The College Basketball Belt · rivalry
Northwestern vs. Ohio State
7Belt meetings
0Northwestern wins
7Ohio State wins
0Title changes
Northwestern and Ohio State have met 7 times with the College Basketball belt on the line, from January 13, 1961 to January 17, 2018. The belt changed hands in 0 of those games. Ohio State leads the belt series 7–0.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 246 | Jan 13, 1961 | Ohio State beat Northwestern 79–45 | Defense |
| 253 | Feb 12, 1961 | Ohio State beat Northwestern 89–65 | Defense |
| 639 | Feb 24, 1978 | Ohio State beat Northwestern 103–76 | Defense |
| 659 | Jan 24, 1979 | Ohio State beat Northwestern 73–61 | Defense |
| 1,315 | Feb 23, 2001 | Ohio State beat Northwestern 69–57 | Defense |
| 1,495 | Mar 1, 2006 | Ohio State beat Northwestern 56–53 | Defense |
| 1,965 | Jan 17, 2018 | Ohio State beat Northwestern 71–65 | Defense |