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Search historical schedules and rankings back to the 1949-50 season.
Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Note that the AP has ranked a variable number of teams since it began in 1948-49.

 1948-49 through 1960-61: top 20
 1961-62 through 1963-64: top 10
 1964-65: top 10, except for preseason which was top 20
 1965-66 through 1967-68: top 10
 1968-69 through 1988-89: top 20
 1989-90 through present: top 25

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From 1949-50 to 2016-17, for Ohio State, against Northwestern, sorted by descending Date

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Query Results Table
Year	Date	Schl	Rk.		Opp	Rk.		PTS	OPP	MOV	OT
2016-17	2017-01-22	Ohio State			Northwestern		L	72	74	-2
2015-16	2016-02-09	Ohio State			Northwestern		W	71	63	8
2015-16	2016-01-06	Ohio State		@	Northwestern		W	65	56	9
2014-15	2015-01-22	Ohio State		@	Northwestern		W	69	67	2
2013-14	2014-02-19	Ohio State	24		Northwestern		W	76	60	16
2012-13	2013-02-28	Ohio State	16	@	Northwestern		W	63	53	10
2012-13	2013-02-14	Ohio State	13		Northwestern		W	69	59	10
2011-12	2012-02-29	Ohio State	10	@	Northwestern		W	75	73	2
2011-12	2011-12-28	Ohio State	2		Northwestern		W	87	54	33
2010-11	2011-03-11	Ohio State	1		Northwestern		W	67	61	6	1
2010-11	2011-01-29	Ohio State	1	@	Northwestern		W	58	57	1
2009-10	2010-01-19	Ohio State	21		Northwestern		W	76	56	20
2008-09	2009-03-08	Ohio State			Northwestern		W	52	47	5
2008-09	2009-02-18	Ohio State		@	Northwestern		L	69	72	-3
2007-08	2008-02-13	Ohio State		@	Northwestern		W	65	47	18
2007-08	2008-01-06	Ohio State			Northwestern		W	62	51	11
2006-07	2007-01-24	Ohio State	5	@	Northwestern		W	59	50	9
2006-07	2007-01-17	Ohio State	7		Northwestern		W	73	41	32
2005-06	2006-03-01	Ohio State	9	@	Northwestern		W	56	53	3
2005-06	2006-02-18	Ohio State	12		Northwestern		W	61	52	9
Year	Date	Schl	Rk.		Opp	Rk.		PTS	OPP	MOV	OT
2004-05	2005-01-29	Ohio State		@	Northwestern		W	65	52	13
2003-04	2004-02-04	Ohio State			Northwestern		W	72	64	8
2002-03	2003-03-05	Ohio State		@	Northwestern		W	52	48	4
2002-03	2003-02-01	Ohio State			Northwestern		W	65	52	13
2001-02	2002-02-02	Ohio State	25		Northwestern		W	58	57	1
2001-02	2002-01-12	Ohio State		@	Northwestern		W	55	48	7
2000-01	2001-02-24	Ohio State		@	Northwestern		W	69	57	12
2000-01	2001-01-03	Ohio State			Northwestern		W	73	56	17
1999-00	2000-02-23	Ohio State	6		Northwestern		W	69	49	20
1999-00	2000-01-15	Ohio State	17	@	Northwestern		W	58	44	14
1998-99	1999-02-20	Ohio State	11		Northwestern		W	59	49	10
1997-98	1998-02-21	Ohio State		@	Northwestern		L	62	70	-8
1996-97	1997-02-13	Ohio State			Northwestern		W	55	40	15
1996-97	1997-01-25	Ohio State		@	Northwestern		L	47	78	-31
1995-96	1996-02-24	Ohio State		@	Northwestern		W	82	69	13
1995-96	1996-01-17	Ohio State			Northwestern		W	72	71	1
1994-95	1995-02-11	Ohio State			Northwestern		W	70	66	4
1994-95	1995-02-01	Ohio State		@	Northwestern		L	71	76	-5
1993-94	1994-03-09	Ohio State			Northwestern		W	76	73	3
1992-93	1993-02-10	Ohio State		@	Northwestern		W	81	70	11
Year	Date	Schl	Rk.		Opp	Rk.		PTS	OPP	MOV	OT
1991-92	1992-03-07	Ohio State	5		Northwestern		W	93	78	15
1991-92	1992-01-11	Ohio State	7	@	Northwestern		W	60	52	8
1990-91	1991-02-09	Ohio State	3		Northwestern		W	96	64	32
1990-91	1991-01-10	Ohio State	4	@	Northwestern		W	102	62	40
