# 2020–21 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team represented the Ohio State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buckeyes, led by eighth year head coach Kevin McGuff, played their home games at Value City Arena and the Covelli Center. They were members of the Big Ten Conference.
They finished the season 13–7, 9–7 in Big Ten play to finish in seventh place. They did not participate in the Big Ten women's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament or the WNIT due to a self-imposed postseason ban.

## Previous season

The Buckeyes finished the season 21–12, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the sixth seed in the Big Ten women's basketball tournament the defeated Minnesota, Iowa, and Michigan before losing to Maryland in the finals. They did not get a chance for further post season play, as the NCAA women's basketball tournament and WNIT were cancelled before they began due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* | No. 20 | Akron | Canceled | Canceled | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| November 29, 2020* 4:00 p.m. | No. 20 | Duquesne | W 82–47 | 1–0 | Covelli Center (0) Columbus, OH |
| December 2, 2020* Noon | No. 19 | Kent State | W 103–47 | 2–0 | Covelli Center (0) Columbus, OH |
| December 6, 2020* 2:00 p.m. | No. 19 | Northern Kentucky | W 96–63 | 3–0 | Value City Arena (0) Columbus, OH |
| December 10, 2020* 4:00 p.m. | No. 18 | Miami (OH) | W 104–65 | 4–0 | Value City Arena (0) Columbus, OH |
| December 15, 2020* | No. 17 | Saint Mary's | Canceled | Canceled | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| December 19, 2020 | No. 17 | Iowa | Postponed | Postponed | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| December 23, 2020 | No. 16 | at No. 14 Maryland | Postponed | Postponed | Xfinity Center College Park, MD |
| December 31, 2020 | No. 17 | No. 25 Michigan State | Postponed | Postponed | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| January 4, 2021 6:00 p.m. | No. 16 | Penn State | W 82–69 | 5–0 (1–0) | Value City Arena (0) Columbus, OH |
| January 7, 2021 6:00 p.m. | No. 16 | at Illinois | W 78–55 | 6–0 (2–0) | State Farm Center (0) Champaign, IL |
| January 10, 2021 | No. 16 | Rutgers | Postponed | Postponed | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| January 13, 2021 4:00 p.m. | No. 15 | at Iowa | W 84–82 $^{OT}$ | 7–0 (3–0) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (326) Iowa City, IA |
| January 16, 2021 4:00 p.m. | No. 15 | at Nebraska | L 55–63 | 7–1 (3–1) | Value City Arena (0) Columbus, OH |
| January 21, 2021 3:00 p.m. | No. 17 | No. 11 Michigan Rivalry | W 81–77 | 8–1 (4–1) | Value City Arena (0) Columbus, OH |
| January 25, 2021 7:00 p.m. | No. 14 | No. 7 Maryland | W 88–86 | 9–1 (5–1) | Value City Arena (52) Columbus, OH |
| January 28, 2021 8:00 p.m. | No. 14 | at No. 16 Indiana | W 78–70 | 10–1 (6–1) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (0) Bloomington, IN |
| February 1, 2021 7:00 p.m. | No. 11 | at No. 22 Northwestern | L 57–69 | 10–2 (6–2) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (0) Evanston, IL |
| February 4, 2021 6:00 p.m. | No. 11 | Iowa | W 92–87 | 11–2 (7–2) | Value City Arena (54) Columbus, OH |
| February 7, 2021 1:00 p.m. | No. 11 | Minnesota | W 83–59 | 12–2 (8–2) | Value City Arena (58) Columbus, OH |
| February 10, 2021 6:00 p.m. | No. 12 | at Wisconsin | L 70–75 | 12–3 (8–3) | Kohl Center (0) Madison, WI |
| February 14, 2021 | No. 12 | No. 21 Northwestern | Canceled | Canceled | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| February 18, 2021 4:00 p.m. | No. 15 | Purdue | W 100–85 | 13–3 (9–3) | Value City Arena (0) Columbus, OH |
| February 21, 2021 2:00 p.m. | No. 15 | at No. 11 Michigan Rivalry | L 66–75 | 13–4 (9–4) | Crisler Center (73) Ann Arbor, MI |
| February 24, 2021 5:00 p.m. | No. 15 | at Penn State | L 67–69 | 13–5 (9–5) | Bryce Jordan Center (201) University Park, PA |
| February 27, 2021 3:00 p.m. | No. 15 | No. 11 Indiana | L 75–87 | 13–6 (9–6) | Value City Arena (0) Columbus, OH |
| March 5, 2021 8:00 p.m. | No. 22 | at No. 24 Rutgers | L 63–71 | 13–7 (9–7) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (108) Piscataway, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked and Did not receive votes |