Regarding the above for tOSU:
In my opinion the best-case-scenario for the Buckeyes would be either scenario #2 or scenario #4, those are:
- In scenario #2 the Buckeyes finish in a three way tie for 9th place with PSU and IU and lose the tiebreaker to get the #11 seed.
- In scenario #4 the Buckeyes finish in a four-way tie for 8th place with PSU, IU, and MN and lose the tiebreaker to get the #11 seed.
In either case the Buckeyes would open the B1G Tournament on Wednesday at 9pm against Michigan.
With a win over Michigan on Wednesday the Buckeyes would play the #6 seed on Thursday at 9pm. The #6 seed would most likely be either Iowa, Northwestern, or Michigan State.
With a win over the #6 seed on Thursday the Buckeyes would play the #3 seed on Friday at 9pm. The #3 seed would most likely be Nebraska.
With a win over Nebraska on Friday the Buckeyes would play either #2, #7, or #10 on Saturday at 330. This would most likely be #2 Illinois.
With a win on Saturday the Buckeyes would play either #1, #4, #5, #8, #9, #12, or #13 in the CG on St. Patrick's Day at 330. This would most likely be #1 Purdue.
The Buckeyes would enter the B1G Tournament at 19-12 so their final record would be:
- 19-13 if they lost to Michigan on Wednesday - Clearly not enough, NIT Bound.
- 20-13 if they lost to the #6 seed on Thursday - Probably not enough, NIT Bound.
- 21-13 if they lost to Nebraska on Friday - I see this as at least 50/50.
- 22-13 if they lost to Illinois on Saturday - I see this as likely in.
- 23-13 if they lost to Purdue on Sunday - I see this as a near-lock.
- 24-12 if they win the CG. At this point they would be an auto-bid so the at-large discussion is moot.