The 1959-60 Ohio State Buckeyes went 25-3 (13-1 in the Big Ten) under head coach Fred Taylor. The team peaked at #2 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 25.88.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-12-01 | vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons | W 77–69 | St. John Arena |
| 1959-12-03 | vs Memphis Tigers | W 94–55 | St. John Arena |
| 1959-12-05 | vs Pittsburgh Panthers | W 94–49 | St. John Arena |
| 1959-12-07 | vs Butler Bulldogs | W 99–66 | St. John Arena |
| 1959-12-10 | at Saint Louis Billikens | W 81–74 | Kiel Auditorium |
| 1959-12-18 | at Butler Bulldogs | W 96–68 | Butler Fieldhouse |
| 1959-12-21 | at Utah Utes | L 92–97 | Nielsen Field House |
| 1959-12-22 | at BYU Cougars | W 91–79 | George Albert Smith Field House |
| 1959-12-28 | at Kentucky Wildcats | L 93–96 | Memorial Coliseum |
| 1960-01-04 | vs Illinois Fighting Illini | W 97–73 | St. John Arena |
| 1960-01-09 | vs Indiana Hoosiers | W 96–95 | St. John Arena |
| 1960-01-11 | vs Delaware Blue Hens | W 109–38 | St. John Arena |
| 1960-01-16 | vs Northwestern Wildcats | W 81–64 | St. John Arena |
| 1960-01-23 | at Purdue Boilermakers | W 85–71 | Lambert Fieldhouse |
| 1960-01-30 | vs Michigan State Spartans | W 111–79 | St. John Arena |
| 1960-02-01 | vs Michigan Wolverines | W 99–52 | St. John Arena |
| 1960-02-06 | at Northwestern Wildcats | W 77–58 | McGaw Memorial Hall |
| 1960-02-08 | at Wisconsin Badgers | W 106–69 | Wisconsin Field House |
| 1960-02-13 | vs Iowa Hawkeyes | W 75–47 | St. John Arena |
| 1960-02-15 | at Illinois Fighting Illini | W 109–81 | Huff Hall |
| 1960-02-20 | at Michigan State Spartans | W 84–83 | Jenison Field House |
| 1960-02-27 | vs Wisconsin Badgers | W 93–68 | St. John Arena |
| 1960-02-29 | at Indiana Hoosiers | L 83–99 | Field House |
| 1960-03-05 | at Minnesota Golden Gophers | W 75–66 | Williams Arena |
| 1960-03-11 | neutral Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | W 98–79 | Freedom Hall |
| 1960-03-12 | neutral Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | W 86–69 | Freedom Hall |
| 1960-03-18 | neutral new york university | W 76–54 | Cow Palace |
| 1960-03-19 | neutral California Golden Bears | W 75–55 | Cow Palace |
1959-12-01: Ohio State Buckeyes got past Wake Forest 77–69 as Nowell scored a team-high 18. Ritchie had 20 for Wake Forest. Lucas grabbed 28 rebounds.
1959-12-03: Ohio State Buckeyes blew out Memphis State 94–55 as Lucas C scored a team-high 34. Wolfe G had 13 for Memphis State. Lucas C grabbed 20 rebounds.
1959-12-05: Behind Lucas's 24 points, Ohio State Buckeyes rolled past Pittsburgh Panthers 94–49. Faleneki had 16 for Pittsburgh Panthers. Lucas grabbed 18 rebounds.
1959-12-07: Ohio State Buckeyes blew out Butler 99–66 as Lucas scored a team-high 26. Pennington had 16 for Butler. Lucas grabbed 16 rebounds.
1959-12-10: Ohio State Buckeyes beat St. Louis 81–74. Lucas led the winners with 30 points. Burkel had 20 for St. Louis. Lucas grabbed 19 rebounds.
1959-12-18: Behind Lucas's 20 points, Ohio State Buckeyes rolled past Butler 96–68. Pennington had 17 for Butler.
1959-12-21: Utah Utes got past Ohio State Buckeyes 97–92 as Bill McGill scored a team-high 31. Jerry Lucas had 32 for Ohio State Buckeyes.
1959-12-22: Behind Lucas's 36 points, Ohio State Buckeyes pulled away from Brigham Young Cougars 91–79. Eastic had 23 for Brigham Young Cougars. Lucas grabbed 16 rebounds.
1959-12-28: Behind Bill Lickert's 29 points, Kentucky Wildcats held off Ohio State 96–93. Jerry Lucas had 34 for Ohio State. Joe Roberts grabbed 15 rebounds.
1960-01-09: Behind Nowell's 26 points, Ohio State Buckeyes held off Indiana Hoosiers 96–95. Lee had 23 for Indiana Hoosiers.
1960-01-11: Ohio State Buckeyes blew out Delaware 109–38 as Knight scored a team-high 15.
1960-01-16: Ohio State Buckeyes handled Northwestern 81–64. Lucas led the winners with 28 points. Jones had 28 for Northwestern.
1960-01-23: Ohio State Buckeyes handled Purdue 85–71. Lucas led the winners with 27 points. Dischinger had 32 for Purdue.
1960-01-30: Ohio State Buckeyes routed Michigan State Spartans 111–79. Lucas led the winners with 25 points. Walker had 27 for Michigan State Spartans. Walker grabbed 16 rebounds.
1960-02-01: Ohio State Buckeyes routed Michigan 99–52. Lucas led the winners with 23 points. Farris had 17 for Michigan.
1960-02-06: Behind Lucas's 26 points, Ohio State Buckeyes pulled away from Northwestern Wildcats 77–58. Jones had 13 for Northwestern Wildcats.
1960-02-08: Ohio State Buckeyes blew out Wisconsin 106–69 as Lucas scored a team-high 26. Ulwelling had 14 for Wisconsin. Lucas grabbed 20 rebounds.
1960-02-13: Ohio State Buckeyes blew out Iowa 75–47 as Lucas scored a team-high 28.
1960-02-15: Behind Lucas's 31 points, Ohio State Buckeyes rolled past Illinois 109–81. Vaughn had 25 for Illinois. Lucas grabbed 17 rebounds.
1960-02-20: Ohio State Buckeyes edged Michigan State Spartans 84–83. Jerry Lucas led the winners with 28 points. Horace Walker had 23 for Michigan State Spartans.
1960-02-27: Ohio State Buckeyes routed Wisconsin 93–68. Lucas led the winners with 20 points. Ulwelling had 18 for Wisconsin. Lucas grabbed 22 rebounds.
1960-02-29: Behind Bellamy's 24 points, Indiana pulled away from Ohio State Buckeyes 99–83. Lucas had 27 for Ohio State Buckeyes. Bellamy grabbed 19 rebounds.
1960-03-05: Ohio State Buckeyes beat Minnesota 75–66. Jerry Lucas led the winners with 23 points. Ron Johnson had 17 for Minnesota. Jerry Lucas grabbed 19 rebounds.
1960-03-18: Ohio State Buckeyes blew out New York University 76–54 as Lucas scored a team-high 19. Cunningham had 14 for New York University. Sanders grabbed 22 rebounds.
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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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