The 2017–18 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The Buckeyes, led by 5th year head coach

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, played their home games at

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and were a member of the

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. They finished the season 28–7, 13–3 in Big Ten play to win the regular season title. They defeated

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, and

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to win the

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. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament as the No. 3 seed in the Spokane region. There they defeated

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in the first round before being upset by No. 11-seeded

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in the second round.

Previous season

The Buckeyes finished the 2016–17 season 28–7, 15–1 in Big Ten play to win a share of the Big Ten regular season title with

. They defeated Northwestern in the quarterfinals of the

before losing to

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. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament as the No. 5 seed in the Lexington region. There they defeated

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and

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to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to Notre Dame.

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

References

External links

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