1960–61 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

1960–61 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Big Ten Champions
NCAA Tournament, runner-up
National Championship Game,
L 65-70 OT vs. Cincinnati
ConferenceBig Ten
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record27–1 (14–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaSt. John Arena
1960–61 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Ohio State 14 0   1.000 27 1   .964
No. 8 Iowa 10 4   .714 18 6   .750
Purdue 10 4   .714 16 7   .696
Indiana 8 6   .571 15 9   .625
Minnesota 8 6   .571 10 13   .435
Northwestern 6 8   .429 10 12   .455
Illinois 5 9   .357 9 15   .375
Wisconsin 4 10   .286 7 17   .292
Michigan State 3 11   .214 7 17   .292
Michigan 2 12   .143 6 18   .250
Rankings from https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-ten/1961.html

The 1960–61 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University. The team's head coach was Fred Taylor. The team finished with an overall record of 27–1 and were undefeated in Big Ten conference play. In the 1961 NCAA Tournament Ohio State made it all the way to the championship game but lost to Cincinnati 70–65 in overtime.