The 2017–18 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team represented the Ohio State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buckeyes, led by 5th-year head coach Kevin McGuff, played their home games at Value City Arena and were a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 28–7, 13–3 in Big Ten play to win the regular season title. They defeated Rutgers, Minnesota, and Maryland to win the Big Ten women's basketball tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament as the No. 3 seed in the Spokane region. There, they defeated George Washington in the first round before being upset by No. 11-seeded Central Michigan in the second round.
Previous season The Buckeyes finished the 2016–17 season 28–7, 15–1 in Big Ten play to win a share of the Big Ten regular season title with Maryland. They defeated Northwestern in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's basketball tournament before losing to Purdue. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament as the No. 5 seed in the Lexington region. There, they defeated Western Kentucky and Kentucky to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to Notre Dame.
Roster
Schedule and results
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Rankings
+ Regular season pollsPoll Pre-season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Week17 Week18 Week19 Final AP 5 9 9 8 12 13 12 12 10 10 8 12 18 13 16 14 13 10 10 N/A Coaches 8 8 8 12 13 13 11 11 10 10 8 14 17 13 17 15 14 10 10 15 + Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week (RV) Received votes
See also 2017–18 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
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