2017 – 18 Ohio State Buckeyes women 's basketball team represented the Ohio State University during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I women 's basketball season . The Buckeyes , led by 5th year head coach Kevin McGuff , played their home games at Value City Arena and were a member of the Big Ten Conference . They finished the season 28 – 7 , 13 – 3 in Big Ten play to win the regular season title . They defeated Rutgers , Minnesota , and Maryland to win the Big Ten Women 's Basketball Tournament . 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 George Washington in the First Round before being upset by No. 11-seeded Central Michigan in the Second Round
Big Ten Women 's Basketball Tournament
2018 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team