 | 8-12 (Big Ten) | Chris Holtmann | AP #13 |
| 2017-18 | 25-9 | 15-3 (Big Ten) | Chris Holtmann | AP #8 |
| 2016-17 | 17-15 | 7-11 (Big Ten) | Thad Matta | |
| 2015-16 | 21-14 | 11-7 (Big Ten) | Thad Matta | |
| 2014-15 | 24-11 | 11-7 (Big Ten) | Thad Matta | AP #12 |
| 2013-14 | 25-10 | 10-8 (Big Ten) | Thad Matta | AP #3 |
| 2012-13 | 29-8 | 13-5 (Big Ten) | Thad Matta | AP #3 |
| 2011-12 | 31-8 | 13-5 (Big Ten) | Thad Matta | AP #2 |
| 2010-11 | 34-3 | 16-2 (Big Ten) | Thad Matta | AP #1 |
| 2009-10 | 29-8 | 14-4 (Big Ten) | Thad Matta | AP #5 |
| 2008-09 | 22-11 | 10-8 (Big Ten) | Thad Matta | AP #15 |
| 2007-08 | 24-13 | 10-8 (Big Ten) | Thad Matta | |
| 2006-07 | 35-4 | 15-1 (Big Ten) | Thad Matta | AP #1 |
| 2005-06 | 26-6 | 12-4 (Big Ten) | Thad Matta | AP #6 |
| 2004-05 | 20-12 | 8-8 (Big Ten) | Thad Matta | |
| 2003-04 | 14-16 | 6-10 (Big Ten) | Jim O'Brien | |
| 2002-03 | 17-15 | 7-9 (Big Ten) | Jim O'Brien | |
| 1997-98 | 8-22 | 1-15 (Big Ten) | Jim O'Brien | |
| 1996-97 | 10-17 | 5-13 (Big Ten) | Randy Ayers | |
| 1994-95 | 6-22 | 2-16 (Big Ten) | Randy Ayers | |
| 1993-94 | 13-16 | 6-12 (Big Ten) | Randy Ayers | |
| 1992-93 | 15-13 | 8-10 (Big Ten) | Randy Ayers | AP #21 |
| 1991-92 | 26-6 | 15-3 (Big Ten) | Randy Ayers | AP #3 |
| 1990-91 | 27-4 | 15-3 (Big Ten) | Randy Ayers | AP #2 |
| 1989-90 | 17-13 | 10-8 (Big Ten) | Randy Ayers | |
| 1988-89 | 19-15 | 6-12 (Big Ten) | Gary Williams | AP #12 |
| 1987-88 | 20-13 | 9-9 (Big Ten) | Gary Williams | |
| 1986-87 | 20-13 | 9-9 (Big Ten) | Gary Williams | |
| 1985-86 | 19-14 | 8-10 (Big Ten) | Eldon Miller | AP #20 |
| 1984-85 | 20-10 | 11-7 (Big Ten) | Eldon Miller | |
| 1983-84 | 15-14 | 8-10 (Big Ten) | Eldon Miller | |
| 1982-83 | 20-10 | 11-7 (Big Ten) | Eldon Miller | AP #14 |
| 1981-82 | 21-10 | 12-6 (Big Ten) | Eldon Miller | |
| 1980-81 | 14-13 | 9-9 (Big Ten) | Eldon Miller | AP #7 |
| 1979-80 | 21-8 | 12-6 (Big Ten) | Eldon Miller | AP #2 |
| 1978-79 | 19-12 | 12-6 (Big Ten) | Eldon Miller | AP #7 |
| 1977-78 | 16-11 | 9-9 (Big Ten) | Eldon Miller | |
| 1975-76 | 6-20 | 2-16 (Big Ten) | Fred Taylor | |
| 1974-75 | 14-14 | 8-10 (Big Ten) | Fred Taylor | |
| 1973-74 | 9-15 | 4-10 (Big Ten) | Fred Taylor | |
| 1972-73 | 14-10 | 8-6 (Big Ten) | Fred Taylor | AP #10 |
| 1971-72 | 18-6 | 10-4 (Big Ten) | Fred Taylor | AP #4 |
| 1970-71 | 20-6 | 13-1 (Big Ten) | Fred Taylor | AP #10 |
| 1969-70 | 17-7 | 8-6 (Big Ten) | Fred Taylor | AP #16 |
| 1968-69 | 17-7 | 9-5 (Big Ten) | Fred Taylor | AP #10 |
| 1967-68 | 21-8 | 10-4 (Big Ten) | Fred Taylor | |
| 1966-67 | 13-11 | 6-8 (Big Ten) | Fred Taylor | |
| 1965-66 | 11-13 | 5-9 (Big Ten) | Fred Taylor | |
| 1964-65 | 12-12 | 6-8 (Big Ten) | Fred Taylor | |
| 1963-64 | 16-8 | 11-3 (Big Ten) | Fred Taylor | AP #7 |
| 1962-63 | 20-4 | 11-3 (Big Ten) | Fred Taylor | AP #2 |
| 1961-62 | 26-2 | 13-1 (Big Ten) | Fred Taylor | AP #1 |
| 1960-61 | 27-1 | 14-0 (Big Ten) | Fred Taylor | AP #1 |
| 1959-60 | 25-3 | 13-1 (Big Ten) | Fred Taylor | AP #2 |
| 1958-59 | 11-11 | 7-7 (Big Ten) | Fred Taylor | |
| 1957-58 | 9-13 | 8-6 (Big Ten) | Floyd Stahl | |
