# Michigan–Ohio State women's basketball rivalry

The Michigan–Ohio State women's basketball rivalry is a college basketball rivalry between the Michigan Wolverines and Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball programs that is part of the larger rivalry between the University of Michigan and Ohio State University. The rivalry between the Wolverines and Buckeyes notably includes football and men's basketball.

## Series history

As of the end of the 2023–24 season, Ohio State leads the series 61–17, including winning 30 of the first 32 meetings between the two teams. With both teams being in the Big Ten Conference, the teams have met at least once a year since 1978. In January 2011, Michigan completed its first season sweep of Ohio State.
From 2010 to 2021, only two of the last 20 games between Michigan and Ohio State have had a margin larger than 11 points. While the last twelve games between the rivals have each been decided by single digits. Michigan has seven wins over Ohio State since Kim Barnes Arico took over as head coach in 2012–13, accounting for 44 percent of Michigan's 16 all-time wins against the Buckeyes.
On January 7, 2012, Michigan upset No. 8 Ohio State 73–62. This marked the Wolverines first win over Ohio State when the Buckeyes were ranked in the Top-10. This also marked the Wolverines third consecutive win over the Buckeyes, who were ranked each time, their longest win streak during the rivalry.
On January 7, 2018, for the first time in the series' history dating back to 1978, the teams met while both were ranked in the Top-25. The Buckeyes were ranked No. 10 in both the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, while the Wolverines were ranked No. 22 in the AP Poll and No. 20 in the Coaches Poll. Ohio State won the game 78–71 in overtime. On January 16, 2018, the teams again met while both were ranked in the Top-25. The Buckeyes (16–2, 5–0 Big Ten) were ranked No. 8 in both the AP Poll and Coaches Poll, while the Wolverines (15–4, 4–2 Big Ten) were ranked No. 19 in the AP Poll and No. 18 in the Coaches Poll. Michigan upset Ohio State 84–75.
On February 21, 2021, the teams met while both were ranked in the Top-25. The Wolverines (13–2, 8–2 Big Ten) were ranked No. 11 in both the AP Poll and Coaches Poll, while the Buckeyes (13–4, 9–4 Big Ten) were ranked No. 15 in the AP Poll and No. 14 in the Coaches Poll. Michigan won the game 75–66.
On December 31, 2021, the teams met while both were ranked in the Top-25. The Wolverines (11–1, 2–0 Big Ten) were ranked No. 9 in the AP Poll and No. 7 in the Coaches Poll, while the Buckeyes (9–2, 1–1 Big Ten) were ranked No. 25 in both the AP Poll and Coaches Poll. Michigan won the game 90–71. This was Michigan's largest margin of victory over Ohio State in the history of the rivalry.
On January 27, 2022, the teams met while both were ranked in the Top-25. The Wolverines (17–2, 8–1 Big Ten) were ranked No. 7 in both the AP Poll and Coaches Poll, while the Buckeyes (15–3, 7–2 Big Ten) were ranked No. 22 in the AP Poll, and No. 19 Coaches Poll. Michigan won the game 77–58. This matched Michigan's largest margin of victory over Ohio State in the history of the rivalry. The win marked Michigan's first season sweep over Ohio State since the 2010–11 season.
On March 3, 2023, Ohio State defeated Michigan 81–79 in the 2023 Big Ten women's basketball tournament marking the first time in series history that both teams met three times in a single season, and the first time either team defeated the other three teams in a single season, with the Buckeyes completing three victories against the Wolverines in the 2022–23 season.

## Rival accomplishments

The following summarizes the accomplishments of the two programs.
| Team | Michigan | Ohio State |
| National titles | 0 | 0 |
| Final Four appearances | 0 | 1 |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | 8 | 24 |
| Big Ten tournament titles | 0 | 5 |
| Big Ten regular season titles | 0 | 15 |
| Big Ten Players of the Year | 1 | 15 |
| All-time program record | 582–688 | 1,061–461 |
| All-time winning percentage | .458 | .697 |