1989-90	1990-03-03	Ohio State		@	Northwestern		W	95	86	9
1989-90	1990-02-01	Ohio State			Northwestern		W	101	77	24
1988-89	1989-02-18	Ohio State	16	@	Northwestern		L	69	70	-1
1988-89	1989-01-26	Ohio State	17		Northwestern		W	100	68	32
1987-88	1988-02-20	Ohio State			Northwestern		W	77	69	8
1987-88	1988-02-06	Ohio State		@	Northwestern		W	65	59	6
1986-87	1987-02-14	Ohio State		@	Northwestern		W	75	60	15
1986-87	1987-01-15	Ohio State			Northwestern		W	87	59	28
1985-86	1986-02-06	Ohio State			Northwestern		W	83	60	23
1985-86	1986-01-11	Ohio State		@	Northwestern		W	79	77	2
1984-85	1985-02-07	Ohio State		@	Northwestern		W	63	60	3
1984-85	1985-01-12	Ohio State			Northwestern		W	79	59	20
1983-84	1984-02-16	Ohio State		@	Northwestern		L	60	61	-1
1983-84	1984-01-28	Ohio State			Northwestern		W	72	51	21
1982-83	1983-02-17	Ohio State	20		Northwestern		W	71	55	16
1982-83	1983-01-29	Ohio State		@	Northwestern		L	64	66	-2
Year	Date	Schl	Rk.		Opp	Rk.		PTS	OPP	MOV	OT
1981-82	1982-02-20	Ohio State		@	Northwestern		W	67	62	5
1981-82	1982-01-23	Ohio State			Northwestern		W	59	57	2
1980-81	1981-02-28	Ohio State		@	Northwestern		L	62	69	-7
1980-81	1981-01-15	Ohio State			Northwestern		W	81	69	12
1979-80	1980-02-21	Ohio State	11		Northwestern		W	68	59	9
1979-80	1980-01-12	Ohio State	3	@	Northwestern		W	75	63	12
1978-79	1979-02-17	Ohio State	17	@	Northwestern		W	88	73	15
1978-79	1979-01-25	Ohio State	10		Northwestern		W	73	61	12
1977-78	1978-02-25	Ohio State			Northwestern		W	103	76	27
1977-78	1978-01-12	Ohio State		@	Northwestern		W	88	81	7
1976-77	1977-02-24	Ohio State			Northwestern		L	72	83	-11
1976-77	1977-01-15	Ohio State		@	Northwestern		W	69	57	12
1975-76	1976-02-28	Ohio State		@	Northwestern		L	78	87	-9
1975-76	1976-01-31	Ohio State			Northwestern		W	83	69	14
1974-75	1975-02-17	Ohio State			Northwestern		W	84	66	18
1974-75	1975-01-20	Ohio State		@	Northwestern		W	77	67	10
1973-74	1974-02-25	Ohio State		@	Northwestern		W	72	69	3
1973-74	1974-02-02	Ohio State			Northwestern		L	61	68	-7
1972-73	1973-02-24	Ohio State			Northwestern		W	90	81	9
1971-72	1972-02-26	Ohio State	15	@	Northwestern		W	76	74	2
Year	Date	Schl	Rk.		Opp	Rk.		PTS	OPP	MOV	OT
1970-71	1971-03-06	Ohio State	13	@	Northwestern		W	68	67	1
1970-71	1971-02-20	Ohio State	20		Northwestern		W	84	72	12
1969-70	1970-01-31	Ohio State		@	Northwestern		W	68	64	4
1969-70	1970-01-17	Ohio State			Northwestern		W	93	67	26
1968-69	1969-02-25	Ohio State	14	@	Northwestern		L	83	86	-3
1967-68	1968-02-20	Ohio State			Northwestern		W	87	67	20
1966-67	1967-02-25	Ohio State			Northwestern		L	82	95	-13
1966-67	1967-01-30	Ohio State		@	Northwestern		L	77	100	-23
1965-66	1966-02-26	Ohio State		@	Northwestern		L	77	78	-1
1965-66	1966-01-22	Ohio State			Northwestern		W	79	73	6
1964-65	1965-02-27	Ohio State			Northwestern		W	100	87	13
1963-64	1964-02-22	Ohio State		@	Northwestern		W	72	61	11
1962-63	1963-02-25	Ohio State	5	@	Northwestern		W	50	45	5
1962-63	1963-01-28	Ohio State			Northwestern		W	72	70	2
1961-62	1962-02-03	Ohio State	1		Northwestern		W	97	61	36
1961-62	1962-01-06	Ohio State	1	@	Northwestern		W	85	62	23
1960-61	1961-02-13	Ohio State	1		Northwestern		W	89	65	24
1960-61	1961-01-14	Ohio State	1	@	Northwestern		W	79	45	34
1959-60	1960-02-06	Ohio State	4	@	Northwestern		W	77	58	19
1959-60	1960-01-16	Ohio State	5		Northwestern		W	81	64	17

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