Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball

The Ohio State women's basketball team represents Ohio State University and plays its home games in the Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center, which they moved into in 1998. Prior to 1998, they played at St. John Arena. They have won 14 Big Ten titles (two additional championships have been vacated by the NCAA), which is the most in the conference and have 23 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, the most recent being in 2023 (two other appearances have been vacated). In 1993, they lost to Sheryl Swoopes and Texas Tech 84–82 for the national title. They captured the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) title in 2001, beating the New Mexico Lobos 62–61. Notable alumni include former All-Americans Katie Smith and Jessica Davenport. They are currently coached by Kevin McGuff, who was previously the head coach at the University of Washington.

Year by year results

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11 games vacated by the NCAA, as well as conference regular season championship (overall record of 28–7, conference record of 15–1). Adjusted record is 18–6 and 8–1 in conference. 29 games vacated by the NCAA, as well as conference regular season and tournament championships (overall record of 28–7, conference record of 13–3). Adjusted record is 0–6 and 0–3 in conference. 15 games vacated by the NCAA (overall record of 14–15, conference record of 10–8). Adjusted record is 0–14 and 0–8 in conference. McGuff's unofficial record is 224–100 at Ohio State; his adjusted record is 172–97 and 87–55 in conference.

NCAA tournament results Ohio State has reached the NCAA tournament 29 times. They have a record of 37–29, although the 2017 and 2018 appearances were later vacated due to violations. 1984 #5 First Round #4 Ole Miss L 55–77 1985 #2 First RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #7 Holy Cross#3 Penn State#1 Old Dominion W 102–60W 81–78L 68–72 1986 #3 Second RoundSweet Sixteen #6 Maryland#2 LSU W 87–71L 80–81 1987 #2 Second RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #10 Oregon#3 USC#1 Long Beach State W 76–62W 74–63L 82–102 1988 #3 Second RoundSweet Sixteen #6 Syracuse#2 Maryland W 116–75L 66–81 1989 #3 Second RoundSweet Sixteen #6 James Madison#2 Long Beach State W 81–66L 83–89 1990 #6 First RoundSecond Round #11 Southern Illinois#3 Texas W 73–61L 66–95 1993 #1 Second RoundSweet SixteenElite EightFinal FourTitle Game #9 Rutgers#4 Western Kentucky#2 Virginia#2 Iowa#2 Texas Tech W 91–60W 86–73W 75–73W 73–72 (OT)L 82–84 1996 #9 First RoundSecond Round #8 Memphis#1 Tennessee W 97–75L 65–97 1999 #9 First Round #8 Boston College L 59–72 2003 #4 First RoundSecond Round #13 Weber State#5 Louisiana Tech W 66–44L 61–74 2004 #4 First RoundSecond Round #11 West Virginia#3 Boston College W 73–67L 48–63 2005 #2 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #15 Holy Cross#7 Maryland#3 Rutgers W 86–45W 75–65L 58–64 2006 #1 First RoundSecond Round #16 Oakland#8 Boston College W 68–45L 69–79 2007 #4 First Round #13 Marist L 63–67 2008 #6 First Round #11 Florida State L 49–60 2009 #3 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #14 Sacred Heart#11 Mississippi State#2 Stanford W 77–63W 64–58L 66–84 2010 #2 First RoundSecond Round #15 St. Francis (PA)#7 Mississippi State W 93–59L 67–87 2011 #4 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #13 UCF#5 Georgia Tech#1 Tennessee W 80–69W 67–60L 75–85 2012 #8 First Round #9 Florida L 65–70 2015 #5 First RoundSecond Round #12 James Madison#4 North Carolina W 90–80L 84–86 2016 #3 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #14 Buffalo#6 West Virginia#7 Tennessee W 88–69W 88–81L 62–78 2017* #5 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #12 Western Kentucky#4 Kentucky#1 Notre Dame W 70–63W 82–68L 76–99 2018* #3 First RoundSecond Round #14 George Washington#11 Central Michigan W 87–45L 78–95 2022 #6 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #11 Missouri State #3 LSU#2 Texas W 63–56W 79–64L 63–66 2023 #3 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #14 James Madison #6 North Carolina#2 UConn#1 Virginia Tech W 80–66W 71–69W 73–61L 74–84 2024 #2 First RoundSecond Round #15 Maine #7 Duke W 80–57L 63–75 2025 #4 First RoundSecond Round #13 Montana State #5 Tennessee W 71–51L 67–82 2026 #3 First RoundSecond Round #14 Howard#6 Notre Dame W 75–54L 73–83

Awards and honors Consensus All-American selections

Frani Washington (1979) Tracy Hall (1987–1988) Nikita Lowry (1989) Katie Smith (1993, 1996) Jessica Davenport (2005–2007) Jantel Lavender (2010–2011) Samantha Prahalis (2012) Kelsey Mitchell (2015–2018)

First-Team All-Big Ten

Yvette Angel (1983, 1985) Carla Chapman (1984) Francine Lewis (1984–1985) Tracy Hall (1986–1988) |Nikita Lowry (1988–1989) Lisa Cline (1989) Averrill Roberts (1992–1993) Nikki Keyton (1993) Katie Smith (1994–1996) Marrita Porter (1998–1999) Jessica Davenport (2005–2007) Jantel Lavender (2008–2011) Samantha Prahalis (2010, 2012) Tayler Hill (2012–2013) Ameryst Alston (2015–2016) Kelsey Mitchell (2015–2018) Stephanie Mavunga (2018) Dorka Juhász (2020–2021) Taylor Mikesell (2022–2023) Jacy Sheldon (2022, 2024) Taylor Mikesell (2023) Cotie McMahon (2024–2025) Jaloni Cambridge (2025)

Big Ten Player of the Year

Tracey Hall (1986–1987) Lisa Cline (1989) Katie Smith (1996) Jessica Davenport (2005–2007) |Jantel Lavender (2008–2011) Samantha Prahalis (2012) Kelsey Mitchell (2015, 2017–2018)

Big Ten Freshman of the Year

Tracey Hall (1985) Lisa Cline (1986) Averrill Roberts (1990) Katie Smith (1993) LaToya Turner (2000) Jessica Davenport (2004) Jantel Lavender (2008) Samantha Prahalis (2009) Kelsey Mitchell (2015) Cotie McMahon (2023) Jaloni Cambridge (2025)

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