2021–22 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team explained

Mode:Women's basketball
Year:2021–22
Prev Year:2020–21
Next Year:2022–23
Team:Ohio State Buckeyes
Conference:Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:Big Ten
Coachrank:13
Aprank:14
Record:25–7
Conf Record:14–4
Head Coach:Kevin McGuff
Hc Year:9th
Asst Coach1:Carla Morrow
Asst Coach2:Wesley Brooks
Asst Coach3:Jalen Powell
Stadium:Value City Arena
Champion:Big Ten regular season co-champions
Bowl:NCAA tournament
Bowl Result:Sweet Sixteen

The 2021–22 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team represented the Ohio State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buckeyes, led by ninth year head coach Kevin McGuff, played their home games at Value City Arena. They were members of the Big Ten Conference.

They finished the season 25–7 overall and 14–4 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for first place. As the first seed in the Big Ten tournament they defeated eighth seed Michigan State in the Quarterfinals before losing to fifth seed Indiana in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the sixth seed in the Spokane Region. They defeated eleventh seed in the First Round and third seed LSU in the Second Round before losing to second seed Texas in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season.

Previous season

The Buckeyes finished the season 13–7, 9–7 in Big Ten play to finish in seventh place. They did not participate in the Big Ten women's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament or the WNIT due to a self-imposed postseason ban.[1]

Schedule and results

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Rankings

See main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.

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 Increase in ranking
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(RV) Received Votes
(NR) Not Ranked and Did not receive votes

Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a final poll.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ohio State women's basketball players to use postseason ban as motivation . ESPN.com . January 4, 2021 . March 6, 2021.
  2. Web site: 2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule . Ohio State Athletics. March 31, 2022.