Michigan–Ohio State men's basketball rivalry

The Michigan–Ohio State basketball rivalry is a college basketball rivalry^[1][2][3][4] between Michigan Wolverines men's basketball and Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball that is part of the larger rivalry between the University of Michigan and Ohio State University that exists across a broad spectrum of endeavors including their general athletic programs: Michigan Wolverines and Ohio State Buckeyes. On the field, the athletic rivalry includes the Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry, but extends to almost all sports and many other forms of achievement. Both teams are members of the Big Ten Conference.

Michigan–Ohio State
men's basketball rivalry

Michigan Wolverines Ohio State Buckeyes
Sport	Basketball
First meeting	February 17, 1909 Ohio State 29, Michigan 22
Latest meeting	February 5, 2023 Michigan 77, Ohio State 69
Trophy	None
Statistics
Meetings total	189
All-time series	Ohio State leads, 107–82*
Largest victory	Ohio State, 99–52 (1960)
Longest win streak	Ohio State 8, (1967–1972)
Current win streak	Michigan, 2 (2022–present)

Series history

Ohio State currently leads the series, which began on February 17, 1909. On February 21, 2021, for the first time in the series' 185 game history dating back to 1909, the teams met while both were ranked in the Top 5. The Wolverines (15–1, 10–1 Big Ten) were ranked No. 3 in both the AP Poll and Coaches Poll while the Buckeyes (18–4, 12–4 Big Ten) were ranked No. 4 in both the AP Poll and Coaches Poll.^[5] Michigan won the game 92–87.^[6][7]

Rival accomplishments

The following summarizes the accomplishments of the two programs.^[8][9]

Team	Michigan	Ohio State
National titles^[10]^[11]	1	1
Final Four appearances^[12]^[13]	8*	11*
NCAA Tournament appearances^[14]^[15]	30*	34*
NCAA Tournament record^[16]^[17]	64–29*	57–33*
Big Ten tournament titles^[18]	3*	5*
Big Ten regular season titles^[19]	15	22*
Consensus First Team All-Americans^[20]	10	15
Naismith Players of the Year^[21]	1	1
Big Ten Players of the Year^[22]	5	7
All-time program record^[23]^[24]	1,658–1,056*	1,810–1,138*
All-time winning percentage^[25]^[26]	.611*	.614*

• Due to violations from the University of Michigan basketball scandal, Michigan was forced to vacate 113 victories, including six against Ohio State, as well as four NCAA Tournament appearances, two Final Four appearances, one NIT Championship and one Big Ten tournament title.^[27] See Wikipedia:WikiProject College football/Vacated victories for further details for how vacated games are recorded.^[28]
• Due to NCAA violations, Ohio State was forced to vacate 82 victories, including six against Michigan, as well as four NCAA Tournament appearances, one Final Four appearance, two Big Ten regular season championships, and one Big Ten tournament title.^[29]

