Ohio State
Polls ranked461of 906
Seasons ranked37of 51
Best rankingNo. 210 times
Polls at No. 10
Longest streak130polls
Season by season · 37 ranked seasons, newest first
| Season | Polls, No. 1 at the top | Preseason → final | At No. 1 | Ranked | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-2027 | No. 18→No. 18 now | 1/1 | |||
| 2025-2026 | unranked→No. 17 | 16/20 | |||
| 2024-2025 | No. 14→No. 19 | 21/21 | |||
| 2023-2024 | No. 7→No. 16 | 21/21 | |||
| 2022-2023 | No. 14→No. 12 | 19/19 | Elite Eight | ||
| 2021-2022 | No. 17→No. 14 | 16/19 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2020-2021 | No. 20→No. 22 | 17/17 | |||
| 2017-2018 | No. 5→No. 10 | 19/19 | |||
| 2016-2017 | No. 7→No. 11 | 19/19 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2015-2016 | No. 6→No. 9 | 19/19 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2014-2015 | unranked→No. 23 | 2/19 | |||
| 2012-2013 | No. 19→unranked | 6/20 | |||
| 2011-2012 | unranked→No. 16 | 18/19 | |||
| 2010-2011 | No. 7→No. 18 | 14/19 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2009-2010 | No. 3→No. 8 | 19/19 | |||
| 2008-2009 | No. 18→No. 10 | 19/19 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2007-2008 | No. 16→No. 25 | 20/20 | |||
| 2006-2007 | No. 7→No. 8 | 19/19 | |||
| 2005-2006 | No. 4→No. 2 | 18/18 | |||
| 2004-2005 | No. 10→No. 8 | 19/19 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2003-2004 | No. 17→No. 21 | 13/19 | |||
| 2002-2003 | unranked→No. 20 | 6/19 | |||
| 1998-1999 | unranked→unranked | 4/18 | |||
| 1994-1995 | unranked→unranked | 1/18 | |||
| 1993-1994 | No. 8→unranked | 11/17 | |||
| 1992-1993 | unranked→No. 3 | 13/16 | Runner-up | ||
| 1991-1992 | unranked→unranked | 3/18 | |||
| 1989-1990 | unranked→unranked | 1/17 | |||
| 1988-1989 | No. 12→No. 14 | 7/17 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 1987-1988 | No. 11→No. 6 | 17/17 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 1986-1987 | No. 16→No. 10 | 16/16 | Elite Eight | ||
| 1985-1986 | No. 10→No. 12 | 16/16 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 1984-1985 | No. 17→No. 7 | 17/17 | Elite Eight | ||
| 1983-1984 | No. 18→No. 19 | 5/17 | |||
| 1982-1983 | unranked→unranked | 1/17 | |||
| 1981-1982 | unranked→unranked | 4/18 | |||
| 1977-1978 | unranked→No. 16 | 4/14 |
Records held · 2 leaderboards
Statistics · the full details
| Statistic | Value | First and most recent | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best ranking | 2 | 10 times First: January 31, 2005 Most recent: February 26, 2024 | All 13 |
| # Polls Ranked | 461 | First: December 7, 1977 (18) Most recent: October 20, 2026 (18) | All 461 |
| # Polls Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| # Polls Ranked Top 5 | 56 | First: January 26, 1993 (4) Most recent: March 4, 2024 (4) | All 56 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 10 | 196 | First: December 9, 1984 (10) Most recent: February 16, 2026 (10) | All 196 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 15 | 312 | First: November 26, 1984 (15) Most recent: March 16, 2026 (12) | All 312 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 20 | 418 | First: December 7, 1977 (18) Most recent: October 20, 2026 (18) | All 418 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked | 130 | February 23, 2004 - January 24, 2011 | All 26 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 5 | 10 | November 21, 2022 - January 23, 2023 | All 14 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 10 | 52 | December 6, 2004 - March 12, 2007 | All 23 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15 | 56 | November 8, 2004 - March 12, 2007 | All 28 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20 | 71 | February 26, 1984 - November 28, 1988 | All 28 |
| # Seasons Ranked | 37 | First: 1977-1978 Most recent: 2026-2027 | All 37 |
| # Seasons Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 5 | 9 | First: 1992-1993 Most recent: 2023-2024 | All 9 |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 10 | 20 | First: 1984-1985 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 20 |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 15 | 26 | First: 1984-1985 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 26 |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 20 | 33 | First: 1977-1978 Most recent: 2026-2027 | All 33 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked | 25 | First: 1983-1984 Most recent: 2026-2027 | All 25 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 5 | 3 | First: 2005-2006 Most recent: 2017-2018 | All 3 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 10 | 11 | First: 1985-1986 Most recent: 2023-2024 | All 11 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 15 | 15 | First: 1985-1986 Most recent: 2024-2025 | All 15 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 20 | 25 | First: 1983-1984 Most recent: 2026-2027 | All 25 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked | 28 | First: 1977-1978 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 28 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 5 | 2 | First: 1992-1993 Most recent: 2005-2006 | All 2 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 10 | 11 | First: 1984-1985 Most recent: 2017-2018 | All 11 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 15 | 16 | First: 1984-1985 Most recent: 2022-2023 | All 16 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 20 | 24 | First: 1977-1978 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 24 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked | 11 | 2002-2003 - 2012-2013 | All 7 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 5 | 3 | 2004-2005 - 2006-2007 | All 6 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 10 | 4 | 3 times Most recent: 2022-2023 - (Active) | All 6 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 15 | 10 | 2003-2004 - 2012-2013 | All 5 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 20 | 11 | 2002-2003 - 2012-2013 | All 7 |
| Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise | 17 | No. 23 (March 16, 2015) → No. 6 (November 3, 2015) | All 20 |
| Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise | 8 | Unranked (February 28, 2011) → No. 18 (March 7, 2011) | All 27 |
| Largest Preseason-to-Final Rise | 23 | Unranked (November 24, 1992) → No. 3 (March 16, 1993) | All 14 |
| Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall | 16 | No. 10 (March 12, 2018) → Unranked (November 1, 2018) | All 31 |
| Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall | 9 | No. 7 (March 18, 2024) → No. 16 (April 8, 2024) | All 22 |
| Largest Preseason-to-Final Fall | 18 | No. 8 (November 16, 1993) → Unranked (March 15, 1994) | All 16 |