# 2016–17 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team represented the Ohio State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buckeyes, led by fourth 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 28–7, 15–1 in Big Ten play to win a share of the Big Ten regular season title with Maryland. They defeated Northwestern in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's basketball tournament before losing to Purdue. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament as the No. 5 seed in the Lexington region. There they defeated Western Kentucky and Kentucky to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to Notre Dame.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/06/2016* 1:00 pm | No. 7 | Ashland | W 88–79 | | Value City Arena (4,831) Columbus, OH |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 12:00 pm | No. 7 | Duquesne | W 89–69 | 1–0 | St. John Arena (3,434) Columbus, OH |
| 11/14/2016* 6:00 pm | No. 7 | No. 4 South Carolina | L 80–92 | 1–1 | Value City Arena (6,683) Columbus, OH |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | No. 7 | Cleveland State | W 96–78 | 2–1 | Value City Arena (4,023) Columbus, OH |
| 11/19/2016* 12:00 pm | No. 7 | LIU Brooklyn | W 113–54 | 3–1 | Value City Arena (4,296) Columbus, OH |
| 11/25/2016* 5:00 pm | No. 8 | vs. Florida Gulf Coast Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals | W 79–66 | 4–1 | Germain Arena Estero, FL |
| 11/26/2016* 7:30 pm | No. 8 | vs. No. 11 Syracuse Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals | W 77–72 | 5–1 | Germain Arena Estero, FL |
| 11/27/2016* 7:30 pm | No. 8 | vs. No. 5 Baylor Gulf Coast Showcase championship | L 68–85 | 5–2 | Germain Arena Estero, FL |
| 12/01/2016* 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 9 | No. 18 Miami (FL) ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 89–94 $^{OT}$ | 5–3 | Value City Arena (4,165) Columbus, OH |
| 12/04/2016* 2:00 pm | No. 9 | Cincinnati | W 80–38 | 6–3 | Value City Arena (5,850) Columbus, OH |
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm | No. 12 | Southern | W 108–73 | 7–3 | Value City Arena (3,973) Columbus, OH |
| 12/11/2016* 2:00 pm | No. 12 | Canisius | W 89–56 | 8–3 | Value City Arena (4,598) Columbus, OH |
| 12/16/2016* 7:00 pm | No. 12 | Alabama State | W 118–61 | 9–3 | Value City Arena (4,469) Columbus, OH |
| 12/19/2016* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 12 | at No. 1 Connecticut | L 63–82 | 9–4 | XL Center (9,379) Hartford, CT |
| 12/21/2016* 7:00 pm | No. 12 | Winthrop | W 88–48 | 10–4 | Value City Arena (4,347) Columbus, OH |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2016 7:00 pm | No. 14 | Minnesota | W 87–62 | 11–4 (1–0) | Value City Arena (7,105) Columbus, OH |
| 12/31/2016 3:00 pm, CBS | No. 14 | at Indiana | W 92–82 | 12–4 (2–0) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (4,281) Bloomington, IN |
| 01/03/2017 9:00 pm, BTN | No. 11 | at Northwestern | W 94–87 | 13–4 (3–0) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (971) Evanston, IL |
| 01/07/2017 12:00 pm, BTN | No. 11 | Michigan Rivalry | W 96–87 | 14–4 (4–0) | Value City Arena (6,636) Columbus, OH |
| 01/10/2017 8:00 pm, BTN | No. 11 | at Michigan State | L 75–94 | 14–5 (4–1) | Breslin Center (5,538) East Lansing, MI |
| 01/15/2017 3:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 11 | at Purdue | W 61–56 | 15–5 (5–1) | Mackey Arena (6,803) West Lafayette, IN |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm | No. 16 | Wisconsin | W 70–61 | 16–5 (6–1) | Value City Arena (4,466) Columbus, OH |
| 01/22/2017 5:00 pm | No. 16 | Illinois | W 88–64 | 17–5 (7–1) | Value City Arena (5,694) Columbus, OH |
| 01/26/2016 8:00 pm | No. 15 | at Minnesota | W 88–76 | 18–5 (8–1) | Williams Arena (2,896) Minneapolis, MN |
| 01/29/2017 12:00 pm, BTN | No. 15 | Nebraska | W 95–75 | 19–5 (9–1) | Value City Arena (6,457) Columbus, OH |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm | No. 14 | Penn State | W 87–72 | 20–5 (10–1) | Value City Arena (4,541) Columbus, OH |
| 02/04/2017 2:00 pm, BTN | No. 14 | at Wisconsin | W 96–68 | 21–5 (11–1) | Kohl Center (4,454) Madison, WI |
| 02/12/2017 12:00 pm, BTN | No. 13 | Iowa | W 88–81 | 22–5 (12–1) | Value City Arena (6,679) Columbus, OH |
| 02/16/2017 8:00 pm | No. 12 | at Nebraska | W 87–69 | 23–5 (13–1) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,278) Lincoln, NE |
| 02/20/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 12 | No. 2 Maryland | W 98–87 | 24–5 (14–1) | Value City Arena (6,505) Columbus, OH |
| 02/26/2017 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 12 | at Rutgers | W 75–43 | 25–5 (15–1) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,061) Piscataway, NJ |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2017 12:00 pm, BTN | (1) No. 9 | vs. (9) Northwestern Quarterfinals | W 99–68 | 26–5 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| 03/04/2017 3:00 pm, BTN | (1) No. 9 | vs. (5) Purdue Semifinals | L 60–71 | 26–6 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/17/2017* 5:30 PM, ESPN2 | (5 L) No. 11 | vs. (12 L) Western Kentucky First Round | W 70–63 | 27–6 | Memorial Coliseum (3,557) Lexington, KY |
| 03/19/2017* 12:00 PM, ESPN2 | (5) No. 11 L | at (4) No. 18 Kentucky Second Round | W 82–68 | 28–6 | Memorial Coliseum (2,644) Lexington, KY |
| 03/24/2017* 7:00 PM, ESPN | (5 L) No. 11 | vs. (1 L) No. 2 Notre Dame Sweet Sixteen | L 76–99 | 28–7 | Rupp Arena (2,527) Lexington, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region. 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 | Wk 19 | Final |
| AP | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | N/A |
| Coaches | 6т | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |