# 2023–24 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team represented Ohio State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buckeyes were led by head coach Kevin McGuff in his 11th season, and played their games at Value City Arena as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

## Previous season

The Buckeyes finished the 2022–23 season with a 28–8 record, including 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, and advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time since 1993, before being eliminated by Virginia Tech.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 2:00 p.m., TruTV | No. 7 | vs. No. 21 USC Naismith Hall of Fame Series | L 74–83 | 0–1 | T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, NV |
| November 12, 2023* 1:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 7 | IUPUI | W 108–58 | 1–1 | Value City Arena (4,933) Columbus, OH |
| November 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 13 | Boston College | W 88–66 | 2–1 | Value City Arena (4,523) Columbus, OH |
| November 20, 2023* 1:30 p.m. | No. 15 | vs. East Carolina Pink Flamingo Championship | W 79–55 | 3–1 | Baha Mar Convention Center (391) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 22, 2023* 6:30 p.m. | No. 15 | vs. Oklahoma State Pink Flamingo Championship | W 75–57 | 4–1 | Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 26, 2023* 1:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 15 | Cornell | W 83–40 | 5–1 | Value City Arena (5,695) Columbus, OH |
| December 3, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 16 | at No. 20 Tennessee Jimmy V Classic | W 78–58 | 6–1 | Thompson–Boling Arena (8,723) Knoxville, TN |
| December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 12 | Ohio | W 85–45 | 7–1 | Value City Arena (4,950) Columbus, OH |
| December 10, 2023 1:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 12 | No. 25 Penn State | W 94–84 $^{OT}$ | 8–1 (1–0) | Value City Arena (6,062) Columbus, OH |
| December 15, 2023* 6:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 12т | Grand Valley State | W 73–49 | 9–1 | Value City Arena (4,583) Columbus, OH |
| December 18, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FS1 | No. 13 | No. 2 UCLA | L 71–77 | 9–2 | Value City Arena (6,800) Columbus, OH |
| December 22, 2023* 1:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 13 | Belmont | W 84–55 | 10–2 | Value City Arena (6,336) Columbus, OH |
| December 30, 2023 12:00 p.m., Fox | No. 17 | at Michigan Rivalry | L 60–69 | 10–3 (1–1) | Crisler Center (8,078) Ann Arbor, MI |
| January 5, 2024 8:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 20 | at Northwestern | W 90–60 | 11–3 (2–1) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,872) Evanston, IL |
| January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., BTN | No. 17 | Rutgers | W 90–55 | 12–3 (3–1) | Value City Arena (5,227) Columbus, OH |
| January 14, 2024 4:00 p.m., BTN | No. 17 | Michigan State | W 70–65 | 13–3 (4–1) | Value City Arena (7,601) Columbus, OH |
| January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., Peacock | No. 18 | at Maryland | W 84–76 | 14–3 (5–1) | Xfinity Center (5,112) College Park, MD |
| January 21, 2024 12:00 p.m., NBC | No. 18 | No. 2 Iowa | W 100–92 $^{OT}$ | 15–3 (6–1) | Value City Arena (18,660) Columbus, OH |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., Peacock | No. 12 | at Illinois | W 67–59 | 16–3 (7–1) | State Farm Center (3,254) Champaign, IL |
| January 28, 2024 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 12 | at Purdue | W 71–68 | 17–3 (8–1) | Mackey Arena (7,132) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., BTN | No. 8 | Wisconsin | W 87–49 | 18–3 (9–1) | Value City Arena (6,672) Columbus, OH |
| February 4, 2024 12:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 8 | No. 10 Indiana | W 74–69 | 19–3 (10–1) | Value City Arena (10,130) Columbus, OH |
| February 8, 2024 9:00 p.m., Peacock | No. 5 | at Minnesota | W 71–47 | 20–3 (11–1) | Williams Arena (3,572) Minneapolis, MN |
| February 11, 2024 4:00 p.m., Peacock | No. 5 | at Michigan State | W 86–71 | 21–3 (12–1) | Breslin Student Events Center (5,753) East Lansing, MI |
| February 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., Peacock | No. 2 | Nebraska | W 80–47 | 22–3 (13–1) | Value City Arena (7,115) Columbus, OH |
| February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., BTN | No. 2 | at Penn State Return to Rec | W 82–69 | 23–3 (14–1) | Rec Hall (2,501) University Park, PA |
| February 25, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN | No. 2 | Maryland | W 79–66 | 24–3 (15–1) | Value City Arena (10,790) Columbus, OH |
| February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., Peacock | No. 2 | Michigan Rivalry | W 67–51 | 25–3 (16–1) | Value City Arena (10,895) Columbus, OH |
| March 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., Fox | No. 2 | at No. 6 Iowa College GameDay | L 83–93 | 25–4 (16–2) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2024 12:30 p.m., BTN | (1) No. 4 | vs. (8) Maryland Quarterfinals | L 61–82 | 25–5 | Target Center Minneapolis, MN |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 22, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN | (2 P3) No. 7 | (15 P3) Maine First round | W 80–57 | 26–5 | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| March 24, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN | (2 P3) No. 7 | (7 P3) Duke Second round | L 63–75 | 26–6 | Value City Arena (8,333) Columbus, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P3=Portland 3. All times are in Eastern. Source: ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below :
| | 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 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12т | 13 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
| Coaches | 6 | 10т | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 14 |