The Michigan–Ohio State men's basketball rivalry is a

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rivalry A rivalry is the state of two people or groups engaging in a lasting competitive relationship. Rivalry is the "against each other" spirit between two competing sides. The relationship itself may also be called "a rivalry", and each participant ...

between

Michigan Wolverines men's basketball The Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team is the College basketball, intercollegiate men's basketball program representing the University of Michigan. The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in NCAA Division I, Division I of the Nationa ...

and

Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball The Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represents Ohio State University in NCAA Division I college basketball competition. The Buckeyes are a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes play their home games at Value City Arena, Value ...

that is part of the larger rivalry between the

University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...

and

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that exists across a broad spectrum of endeavors including their general athletic programs:

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and

Ohio State Buckeyes The Ohio State Buckeyes are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Ohio State University, located in Columbus, Ohio. The athletic programs are named after the colloquial term for people from the state of Ohio and after the state tree, ...

. On the field, the athletic rivalry includes the football rivalry, but extends to almost all sports and many other forms of achievement. Both teams are members of the

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Series history

Ohio State currently leads the series, which began on February 17, 1909. On February 21, 2021, for the first time in the series' 185 game history dating back to 1909, the teams met while both were ranked in the Top 5. The Wolverines (15–1, 10–1 Big Ten) were ranked No. 3 in both the AP Poll and

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while the Buckeyes (18–4, 12–4 Big Ten) were ranked No. 4 in both the AP Poll and Coaches Poll. Michigan won the game 92–87.

Rival accomplishments

The following summarizes the accomplishments of the two programs. *Due to violations from the

University of Michigan basketball scandal The University of Michigan basketball scandal, or the Ed Martin scandal, concerned National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) rules violations resulting from the relationship between the University of Michigan (or Michigan), its men's bask ...

, Michigan was forced to vacate 113 victories, including six against Ohio State, as well as four NCAA Tournament appearances, two Final Four appearances, one NIT Championship and one Big Ten tournament title. See Wikipedia:WikiProject College football/Vacated victories for further details for how vacated games are recorded. *Due to NCAA violations, Ohio State was forced to vacate 82 victories, including six against Michigan, as well as four NCAA Tournament appearances, one Final Four appearance, two Big Ten regular season championships, and one Big Ten tournament title.

Game results

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