Fresh off of a regular season Big Ten title, but a disappointing showing in the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament, the Ohio State women’s basketball team was selected as an at-large No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday evening.
By virtue of its high seeding, the Buckeyes have the opportunity to host first and second round games in Value City Arena. They will take on No. 15 seed Maine in the first round, and then the winner of No. 7 Duke and No. 10 Richmond should they advance past the first game.
Ohio State is in the Portland region meaning should it advance to the Sweet 16, it will travel to Oregon for the right to make it through those games for a chance at returning back to Ohio for the Final Four in Cleveland.
Other teams in OSU’s bracket include No. 1 seed USC, a team the Buckeyes lost to in the first game of the season, No. 3 seed UConn, No. 4 seed Virginia Tech, and yes, Michigan, with whom Ohio State split the season series with.
Here’s a look at the complete bracket thanks to CBS Sports social media.
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Ohio State made it to the Elite 8 last season and will be chasing its first Final Four since the 1993 season that featured all-time great Katie Smith.
