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Ohio State
As of the 2008 Tournament, Ohio State has been in the Division I basketball championship game five times: 1939 - Oregon 46, Ohio State 33 1960 - Ohio State 75, California 55 1961 - Cincinnati 70, Ohio State 65 1962 - Cincinnati 71, Ohio State 59 2007 - Florida 84, Ohio State 75
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Eight U.S. Presidents were born in Virginia, earning the state the nickname "Mother of Presidents." (Ohio has seven, plus W.H. Harrison who lived in the state and held office there. )
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Ohio's nickname is the Buckeye state due to the prevalence of Ohio Buckeye trees within the state's borders.
The state known as the "buckeye state" is Ohio. Ohio's football team is called The Ohio Buckeyes. A buckeye is a nut that grows on a tree called the buckeye tree. Ohio's team is strangely not favored by Michigan and perhaps other states. (I think this is true because they are so good!:) ) I hope this helped! -The Wiki Helpers
Ohio State's current basketball coach is Thad Matta.
Ohio State
Basketball
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The Ohio State University sports teams are normally called the Buckeyes. Incidentally, the term "buckeye" is used to refer to Ohioans in general.
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for its prevalence of Ohio Buckeye trees, and, as such, Ohioans are also known as "Buckeyes."
As of the 2008 Tournament, Ohio State has been in the Division I basketball championship game five times: 1939 - Oregon 46, Ohio State 33 1960 - Ohio State 75, California 55 1961 - Cincinnati 70, Ohio State 65 1962 - Cincinnati 71, Ohio State 59 2007 - Florida 84, Ohio State 75
Ohio State won the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship in 1960. Pitt has never won it.