2006–07 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

2006–07 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
AP Poll National Champion
Big Ten regular season champions
Big Ten tournament champions
National Championship Game,
L 75–84 vs. Florida
ConferenceBig Ten
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 1
Record35–4 (15–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaValue City Arena
2006–07 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Ohio State 15 1   .938 35 4   .897
No. 6 Wisconsin 13 3   .813 30 6   .833
Indiana 10 6   .625 21 11   .656
Iowa 9 7   .563 17 14   .548
Purdue 9 7   .563 22 12   .647
Illinois 9 7   .563 23 12   .657
Michigan State 8 8   .500 23 12   .657
Michigan 8 8   .500 22 13   .629
Minnesota 3 13   .188 9 22   .290
Penn State 2 14   .125 13 18   .419
Northwestern 2 14   .125 11 19   .367
2007 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 13, 2007
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006–07 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Thad Matta, and played their home games at the Value City Arena, in Columbus, Ohio as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 35–4, 15–1 in Big Ten play to win the regular season Big Ten championship. As the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Michigan, Purdue, and Wisconsin to win the tournament championship. As a result, the team earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, received the No. 1 seed in the South regional, and was the overall top seed of the tournament. They defeated Central Connecticut State and Matta's former team, Xavier, to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. The Buckeyes then defeated Tennessee and Memphis to advance to the Final Four, their first trip to the Final Four under Matta. With a win over Georgetown, the team advanced to the national championship game against Florida, where they lost 84–75. Of note, the Florida football team also defeated the Buckeyes to win the National Championship in the same year.