# 2014–15 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team represented the Ohio State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buckeyes, led by second year head coach Kevin McGuff, played their home games at Value City Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 13–5 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big Ten women's basketball tournament, where they lost to Maryland. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated James Madison in the first round before losing the gamewinning buzzer beater to North Carolina in the second round to end their season.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/09/2014* 1:00 pm | | Eckerd | W 92–73 | – | Value City Arena (3,775) Columbus, OH |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm | | at Virginia | L 82–87 | 0–1 | John Paul Jones Arena (3,358) Charlottesville, VA |
| 11/16/2014* 2:00 pm | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 113–97 | 1–1 | Value City Arena (3,968) Columbus, OH |
| 11/19/2014* 7:00 pm | | No. 24 Georgia | L 59–67 | 1–2 | Value City Arena (3,844) Columbus, OH |
| 11/23/2014* 2:00 pm | | VCU | W 96–86 | 2–2 | Value City Arena (4,201) Columbus, OH |
| 11/27/2014* 1:15 pm | | vs. Clemson Paradise Jam tournament | W 86–77 | 3–2 | Sports and Fitness Center (207) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/28/2014* 1:15 pm | | vs. Wichita State Paradise Jam Tournament | L 50–70 | 3–3 | Sports and Fitness Center (238) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/29/2014* 3:30 pm | | vs. Florida Gulf Coast Paradise Jam Tournament | W 90–83 $^{2OT}$ | 4–3 | Sports and Fitness Center (421) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm | | Pittsburgh ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 74–78 | 4–4 | Value City Arena (3,777) Columbus, OH |
| 12/07/2014* 2:00 pm | | Winthrop | W 66–52 | 5–4 | Value City Arena (4,384) Columbus, OH |
| 12/11/2014* 7:00 pm | | Arkansas State | W 67–52 | 6–4 | Value City Arena (3,719) Columbus, OH |
| 12/14/2014* 2:00 pm | | Western Michigan | W 82–46 | 7–4 | Value City Arena (4,298) Columbus, OH |
| 12/22/2014* 2:00 pm | | No. 22 West Virginia | W 96–54 | 8–4 | Value City Arena (5,048) Columbus, OH |
| Big Ten Regular Season ||||||
| 12/29/2014 7:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 12 Maryland | L 78–87 | 8–5 (0–1) | Xfinity Center (5,671) College Park, MD |
| 01/01/2015 2:00 pm | | No. 16 Rutgers | W 85–68 | 9–5 (1–1) | Value City Arena (4,557) Columbus, OH |
| 01/04/2015 2:00 pm, BTN | | Northwestern | W 73–64 | 10–5 (2–1) | Value City Arena (5,402) Columbus, OH |
| 01/08/2015 7:00 pm | | at Indiana | W 103–49 | 11–5 (3–1) | Assembly Hall (2,189) Bloomington, IN |
| 01/11/2015 2:00 pm | | at Michigan Rivalry | L 94–100 $^{OT}$ | 11–6 (3–2) | Crisler Center (3,351) Ann Arbor, MI |
| 01/15/2015 7:00 pm | | No. 23 Minnesota | L 72–76 | 11–7 (3–3) | Value City Arena (4,509) Columbus, OH |
| 01/18/2015 2:00 pm | | Penn State | W 69–60 | 12–7 (4–3) | Value City Arena (6,346) Columbus, OH |
| 01/25/2015 2:00 pm | | at Purdue | W 79–71 | 13–7 (5–3) | Mackey Arena (6,801) West Lafayette, IN |
| 01/29/2015 9:00 pm, BTN | | at Wisconsin | W 85–73 | 14–7 (6–3) | Kohl Center (3,296) Madison, WI |
| 02/02/2015 6:30 pm, BTN | | Michigan State | W 76–62 | 15–7 (7–3) | Value City Arena (4,234) Columbus, OH |
| 02/05/2015 8:00 pm | | at No. 16 Iowa | L 65–73 | 15–8 (7–4) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,572) Iowa City, IA |
| 02/08/2015 2:00 pm | | Indiana | W 78–70 | 16–8 (8–4) | Value City Arena (7,639) Columbus, OH |
| 02/12/2015 7:00 pm | | Michigan Rivalry | W 77–73 | 17–8 (9–4) | Value City Arena (4,668) Columbus, OH |
| 02/14/2015 4:00 pm, BTN | | at Illinois | L 55–66 | 17–9 (9–5) | State Farm Center (2,708) Champaign, IL |
| 02/17/2015 7:00 pm, BTN | | Purdue | W 92–60 | 18–9 (10–5) | Value City Arena (4,185) Columbus, OH |
| 02/21/2015 7:00 pm, BTN | | No. 13 Iowa | W 100–82 | 19–9 (11–5) | Value City Arena (6,471) Columbus, OH |
| 02/26/2015 7:00 pm | | at Penn State | W 88–70 | 20–9 (12–5) | Bryce Jordan Center (3,529) University Park, PA |
| 03/01/2015 5:00 pm, BTN | | at Nebraska | W 78–60 | 21–9 (13–5) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (8,418) Lincoln, NE |
| 2015 Big Ten Conference Women's tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2015 9:30 pm, BTN | | vs. Minnesota Quarterfinals | W 83–71 | 22–9 | Sears Centre (4,781) Hoffman Estaes, IL |
| 03/07/2015 9:30 pm, BTN | | vs. No. 14 Iowa Semifinals | W 91–85 $^{OT}$ | 23–9 | Sears Centre (5,642) Hoffman Estaes, IL |
| 03/08/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN | | vs. No. 4 Maryland Championship Game | L 74–77 | 23–10 | Sears Centre (4,131) Hoffman Estaes, IL |
| NCAA Women's tournament ||||||
| 03/21/2015* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 23 | vs. James Madison First Round | W 90–80 | 24–10 | Carmichael Arena (2,233) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 03/23/2015* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 23 | at No. 15 North Carolina Second Round | L 84–86 | 24–11 | Carmichael Arena (2,163) Chapel Hill, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Final |
| AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | 23 | 23 |
| Coaches | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | 24 | 23 |