| 1956-57 | 14-8 | 9-5 (Big Ten) | Floyd Stahl | AP #11 |
| 1955-56 | 16-6 | 9-5 (Big Ten) | Floyd Stahl | AP #7 |
| 1954-55 | 10-12 | 4-10 (Big Ten) | Floyd Stahl | AP #11 |
| 1953-54 | 11-11 | 5-9 (Big Ten) | Floyd Stahl | |
| 1952-53 | 10-12 | 7-11 (Big Ten) | Floyd Stahl | |
| 1951-52 | 8-14 | 6-8 (Big Ten) | Floyd Stahl | |
| 1950-51 | 6-16 | 3-11 (Big Ten) | Floyd Stahl | |
| 1949-50 | 22-4 | 11-1 (Big Ten) | Tippy Dye | AP #2 |
| 1948-49 | 14-7 | 6-6 (Big Ten) | Tippy Dye | AP #18 |
| 1947-48 | 10-10 | 5-7 (Big Ten) | Tippy Dye | |
| 1946-47 | 7-13 | 5-7 (Big Ten) | Tippy Dye | |
| 1945-46 | 16-5 | 10-2 (Big Ten) | Harold Olsen | |
| 1944-45 | 15-5 | 10-2 (Big Ten) | Harold Olsen | |
| 1943-44 | 14-7 | 10-2 (Big Ten) | Harold Olsen | |
| 1942-43 | 8-9 | 5-7 (Big Ten) | Harold Olsen | |
| 1941-42 | 6-14 | 4-11 (Big Ten) | Harold Olsen | |
| 1940-41 | 10-10 | 7-5 (Big Ten) | Harold Olsen | |
| 1939-40 | 13-7 | 8-4 (Big Ten) | Harold Olsen | |
| 1938-39 | 16-7 | 10-2 (Big Ten) | Harold Olsen | |
| 1937-38 | 12-8 | 7-5 (Big Ten) | Harold Olsen | |
| 1936-37 | 13-7 | 7-5 (Big Ten) | Harold Olsen | |
| 1935-36 | 12-8 | 5-7 (Big Ten) | Harold Olsen | |
| 1934-35 | 13-6 | 8-4 (Big Ten) | Harold Olsen | |
| 1933-34 | 8-12 | 4-8 (Big Ten) | Harold Olsen | |
| 1932-33 | 17-3 | 10-2 (Big Ten) | Harold Olsen | |
| 1931-32 | 9-9 | 5-7 (Big Ten) | Harold Olsen | |
| 1930-31 | 4-13 | 3-9 (Big Ten) | Harold Olsen | |
| 1929-30 | 4-11 | 1-9 (Big Ten) | Harold Olsen | |
| 1928-29 | 9-8 | 6-6 (Big Ten) | Harold Olsen | |
| 1927-28 | 5-12 | 3-9 (Big Ten) | Harold Olsen | |
| 1926-27 | 11-6 | 6-6 (Big Ten) | Harold Olsen | |
| 1925-26 | 10-7 | 6-6 (Big Ten) | Harold Olsen | |
| 1924-25 | 14-2 | 11-1 (Big Ten) | Harold Olsen | |
| 1923-24 | 12-5 | 7-5 (Big Ten) | Harold Olsen | |
| 1922-23 | 4-11 | 1-11 (Big Ten) | Harold Olsen | |
| 1921-22 | 8-10 | 5-7 (Big Ten) | George Trautman | |
| 1920-21 | 4-13 | 2-10 (Big Ten) | George Trautman | |
| 1919-20 | 17-10 | 3-9 (Big Ten) | George Trautman | |
| 1918-19 | 7-12 | 2-6 (Big Ten) | Wilbur St. John | |
| 1917-18 | 12-7 | 5-5 (Big Ten) | Wilbur St. John | |
| 1916-17 | 15-11 | 3-9 (Western) | Wilbur St. John | |
| 1915-16 | 9-13 | 2-8 (Western) | Wilbur St. John | |
| 1914-15 | 7-10 | 3-9 (Western) | Wilbur St. John | |
| 1913-14 | 11-4 | 5-1 (Western) | Wilbur St. John | |
| 1912-13 | 13-7 | 4-5 (Western) | Wilbur St. John | |
| 1911-12 | 7-5 | Western | Wilbur St. John | |
| 1910-11 | 6-3 | Ind | Unknown | |
| 1909-10 | 11-1 | Ind | Thomas Kibler | |
| 1908-09 | 11-1 | Ind | Thomas Kibler | |
| 1907-08 | 5-6 | Ind | Unknown | |
| 1906-07 | 7-5 | Ind | Unknown | |
| 1905-06 | 9-1 | Ind | Unknown | |
| 1904-05 | 12-2 | Ind | Unknown | |
| 1903-04 | 10-4 | Ind | D.C. Huddleson | |
| 1902-03 | 5-2 | Ind | D.C. Huddleson | |
| 1900-01 | 1-3 | Ind | Unknown | |
| 1899-00 | 8-4 | Ind | Unknown | |
| 1898-99 | 12-4 | Ind | Unknown |
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Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.
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