Big Gain wrote: I found it interesting, when someone on ESPN was talking about ND's Harangody not playing now due to sprained knee. Saying the Selection Committee takes into consideration games teams lose when their best player is injured, if that player comes back and plays at top form for several games before the regular season is over. If that is true, Ohio State's losses to Butler, Minny and Michigan, when Turner was out, might not be as detrimental as thought.

I don't really see those losses as detrimental anyways considering the impressive body of work OSU has already compiled this season. Hopefully that will continue this week with Purdue and MSU to help bolster their position as a top 4 seed. I think the rankings right now speak for themselves in everyone's opinion of the Buckeyes this season. Had Turner been healthy though, we would definitely be looking at a top 5 team.

The loses wont matter. If they beat the teams remaining 2 seed is theirs. If they lose, itll probably be a 4 seed. I think that factor would be greater if OSU was a bubble team...which they clearly arent.