Game results

Michigan victories

Ohio State victories

Tie games

Vacated wins

No. Date Location Winner Score 1 February 27, 1909 Columbus, OH Ohio State 89–8 2 March 6, 1909 Ann Arbor, MI Ohio State 72–26 3 January 21, 1918 Columbus, OH Ohio State 37–0 4 March 9, 1918 Ann Arbor, MI Ohio State 34–27 5 February 21, 1919 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 38–20 6 March 8, 1919 Columbus, OH Michigan 23–20 7 January 31, 1920 Ann Arbor, MI Ohio State 30–18 8 March 13, 1920 Columbus, OH Ohio State 34–20 9 January 15, 1921 Ann Arbor, MI Ohio State 22–10 10 March 5, 1921 Columbus, OH Michigan 36–22 11 January 9, 1922 Ann Arbor, MI Ohio State 25–22 12 February 11, 1922 Columbus, OH Michigan 38–17 13 January 27, 1923 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 19–15 14 February 22, 1923 Columbus, OH Michigan 39–14 15 January 17, 1925 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 39–29 16 February 16, 1925 Columbus, OH Ohio State 32–13 17 February 20, 1926 Columbus, OH Ohio State 32–12 18 March 6, 1926 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 44–28 19 January 16, 1928 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 41–21 20 February 27, 1928 Columbus, OH Michigan 45–39 21 February 9, 1929 Columbus, OH Michigan 34–24 22 March 2, 1929 Columbus, OH Michigan 27–26 23 January 17, 1931 Columbus, OH Ohio State 72–16 24 January 26, 1931 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 40–22 25 January 28, 1932 Columbus, OH Michigan 38–25 26 March 7, 1932 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 30–27 27 January 26, 1934 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 32–28 28 February 17, 1934 Columbus, OH Michigan 26–20 29 January 7, 1935 Ann Arbor, MI Ohio State 33–30^OT 30 March 2, 1935 Columbus, OH Ohio State 30–28 31 January 23, 1937 Ann Arbor, MI Ohio State 37–32 32 February 27, 1937 Columbus, OH Michigan 38–24 33 January 10, 1938 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 38–28 34 January 24, 1938 Columbus, OH Michigan 29–26 35 January 23, 1939 Columbus, OH Ohio State 45–31 36 February 27, 1939 Ann Arbor, MI Ohio State 42–28 37 January 6, 1940 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 40–35 38 March 2, 1940 Columbus, OH Ohio State 51–32 39 January 6, 1941 Ann Arbor, MI Ohio State 49–39 40 March 1, 1941 Columbus, OH Ohio State 45–37 41 January 24, 1942 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 53–39 42 February 20, 1943 Columbus, OH Ohio State 46–44 43 February 22, 1943 Columbus, OH Ohio State 53–38 44 January 28, 1944 Ann Arbor, MI Ohio State 53–49 45 January 29, 1944 Ann Arbor, MI Ohio State 52–39 46 December 30, 1944 Ann Arbor, MI Ohio State 44–41^OT 47 January 21, 1945 Columbus, OH Ohio State 61–47 48 December 29, 1945 Columbus, OH Ohio State 57–40 49 January 26, 1946 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 62–46 50 February 8, 1947 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 56–53 51 March 3, 1947 Columbus, OH Michigan 66–62 52 February 2, 1948 Columbus, OH Ohio State 70–66 53 February 28, 1948 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 40–36 54 January 29, 1949 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 54–48 55 February 26, 1949 Columbus, OH #18 Ohio State 69–44 56 January 16, 1950 Columbus, OH #15 Ohio State 74–58 57 February 27, 1950 Ann Arbor, MI #3 Ohio State 69–58 58 February 19, 1951 Ann Arbor, MI Ohio State 68–66 59 February 23, 1952 Columbus, OH Ohio State 80–67 60 January 5, 1953 Ann Arbor, MI Ohio State 79–46 61 March 9, 1953 Columbus, OH Ohio State 95–71 62 January 4, 1954 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 85–76 63 February 13, 1954 Columbus, OH Ohio State 97–77 64 