Ohio expects to get at least 4 teams in NCAA Tournament


CINCINNATI (AP) — The Big Ten. The Big East. The American Athletic Conference. The Atlantic 10. Ohio's entries into the NCAA Tournament this year are going to run the gamut.

There might even be one from the Mid-American Conference, too.

Ohio is set to get at least four and maybe five teams into the NCAA Tournament, extending its run as one of March's marque states. Ohio has sent 11 teams to the tournament in the last three years, trailing only North Carolina (14) and California (13).

Ohio State, Xavier, Cincinnati and Dayton are poised to make it as the same foursome from last year. Dayton pulled off one of the most notable upsets in last season's tournament by beating Ohio State to reach the Sweet 16.