## Game results

| Michigan victories | Ohio State victories | Tie games | Vacated wins |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 1 | January 3, 1978 | Columbus, OH | Ohio State | 94–47 |
| 2 | January 15, 1979 | Ann Arbor, MI | Ohio State | 88–83 |
| 3 | January 8, 1980 | Columbus, OH | Ohio State | 75–52 |
| 4 | February 24, 1981 | Ann Arbor, MI | Michigan | 79–71 |
| 5 | January 9, 1982 | Columbus, OH | Ohio State | 80–64 |
| 6 | January 21, 1983 | Ann Arbor, MI | Ohio State | 82–62 |
| 7 | February 27, 1983 | Columbus, OH | Ohio State | 74–60 |
| 8 | January 20, 1984 | Columbus, OH | Ohio State | 68–45 |
| 9 | February 26, 1984 | Ann Arbor, MI | Ohio State | 86–69 |
| 10 | January 6, 1985 | Columbus, OH | Ohio State | 79–51 |
| 11 | March 7, 1985 | Ann Arbor, MI | Ohio State | 73–57 |
| 12 | January 5, 1986 | Ann Arbor, MI | Ohio State | 77–53 |
| 13 | March 6, 1986 | Columbus, OH | Ohio State | 73–48 |
| 14 | January 9, 1987 | Columbus, OH | Ohio State | 72–48 |
| 15 | February 8, 1987 | Ann Arbor, MI | Ohio State | 72–61 |
| 16 | January 15, 1988 | Ann Arbor, MI | Ohio State | 77–66 |
| 17 | February 14, 1988 | Columbus, OH | Ohio State | 87–73 |
| 18 | January 13, 1989 | Ann Arbor, MI | Ohio State | 85–70 |
| 19 | February 12, 1989 | Columbus, OH | Ohio State | 89–51 |
| 20 | January 12, 1990 | Columbus, OH | Ohio State | 84–67 |
| 21 | February 11, 1990 | Ann Arbor, MI | Michigan | 58–55 |
| 22 | January 25, 1991 | Ann Arbor, MI | Ohio State | 81–70$^{OT}$ |
| 23 | February 24, 1991 | Columbus, OH | Ohio State | 89–81 |
| 24 | January 31, 1992 | Columbus, OH | Ohio State | 73–56 |
| 25 | March 1, 1992 | Ann Arbor, MI | Ohio State | 73–59 |
| 26 | January 22, 1993 | Columbus, OH | Ohio State | 90–73 |
| 27 | February 21, 1993 | Ann Arbor, MI | Ohio State | 79–59 |
| 28 | January 21, 1994 | Ann Arbor, MI | Ohio State | 81–61 |
| 29 | February 20, 1994 | Columbus, OH | Ohio State | 80–73 |
| 30 | January 22, 1995 | Ann Arbor, MI | Ohio State | 94–79 |
| 31 | January 21, 1996 | Columbus, OH | Ohio State | 83–75 |
| 32 | December 28, 1996 | Columbus, OH | Ohio State | 78–55 |
| 33 | February 23, 1997 | Ann Arbor, MI | Michigan | 74–65 |
| 34 | December 28, 1997 | Ann Arbor, MI | Ohio State | 70–66 |
| 35 | February 22, 1998 | Columbus, OH | Ohio State | 88–80 |
| 36 | January 29, 1999 | Ann Arbor, MI | Michigan | 85–71$^{OT}$ |
| 37 | February 6, 2000 | Columbus, OH | Michigan | 65–61 |
| 38 | January 14, 2001 | Ann Arbor, MI | Ohio State | 76–68 |
| 39 | January 21, 2001 | Columbus, OH | Michigan | 76–63 |
| 40 | January 10, 2002 | Ann Arbor, MI | Ohio State | 77–66 |
| 41 | February 10, 2002 | Columbus, OH | Ohio State | 88–75 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 42 | February 27, 2003 | Columbus, OH | Ohio State | 70–55 |
| 43 | January 29, 2004 | Ann Arbor, MI | Ohio State | 51–49 |
| 44 | January 11, 2005 | Ann Arbor, MI | Ohio State | 84–56 |
| 45 | February 10, 2005 | Columbus, OH | Ohio State | 72–39 |
| 46 | January 15, 2006 | Columbus, OH | Ohio State | 62–34 |
| 47 | February 10, 2006 | Ann Arbor, MI | Ohio State | 74–55 |
| 48 | February 25, 2007 | Ann Arbor, MI | Ohio State | 72–58 |
| 49 | January 3, 2007 | Columbus, OH | No. 21 Ohio State | 66–42 |
| 50 | December 21, 2008 | Columbus, OH | Ohio State | 70–50 |
| 51 | January 29, 2009 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 15 Ohio State | 52–44 |
| 52 | January 3, 2010 | Columbus, OH | Ohio State | 59–56 |
| 53 | January 21, 2010 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 5 Ohio State | 58–56 |
| 54 | December 30, 2010 | Ann Arbor, MI | Michigan | 64–51 |
| 55 | January 27, 2011 | Columbus, OH | Michigan | 69–66 |
| 56 | January 7, 2012 | Ann Arbor, MI | Michigan | 73–62 |
| 57 | March 2, 2012 | Indianapolis, IN | No. 14 Ohio State | 57–48 |
| 58 | March 3, 2013 | Columbus, OH | Ohio State | 66–55 |
| 59 | January 5, 2014 | Columbus, OH | Michigan | 64–49 |
| 60 | January 23, 2014 | Ann Arbor, MI | Ohio State | 60–51 |
| 61 | January 11, 2015 | Ann Arbor, MI | Michigan | 100–94$^{OT}$ |
| 62 | February 10, 2015 | Columbus, OH | Ohio State | 77–73 |
| 63 | January 21, 2016 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 7 Ohio State | 97–93 |
| 64 | January 7, 2017 | Columbus, OH | No. 11 Ohio State | 96–87 |
| 65 | January 7, 2018 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 10 Ohio State | 78–71$^{OT}$ |
| 66 | January 16, 2018 | Columbus, OH | Michigan | 84–75 |
| 67 | January 20, 2019 | Ann Arbor, MI | Michigan | 62–58 |
| 68 | January 9, 2020 | Columbus, OH | Ohio State | 78–69 |
| 69 | March 7, 2020 | Indianapolis, IN | Ohio State | 66–60 |
| 70 | January 21, 2021 | Columbus, OH | No. 17 Ohio State | 81–77 |
| 71 | February 21, 2021 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 11 Michigan | 75–66 |
| 72 | December 31, 2021 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 9 Michigan | 90–71 |
| 73 | January 27, 2022 | Columbus, OH | No. 7 Michigan | 77–58 |
| 74 | December 31, 2022 | Columbus, OH | No. 3 Ohio State | 66–57 |
| 75 | February 20, 2023 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 16 Ohio State | 74–61 |
| 76 | March 3, 2023 | Minneapolis, MN | No. 14 Ohio State | 81–79 |
| 77 | December 30, 2023 | Ann Arbor, MI | Michigan | 69–60 |
| 78 | February 28, 2024 | Columbus, OH | No. 2 Ohio State | 67–51 |
| 79 | January 8, 2025 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 9 Ohio State | 84–77 |
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