January 8, 1955 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 88–81 65 February 21, 1955 Columbus, OH Ohio State 72–66 66 January 2, 1956 Ann Arbor, MI No. 15 Ohio State 79–66 67 February 23, 1957 Columbus, OH Ohio State 94–88 68 January 13, 1958 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 72–63 69 February 15, 1958 Columbus, OH Ohio State 85–76 70 January 10, 1959 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 78–74 71 February 28, 1959 Columbus, OH Ohio State 106–83 72 February 1, 1960 Columbus, OH No. 5 Ohio State 99–52 73 February 4, 1961 Ann Arbor, MI No. 1 Ohio State 80–58 74 January 13, 1962 Columbus, OH No. 1 Ohio State 89–64 75 February 12, 1962 Ann Arbor, MI No. 1 Ohio State 72–57 76 January 12, 1963 Columbus, OH No. 4 Ohio State 68–66 77 February 16, 1963 Ann Arbor, MI No. 9 Ohio State 75–68 78 January 18, 1964 Ann Arbor, MI No. 3 Michigan 82–64 79 February 3, 1964 Columbus, OH Ohio State 86–85 80 February 20, 1965 Ann Arbor, MI No. 1 Michigan 100–61 81 March 8, 1965 Columbus, OH Ohio State 93–85 82 January 8, 1966 Columbus, OH Michigan 83–78 83 February 18, 1967 Ann Arbor, MI Ohio State 97–85 84 January 20, 1968 Columbus, OH Ohio State 103–70 85 January 27, 1968 Ann Arbor, MI Ohio State 95–92 86 January 18, 1969 Ann Arbor, MI No. 13 Ohio State 98–85 87 March 8, 1969 Columbus, OH Ohio State 95–86 88 January 13, 1970 Columbus, OH Ohio State 103–95 89 February 27, 1971 Ann Arbor, MI No. 18 Ohio State 91–85 90 January 15, 1972 Columbus, OH No. 9 Ohio State 84–73 91 January 29, 1972 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 88–78 92 January 6, 1973 Columbus, OH Michigan 68–62 93 March 10, 1973 Ann Arbor, MI Ohio State 102–87 94 February 9, 1974 Ann Arbor, MI No. 16 Michigan 91–68 95 January 4, 1975 Ann Arbor, MI No. 17 Michigan 85–73 96 March 8, 1975 Columbus, OH Michigan 83–64 No. Date Location Winner Score 97 January 12, 1976 Ann Arbor, MI No. 19 Michigan 84–81 98 February 9, 1976 Columbus, OH No. 16 Michigan 90–66 99 January 24, 1977 Columbus, OH No. 5 Michigan 92–81 100 February 5, 1977 Ann Arbor, MI No. 7 Michigan 93–72 101 January 21, 1978 Columbus, OH Ohio State 80–71 102 February 9, 1978 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 85–74 103 January 20, 1979 Ann Arbor, MI No. 16 Ohio State 78–69 104 February 8, 1979 Columbus, OH No. 13 Ohio State 63–60 105 January 19, 1980 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 75–74^OT 106 February 7, 1980 Columbus, OH No. 13 Ohio State 66–63 107 January 24, 1981 Columbus, OH Ohio State 69–63 108 February 12, 1981 Ann Arbor, MI Ohio State 105–87 109 January 28, 1982 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 62–60^OT 110 February 18, 1982 Columbus, OH Ohio State 64–63 111 January 20, 1983 Columbus, OH Ohio State 75–68 112 February 26, 1983 Ann Arbor, MI No. 15 Ohio State 81–71 113 January 18, 1984 Ann Arbor, MI Ohio State 62–60 114 February 25, 1984 Columbus, OH Michigan 62–59 115 January 5, 1985 Ann Arbor, MI No. 16 Michigan 87–82 116 March 6, 1985 Columbus, OH No. 2 Michigan 77–72 117 January 4, 1986 Columbus, OH No. 2 Michigan 78–68 118 March 6, 1986 Ann Arbor, MI No. 7 Michigan 99–82 119 January 8, 1987 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 107–92 120 February 5, 1987 Columbus, OH Ohio State 95–87 121 January 18, 1988 Columbus, OH Ohio State 70–68 122 March 12, 1988 Ann Arbor, MI No. 10 Michigan 95–76 123 January 16, 1989 Ann Arbor, MI No. 6 Michigan 99–73 124 February 23, 1989 Columbus, OH No. 13 Michigan 89–72 125 January 18, 1990 Ann Arbor, MI No. 6 Michigan 90–88 126 February 18, 1990 Columbus, OH Ohio State 64–61 127 January 5, 1991 Ann Arbor, MI No. 6 Ohio State 67–57 128 February 11, 1991 Columbus, OH No. 3 Ohio State 81–65 129 February 2, 1992 Ann Arbor, MI No. 10 Ohio State 68–58 130 March 3, 1992 Columbus, OH No. 5 Ohio State 77–66 131 March 29, 1992 Lexington, KY No. 15 Michigan 75–71^OT 132 January 26, 1993 Ann Arbor, MI No. 5 Michigan 72–62 133 February 28, 1993 Columbus, OH No. 5 Michigan 66–64 134 January 13, 1994 Ann Arbor, MI No. 10 Michigan 86–75^OT 135 February 13, 1994 Columbus, OH No. 11 Michigan 72–70 136 February 8, 1995 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 72–58 137 February 3, 1996 Columbus, OH No. 20 Michigan 77–58 138 January 2, 1997 Ann Arbor, MI Ohio State 73–71 139 March 9, 1997 Columbus, OH Michigan 86–81^OT 140 January 17, 1998 Columbus, OH No. 19 Michigan 79–61 141 February 11, 1998 Ann Arbor, MI No. 21 Michigan 76–68 142 January 16, 1999 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 84–74 143 February 9, 1999 Columbus, OH No. 13 Ohio State 74–69 144 March 5, 1999 Chicago, IL No. 11 Ohio State 87–69 145 February 6, 2000 Ann Arbor, MI No. 5 Ohio State 88–67 146 January 18, 2001 Columbus, OH Ohio State 78–61 147 January 24, 2002 Columbus, OH No. 20 Ohio State 69–47 148 March 2, 2002 Ann Arbor, MI No. 18 Ohio State 84–75 149 March 8, 2002 Indianapolis, IN No. 21 Ohio State 75–68 150 January 15, 2003 Columbus, OH Michigan 61–50 151 February 15, 2003 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 70–54 152 February 29, 2004 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 75–64 153 February 5, 2005 Columbus, OH Ohio State 72–46 154 February 9, 2006 Ann Arbor, MI No. 19 Ohio State 94–85 155 February 25, 2006 Columbus, OH No. 13 Ohio State 64–54 156 February 6, 2007 Columbus, OH No. 3 Ohio State 76–63 157 March 3, 2007 Ann Arbor, MI No. 1 Ohio State 65–61 158 March 9, 2007 Chicago, IL No. 1 Ohio State 72–62 159 February 5, 2008 Columbus, OH Ohio State 65–55 160 February 17, 2008 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 80–70 161 January 17, 2009 Ann Arbor, MI Ohio State 65–58 162 January 28, 2009 Columbus, OH Ohio State 72–54 163 January 3, 2010 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 73–64 164 February 27, 2010 Columbus, OH No. 9 Ohio State 66–55 165 March 12, 2010 Indianapolis, IN No. 5 Ohio State 69–68 166 January 12, 2011 Ann Arbor, MI No. 2 Ohio State 68–64 167 February 3, 2011 Columbus, OH No. 1 Ohio State 62–53 168 March 12, 2011 Indianapolis, IN No. 1 Ohio State 68–61 169 January 29, 2012 Columbus, OH No. 4 Ohio State 64–49 170 February 18, 2012 Ann Arbor, MI No. 17 Michigan 56–51 171 March 10, 2012 Indianapolis, IN No. 7 Ohio State 77–55 172 January 13, 2013 Columbus, OH No. 15 Ohio State 56–53 173 February 5, 2013 Ann Arbor, MI No. 3 Michigan 76–74^OT 174 February 11, 2014 Columbus, OH No. 15 Michigan 70–60 175 March 15, 2014 Indianapolis, IN No. 8 Michigan 72–69 176 January 13, 2015 Columbus, OH Ohio State 71–52 177 February 22, 2015 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 64–57 178 February 16, 2016 Columbus, OH Ohio State 76–66 179 February 4, 2017 Ann Arbor, MI Ohio State 70–66 180 December 4, 2017 Columbus, OH Ohio State 71–62 181 February 18, 2018 Ann Arbor, MI No. 22 Michigan 74–62 182 January 29, 2019 Ann Arbor, MI No. 5 Michigan 65–49 183 February 4, 2020 Ann Arbor, MI Ohio State 61–58 184 March 1, 2020 Columbus, OH No. 23 Ohio State 77–63 185 February 21, 2021 Columbus, OH No. 3 Michigan 92–87 186 March 13, 2021 Indianapolis, IN No. 9 Ohio State 68–67 187 February 12, 2022 Ann Arbor, MI No. 16 Ohio State 68–57 188 March 6, 2022 Columbus, OH Michigan 75–69 189 February 5, 2023 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 77–69 Series: Ohio State leads 107–82 Source:^[30]

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