2000–01 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

2000–01 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round (vacated)
ConferenceBig Ten
Record0-0 (20–11 unadjusted) (11–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaValue City Arena
2000–01 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Illinois133 .813278  .771
No. 3 Michigan State133 .813285  .848
No. 20 Indiana106 .6252113  .618
No. 25 Wisconsin97 .5631811  .621
No. 24 Iowa79 .4382312  .657
Penn State79 .4382112  .636
Purdue610 .3751715  .531
Minnesota511 .3131814  .563
Michigan412 .2501018  .357
Northwestern313 .1881119  .367
Ohio State*00 00  
2001 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Ohio State: 30 reg. season games; 1 NCAA Tourn. game vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed record: Ohio State-(20-11)(11-5)

The 2000–01 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented the Ohio State University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buckeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 5 seed in the East region, but were upset by No. 12 seed Utah State in the first round. The Buckeyes finished with a record of 20–11 (11–5 Big Ten), but all 31 games including the NCAA Tournament appearance were later vacated due to NCAA sanctions as a result of the Jim O’Brien scandal.