Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball

{{Short description|Women's basketball team of Ohio State University}}

{{Infobox college basketball team

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|current = 2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

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|name = Ohio State Buckeyes
women's basketball

|university = Ohio State University

|conference = Big Ten

|location = Columbus, Ohio

|coach = Kevin McGuff

|tenure = 12th

|arena = Value City Arena

|capacity = 18,809

|nickname = Buckeyes

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|NCAAchampion =

|NCAArunnerup = 1993

|NCAAfinalfour = 1993

|NCAAeliteeight = 1985, 1987, 1993, 2023

|NCAAsweetsixteen = 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017*, 2022, 2023

|NCAAsecondround = 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017*, 2018*, 2022, 2023, 2024

|NCAAtourneys = 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017*, 2018*, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

|AIAWrunnerup =

|AIAWfinalfour =

|AIAWeliteeight = 1975

|AIAWtourneys = 1975, 1978

|conference_tournament = 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018*

|conference_season = 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2017*, 2018*, 2022, 2024
*vacated by NCAA

}}

The Ohio State women's basketball team represents Ohio State University and plays its home games in the Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center, which they moved into in 1998. Prior to 1998, they played at St. John Arena. They have won 14 Big Ten titles (two additional championships have been vacated by the NCAA), which is the most in the conference{{cite web|url= http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/fls/17300/pdf/wbb/guide/0708_p156to180.pdf?ATCLID=945094&SPSID=89262&SPID=10422&DB_OEM_ID=17300|title= Big Ten Championship Teams|access-date= 2008-02-23|pages= 172|format= PDF|work= History and Tradition|publisher= Ohio State Athletic Department}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and have 23 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, the most recent being in 2023 (two other appearances have been vacated). In 1993, they lost to Sheryl Swoopes and Texas Tech 84–82 for the national title. They captured the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) title in 2001, beating the New Mexico Lobos 62–61.{{cite web|url= http://www.womensnit.com/2001_postseason1.htm|title= 2001 Postseason WNIT|access-date= 2008-02-24|work= www.womensnit.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080321173426/http://www.womensnit.com/2001_postseason1.htm|archive-date= 2008-03-21|url-status= dead}} Notable alumni include former All-Americans Katie Smith and Jessica Davenport. They are currently coached by Kevin McGuff, who was previously the head coach at the University of Washington.

Year by year results

{{cite web|title=Media Guide|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/w-baskbl/1213-guide.pdf|work=Ohio State University|access-date=9 Aug 2013}}

{{CBB yearly record subhead|name=Phyllis J. Bailey|conference=Independent|startyear=1965|endyear=1970}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1965–66|name=Phyllis J. Bailey|overall=3–7|conference=–| confstanding=|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll= }}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1966–67|name=Phyllis J. Bailey|overall=5–3|conference=–| confstanding=|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll= }}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1967–68|name=Phyllis J. Bailey|overall=5–1|conference=–| confstanding=|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll= }}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1968–69|name=Phyllis J. Bailey|overall=8–2|conference=–| confstanding=|postseason=CIAW First Round|APpoll= |Coachespoll= }}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1969–70|name=Phyllis J. Bailey|overall=7–0|conference=–| confstanding=|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll= }}

{{CBB yearly record subtotal|championship=|season=|name=Phyllis J. Bailey|overall=28–13|confrecord =–| constanding=|posteason=}}

{{CBB yearly record subhead|name=Mary Combs|conference=Independent|startyear=1970|endyear=1972}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1970–71|name=Mary Combs|overall=4–2|conference=–| confstanding=|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll= }}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1971–72|name=Mary Combs|overall=10–4|conference=–| confstanding=|postseason=MAIAW|APpoll= |Coachespoll= }}

{{CBB yearly record subtotal|championship=|season=|name=Mary Combs|overall=14–6|confrecord =–| constanding=|posteason=}}

{{CBB yearly record subhead|name=Debbie Wilson|conference=Independent|startyear=1972|endyear=1980}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1972–73|name=Debbie Wilson|overall=15–1|conference=–| confstanding=|postseason=MAIAW|APpoll= |Coachespoll= }}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1973–74|name=Debbie Wilson|overall=18–2|conference=–| confstanding=|postseason=MAIAW|APpoll= |Coachespoll= }}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1974–75|name=Debbie Wilson|overall=19–5|conference=–| confstanding=|postseason=AIAW First Round|APpoll= |Coachespoll= }}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1975–76|name=Debbie Wilson|overall=26–6|conference=–| confstanding=|postseason=MAIAW|APpoll= |Coachespoll= }}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1976–77|name=Debbie Wilson|overall=21–7|conference=–| confstanding=|postseason=MAIAW|APpoll= |Coachespoll= }}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1977–78|name=Debbie Wilson|overall=23–8|conference=–| confstanding=|postseason=AIAW First Round|APpoll= |Coachespoll=16}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1978–79|name=Debbie Wilson|overall=19–11|conference=–| confstanding=|postseason=MAIAW|APpoll= |Coachespoll= }}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1979–80|name=Debbie Wilson|overall=16–18|conference=–| confstanding=|postseason=MAIAW|APpoll= |Coachespoll= }}

