# 2022–23 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team represented Ohio State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buckeyes were led by head coach Kevin McGuff in his tenth year, and played their games at Value City Arena and at the Covelli Center as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 31, 2022* 6:00 p.m. | No. 14 | Notre Dame College | W 118–33 | | Value City Arena (2,300) Columbus, OH |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 8, 2022* 8:30 p.m., BTN | No. 14 | No. 5 Tennessee | W 87–75 | 1–0 | Value City Arena (6,402) Columbus, OH |
| November 13, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 14 | at Boston College | W 82–64 | 2–0 | Conte Forum (1,022) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| November 17, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 8 | at Ohio | W 86–56 | 3–0 | Convocation Center (4,285) Athens, OH |
| November 20, 2022* 1:00 p.m., BTN+ | No. 8 | McNeese State | W 99–43 | 4–0 | Value City Arena (3,351) Columbus, OH |
| November 23, 2022* 3:00 p.m., BTN+ | No. 4 | Wright State | W 105–52 | 5–0 | Value City Arena (4,208) Columbus, OH |
| November 27, 2022* 1:00 p.m., BTN+ | No. 4 | North Alabama | W 105–67 | 6–0 | Value City Arena (3,694) Columbus, OH |
| November 30, 2022* 7:30 p.m., ACCN | No. 4 | at No. 18 Louisville ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 96–77 | 7–0 | KFC Yum! Center (8,259) Louisville, KY |
| December 4, 2022 12:00 p.m., BTN | No. 4 | at Rutgers | W 82–70 | 8–0 (1–0) | Jersey Mike's Arena (2,649) Piscataway, NJ |
| December 8, 2022* 11:00 a.m. | No. 3 | New Hampshire | W 92–36 | 9–0 | Value City Arena (6,857) Columbus, OH |
| December 11, 2022 4:00 p.m., BTN | No. 3 | Michigan State | W 74–68 | 10–0 (2–0) | Value City Arena (6,979) Columbus, OH |
| December 16, 2022* 6:00 p.m. | No. 3 | Albany | W 82–57 | 11–0 | Value City Arena (3,616) Columbus, OH |
| December 20, 2022* 6:30 p.m. | No. 3 | vs. South Florida San Diego Invitational semifinals | W 88–86 $^{OT}$ | 12–0 | Pechanga Arena (318) San Diego, CA |
| December 21, 2022* 6:30 p.m. | No. 3 | vs. No. 16 Oregon San Diego Invitational championship | W 84–67 | 13–0 | Pechanga Arena (378) San Diego, CA |
| December 28, 2022 9:00 p.m., BTN | No. 3 | at Northwestern | W 81–48 | 14–0 (3–0) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,372) Evanston, IL |
| December 31, 2022 1:00 p.m., BTN | No. 3 | No. 14 Michigan Rivalry | W 66–57 | 15–0 (4–0) | Covelli Center (4,038) Columbus, OH |
| January 5, 2023 8:00 p.m. | No. 3 | at Minnesota | W 83–71 | 16–0 (5–0) | Williams Arena (2,410) Minneapolis, MN |
| January 8, 2023 1:00 p.m. | No. 3 | Illinois | W 87–81 | 17–0 (6–0) | Value City Arena (6,273) Columbus, OH |
| January 14, 2023 2:30 p.m., BTN | No. 3 | at Nebraska | W 76–67 | 18–0 (7–0) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,879) Lincoln, NE |
| January 19, 2023 6:30 p.m., BTN | No. 2 | Northwestern | W 84–54 | 19–0 (8–0) | Value City Arena (4,698) Columbus, OH |
| January 23, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 2 | No. 10т Iowa | L 72–83 | 19–1 (8–1) | Value City Arena (9,955) Columbus, OH |
| January 26, 2023 8:30 p.m., BTN | No. 2 | at No. 6 Indiana | L 65–78 | 19–2 (8–2) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (10,455) Bloomington, IN |
| January 29, 2023 1:00 p.m. | No. 2 | Purdue | L 65–73 | 19–3 (8–3) | Value City Arena (8,664) Columbus, OH |
| February 1, 2023 7:30 p.m. | No. 10 | at Wisconsin | W 90–67 | 20–3 (9–3) | Kohl Center (2,890) Madison, WI |
| February 5, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 10 | at No. 8 Maryland | L 54–90 | 20–4 (9–4) | Xfinity Center (11,167) College Park, MD |
| February 8, 2023 7:00 p.m. | No. 13 | Minnesota | W 93–63 | 21–4 (10–4) | Value City Arena (4,357) Columbus, OH |
| February 13, 2023 7:00 p.m., BTN | No. 13 | No. 2 Indiana | L 59–83 | 21–5 (10–5) | Value City Arena (7,178) Columbus, OH |
| February 16, 2023 7:00 p.m. | No. 13 | at Penn State | W 67–55 | 22–5 (11–5) | Bryce Jordan Center (2,306) University Park, PA |
| February 20, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 16 | at No. 12 Michigan Rivalry | W 74–61 | 23–5 (12–5) | Crisler Center (5,832) Ann Arbor, MI |
| February 24, 2023 6:00 p.m., BTN | No. 16 | No. 7 Maryland | L 74–76 | 23–6 (12–6) | Value City Arena (8,949) Columbus, OH |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2023 3:00 p.m., BTN | (4) No. 14 | vs. (5) No. 17 Michigan Quarterfinals | W 81–79 | 24–6 | Target Center (5,544) Minneapolis, MN |
| March 4, 2023 2:30 pm, BTN | (4) No. 14 | vs. (1) No. 2 Indiana Semifinals | W 79–75 | 25–6 | Target Center Minneapolis, MN |
| March 5, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN | (4) No. 14 | vs. (2) No. 7 Iowa Championship | L 72–105 | 25–7 | Target Center (9,505) Minneapolis, MN |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 18, 2023 1:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (3 S3) No. 12 | (14 S3) James Madison First round | W 80–66 | 26–7 | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| March 20, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN | (3 S3) No. 12 | (6 S3) No. 20 North Carolina Second round | W 71–69 | 27–7 | Value City Arena (5,186) Columbus, OH |
| March 25, 2023 4:00 p.m., ABC | (3 S3) No. 12 | vs. (2 S3) No. 6 UConn Sweet Sixteen | W 73–61 | 28–7 | Climate Pledge Arena Seattle, WA |
| March 27, 2023 9:00 p.m., ESPN | (3 S3) No. 12 | vs. (1 S3) No. 4 Virginia Tech Elite Eight | L 74–84 | 28–8 | Climate Pledge Arena (8,466) Seattle, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S3=Seattle 3. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | 14 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | Not released |
| Coaches | 15 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 6 |