Ohio State Accepts NIT Bid As a No. 2 Seed, Will Play Seventh-Seeded Cornell In Opening Round

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Ohio State will enter the NIT as a No. 2 seed and host seventh-seeded Cornell in the first round on Tuesday or Wednesday.

on Sunday, the Buckeyes accepted a bid to the NIT as a No. 2 seed and will host seventh-seeded Cornell in the first round on Tuesday or Wednesday in Value City Arena.We've officially accepted an invite to the NIT and will enter as a #2 seed, hosting the Cornell Big Red in the first round.Even a bid to the best-of-the-rest college basketball tournament seemed unlikely for Ohio State a mere month ago. The Buckeyeshead coach Chris Holtmann on Feb.

The Buckeyes' chances for a bid to the Big Dance were wiped out when they fell to No. 13 Illinois in the quarterfinals of the conference tourney, but the run reinvigorated many Ohio State fans and proved enough to make interim head coach Jake Diebler the squad's Ohio State announced Diebler's promotion officially on Sunday. He and several players expressed an interest in the NIT following the Illinois loss, though they stated a need to discuss as a team. With the Ohio native now trying to develop and build his outfit out for next season, the decision to participate became even clearer.

 

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