# 2019–20 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team represented the Ohio State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buckeyes, led by 7th 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 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.

## Previous season

The Buckeyes finished the season 14–15, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten women's basketball tournament to Wisconsin. They received an automatic bid to the WNIT where they were upset by Morehead State in the first round.

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 3, 2019* 2:00 p.m. | | Urbana | W 131–50 | – | Value City Arena (3,476) Columbus, OH |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2019* 2:00 p.m. | | at Valparaiso Ohio Hall of Fame Tip Off Classic | W 89–38 | 1–0 | Pam Evans Smith Arena (1,875) Springfield, OH |
| November 13, 2019* p.m. | | at Cincinnati | W 78–73 $^{OT}$ | 2–0 | Fifth Third Arena (1,219) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 17, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | Ohio | L 68–74 | 2–1 | Value City Arena (5,213) Columbus, OH |
| November 21, 2019* 12:30 p.m. | | at Kent State | W 75–65 | 3–1 | MAC Center (4,272) Kent, OH |
| November 24, 2019* 3:00 p.m., ESPN | | No. 4 UConn | L 62–73 | 3–2 | Value City Arena (8,909) Columbus, OH |
| November 29, 2019* 11:30 p.m. | | vs. South Dakota South Point Thanksgiving Shootout | L 53–68 | 3–3 | South Point Arena (300) Las Vegas, NV |
| November 30, 2019* 1:45 a.m. | | vs. Northern Iowa South Point Thanksgiving Shootout | W 64–46 | 4–3 | South Point Arena (250) Las Vegas, NV |
| December 5, 2019* 8:00 p.m., BTN | | No. 2 Louisville ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 67–60 | 5–3 | Value City Arena (3,807) Columbus, OH |
| December 8, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | Radford | W 70–57 | 6–3 | Value City Arena (3,902) Columbus, OH |
| December 15, 2019* 1:30 a.m. | | at No. 1 Stanford | L 52–71 | 6–4 | Maples Pavilion (2,970) Stanford, CA |
| December 17, 2019* 11:00 p.m. | | at Sacramento State | W 104–74 | 7–4 | Hornets Nest (318) Sacramento, CA |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| December 28, 2019 12:00 p.m., BTN Plus | | Purdue | L 50–66 | 7–5 (0–1) | Value City Arena (4,212) Columbus, OH |
| December 31, 2019 4:00 p.m., BTN Plus | | at No. 24 Minnesota | W 66–63 | 8–5 (1–1) | Williams Arena (3,982) Minneapolis, MN |
| January 6, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 17 Maryland | L 62–72 | 8–6 (1–2) | Xfinity Center (4,427) College Park, MD |
| January 9, 2020 6:00 p.m., BTN | | No. 24 Michigan Rivalry | W 78–69 | 9–6 (2–2) | Value City Arena (4,230) Columbus, OH |
| January 12, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | Penn State | W 80–70 | 10–6 (3–2) | Value City Arena (5,428) Columbus, OH |
| January 16, 2020 6:00 p.m., BTN | | at Michigan State | L 65–68 | 10–7 (3–3) | Breslin Center (3,700) East Lansing, MI |
| January 19, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | Illinois | W 77–47 | 11–7 (4–3) | Value City Arena (5,143) Columbus, OH |
| January 23, 2020 7:00 p.m., BTN | | at No. 19 Iowa | L 68–77 | 11–8 (4–4) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,490) Iowa City, IA |
| January 30, 2020 6:30 p.m., BTN | | No. 17 Maryland | L 65–85 | 11–9 (4–5) | Value City Arena (5,380) Columbus, OH |
| February 2, 2020 8:00 p.m. | | at Nebraska | W 80–74 $^{OT}$ | 12–9 (5–5) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,189) Lincoln, NE |
| February 6, 2020 9:00 p.m. | | at Illinois | W 78–58 | 13–9 (6–5) | State Farm Center (2,388) Champaign, IL |
| February 9, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | Wisconsin | W 82–74 | 14–9 (7–5) | Value City Arena (6,075) Columbus, OH |
| February 13, 2020 6:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Minnesota | W 99–76 | 15–9 (8–5) | Value City Arena (3,721) Columbus, OH |
| February 16, 2020 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at No. 20 Indiana | W 80–76 | 16–9 (9–5) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (6,142) Bloomington, IN |
| February 19, 2020 9:00 p.m. | | Nebraska | W 65–52 | 17–9 (10–5) | Value City Arena (3,896) Columbus, OH |
| February 22, 2020 2:00 p.m., BTN | | at Rutgers | L 57–59 | 17–10 (10–6) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,281) Piscataway, NJ |
| February 25, 2020 5:00 p.m., BTN | | No. 14 Northwestern | L 55–69 | 17–11 (10–7) | Value City Arena (4,403) Columbus, OH |
| Funerary 29, 2020 4:00 p.m., BTN | | at Purdue | W 77–56 | 18–11 (11–7) | Mackey Arena (6,753) West Lafayette, IN |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2020 9:00 p.m., BTN | (6) | vs. (11) Minnesota Second Round | W 77–56 | 19–11 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,349) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 6, 2020 9:00 p.m., BTN | (6) | vs. (3) No. 19 Iowa Quarterfinals | W 87–66 | 20–11 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,798) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 7, 2020 9:00 p.m., BTN | (6) | vs. (7) Michigan Semifinals | W 66–60 | 21–11 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (7,213) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 8, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (6) | vs. (1) No. 6 Maryland Final | L 65–82 | 21–12 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,687) Indianapolis, IN |
| *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 |