{{CBB yearly record subtotal|championship=|season=|name=Debbie Wilson|overall=157–58|confrecord =–| constanding=|posteason=}}

{{CBB yearly record subhead|name=Tara VanDerveer|conference=Independent, Big Ten|startyear=1980|endyear=1985}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1980–81|name=Tara VanDerveer|overall=17–15|conference=–| confstanding=|postseason=MAIAW|APpoll= |Coachespoll= }}

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| colspan="8" align="center" | Big Ten Conference

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=confboth|season=1981–82|name=Tara VanDerveer|overall=20–7|conference=3–0| confstanding=1st|postseason=NCAA First Round|APpoll= |Coachespoll= }}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=conference|season=1982–83|name=Tara VanDerveer|overall=23–5|conference=15–3| confstanding=T-1st|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll= }}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=conference|season=1983–84|name=Tara VanDerveer|overall=22–7|conference=17–1| confstanding=1st|postseason=NCAA First Round|APpoll= |Coachespoll=19}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=conference|season=1984–85|name=Tara VanDerveer|overall=28–3|conference=18–0| confstanding=1st|postseason=NCAA Elite Eight|APpoll= |Coachespoll=7}}

{{CBB yearly record subtotal|championship=|season=|name=Tara VanDerveer|overall=110–37|confrecord =53–4| constanding=Big Ten|posteason=}}

{{CBB yearly record subhead|name=Nancy Darsch|conference=Big Ten|startyear=1985|endyear=1997}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=conference|season=1985–86|name=Nancy Darsch|overall=23–7|conference=16–2| confstanding=1st|postseason=NCAA Sweet Sixteen|APpoll=17|Coachespoll=12}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=conference|season=1986–87|name=Nancy Darsch|overall=26–5|conference=17–1| confstanding=T-1st|postseason=NCAA Elite Eight|APpoll=8|Coachespoll=10}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1987–88|name=Nancy Darsch|overall=25–5|conference=16–2| confstanding=2nd|postseason=NCAA Sweet Sixteen|APpoll=9|Coachespoll=6}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=conference|season=1988–89|name=Nancy Darsch|overall=24–6|conference=16–2| confstanding=T-1st|postseason=NCAA Sweet Sixteen|APpoll=9|Coachespoll=14}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1989–90|name=Nancy Darsch|overall=18–12|conference=11–7| confstanding=T-4th|postseason=NCAA Second Round (Play-In)|APpoll= |Coachespoll= }}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1990–91|name=Nancy Darsch|overall=11–17|conference=8–10| confstanding=T-5th|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll= }}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1991–92|name=Nancy Darsch|overall=15–13|conference=9–9| confstanding=5th|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll= }}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=conference|season=1992–93|name=Nancy Darsch|overall=28–4|conference=16–2| confstanding=T-1st|postseason=NCAA Runner-up|APpoll=2|Coachespoll=3}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1993–94|name=Nancy Darsch|overall=14–14|conference=7–11| confstanding=T-7th|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll= }}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1994–95|name=Nancy Darsch|overall=17–13|conference=7–9| confstanding=T-7th|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll= }}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1995–96|name=Nancy Darsch|overall=21–13|conference=8–8| confstanding=T-6th|postseason=NCAA Second Round|APpoll= |Coachespoll= }}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1996–97|name=Nancy Darsch|overall=12–16|conference=3–13| confstanding=10th|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll= }}

{{CBB yearly record subtotal|championship=|season=|name=Nancy Darsch|overall=234–125|confrecord =134–76| constanding=Big Ten|posteason=}}

{{CBB yearly record subhead|name=Beth Burns|conference=Big Ten|startyear=1997|endyear=2002}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1997–98|name=Beth Burns|overall=15–12|conference=7–9| confstanding=8th|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll= }}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1998–99|name=Beth Burns|overall=17–12|conference=9–7| confstanding=4th|postseason=NCAA First Round|APpoll= |Coachespoll= }}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1999–2000|name=Beth Burns|overall=13–15|conference=5–11| confstanding=T-8th|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll= }}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=postseason|season=2000–01|name=Beth Burns|overall=22–11|conference=6–10| confstanding=T-8th|postseason=WNIT Champions|APpoll= |Coachespoll= }}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=2001–02|name=Beth Burns|overall=14–15|conference=8–8| confstanding=T-5th|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll= }}

{{CBB yearly record subtotal|championship=|season=|name=Beth Burns|overall=81–65|confrecord =35–45| constanding=Big Ten|posteason=}}

