There's hope for Ohio State to make a run to the NCAA Tournament, but it remains a longshot.
The guaranteed method to go dancing, of course, is to win the Big Ten Tournament outright. Four wins would be required of the Buckeyes to obtain that feat, one they haven't accomplished since 2013 under Thad Matta.
Entering as the 10th seed for the conference tourney, Ohio State would need to beat seventh-seeded Iowa, second-seeded No. 13 Illinois, likely third-seeded Nebraska and then whoever emerges from the other side of the bracket, which contains top-seeded Purdue.
That seems unlikely.