Kentucky vs. Ohio State By the Numbers

Let's break this down by the numbers

                         Kentucky                Ohio State
Record               27-8                        34-2
AP                        11                            1
RPI                       7                              2
SOS                      8                             22
RPI 50                 9-5                          9-2 
Away                    4-7                          9-2
Neutral                 8-1                         5-0
Pomeroy               9                             1
Worst Loss       Arkansas(127)         Wisconsin(16)

Kentucky is 10-8 all time against Ohio State but only 0-5 against OSU in the NCAA Tournament.  Ohio State played their first 5 neutral site games in the Big Ten Tournament and the first 2 games of the NCAA Tournament.  All 4 teams in this region have won National Championships before with Ohio State winning in 1960 and finishing runner up in 1939, 1961,1962, and 2007.  OSU won in 1960 when All-American player, Jerry Lucas, led the Buckeyes to their only NCAA Championship Title defeating California 75–55 in the final game.