Ohio State’s “special year” ended with an “incredibly disappointing” conclusion, Chris Holtmann said after the overtime loss to Oral Roberts in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament. Holtmann’s muted assessment of the three-point loss was undoubtedly accurate; the ninth-ever 15-over-2 upset was a disappointing loss for a program five days removed from an appearance in the Big Ten Championship.
Was it the most disappointing loss of March Madness?
Ohio State lost to Northwestern in December en route to a 2-3 start in Big Ten play. They looked nothing like a Final Four contender, nor did they during a four-game losing to end the regular season. Still, a First Round loss, especially against a 16-point favorite in college basketball odds, wasn’t the expectation for a talented, well-funded program at any point during the season.
Holtmann said suffering a third loss in five tournament games as Ohio State head coach
It’s difficult to quantify Ohio State’s disappointment in losing to a low-level Summit League program instead of reaching their first Final Four since 2012. But is it possible to quantify, or at least categorize, the Buckeyes’ loss against other disappointment in the 2021 NCAA Tournament?
This week on High Motor by BetMGM, we discussed the disappointment index of the tournament. Which team was the most disappointed? Was it Ohio State, Purdue, and other early losers? Or Gonzaga in falling short of national championship expectations?
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