{{CBB yearly record subhead|name=Jim Foster|conference=Big Ten|startyear=2002|endyear=2013}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=2002–03|name=Jim Foster|overall=22–10|conference=10–6| confstanding=T-4th|postseason=NCAA Second Round|APpoll= |Coachespoll=20}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=2003–04|name=Jim Foster|overall=21–10|conference=11–5| confstanding=3rd|postseason=NCAA Second Round|APpoll= |Coachespoll=21}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=conference|season=2004–05|name=Jim Foster|overall=30–5|conference=14–2| confstanding=T-1st|postseason=NCAA Sweet Sixteen|APpoll=9|Coachespoll=8}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=confboth|season=2005–06|name=Jim Foster|overall=29–3|conference=15–1| confstanding=1st|postseason=NCAA Second Round|APpoll=10|Coachespoll=2}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=conference|season=2006–07|name=Jim Foster|overall=28–4|conference=15–1| confstanding=1st|postseason=NCAA First Round|APpoll=18|Coachespoll=8}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=conference|season=2007–08|name=Jim Foster|overall=22–9|conference=13–5| confstanding=T-1st|postseason=NCAA First Round|APpoll= |Coachespoll=25}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=confboth|season=2008–09|name=Jim Foster|overall=29–6|conference=15–3| confstanding=1st|postseason=NCAA Sweet Sixteen|APpoll=9|Coachespoll=10}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=confboth|season=2009–10|name=Jim Foster|overall=31–5|conference=15–3| confstanding=1st|postseason=NCAA Second Round|APpoll=15|Coachespoll=8}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=conference tournament|season=2010–11|name=Jim Foster|overall=24–10|conference=10–6| confstanding=T-3rd|postseason=NCAA Sweet Sixteen|APpoll=17|Coachespoll=18}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=2011–12|name=Jim Foster|overall=25–7|conference=11–5| confstanding=T-2nd|postseason=NCAA First Round|APpoll=22|Coachespoll=16}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=2012–13|name=Jim Foster|overall=18–13|conference=7–9| confstanding=T-8th|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll= }}

{{CBB yearly record subtotal|championship=|season=|name=Jim Foster|overall=279–82|confrecord =136–46| constanding=Big Ten|posteason=}}

{{CBB yearly record subhead|name=Kevin McGuff|conference=Big Ten|startyear=2013|endyear=}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=2013–14|name=Kevin McGuff|overall=17–18|conference=5–11| confstanding=T-8th|postseason=|APpoll=|Coachespoll=}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=2014–15|name=Kevin McGuff|overall=24–11|conference=13–5| confstanding=3rd|postseason=NCAA Second Round|APpoll=23|Coachespoll=23}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=2015–16|name=Kevin McGuff|overall=26–8|conference=15–3| confstanding=2nd|postseason=NCAA Sweet Sixteen|APpoll=10|Coachespoll=9}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=conference|season=2016–17|name=Kevin McGuff|overall=28–7{{ref label|A|Note A}}|conference=15–1{{ref label|A|Note A}}|confstanding=T-1st{{ref label|A|Note A}}|postseason=NCAA Sweet Sixteen{{ref label|A|Note A}}|APpoll=10|Coachespoll=9}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=confboth|season=2017–18|name=Kevin McGuff|overall=28–7{{ref label|B|Note B}}|conference=13–3{{ref label|B|Note B}}|confstanding=1st{{ref label|B|Note B}}|postseason=NCAA Second Round{{ref label|B|Note B}}|APpoll=15|Coachespoll=10}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=2018–19|name=Kevin McGuff|overall=14–15{{ref label|C|Note C}}|conference=10–8{{ref label|C|Note C}}|confstanding=5th{{ref label|C|Note C}}|postseason=WNIT First Round{{ref label|C|Note C}}|APpoll=|Coachespoll=}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=2019–20|name=Kevin McGuff|overall=21–12|conference=11–7|confstanding=T-5th|postseason=No postseason held|APpoll=|Coachespoll=}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=2020–21|name=Kevin McGuff|overall=13–7|conference=9–7|confstanding=7th|postseason=Self-imposed postseason ban|APpoll=|Coachespoll=22}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=conference|season=2021–22|name=Kevin McGuff|overall=25–7|conference=14–4|confstanding=T-1st|postseason=NCAA Sweet Sixteen|APpoll=13|Coachespoll=14}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=2022–23|name=Kevin McGuff|overall=28–8|conference=12–6|confstanding=4th|postseason=NCAA Elite Eight|APpoll=12|Coachespoll=12}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=conference|season=2023–24|name=Kevin McGuff|overall=26–6|conference=16–2|confstanding=1st|postseason=NCAA Second Round |APpoll=|Coachespoll=}}

{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=2023–24|name=Kevin McGuff|overall=26–7|conference=13–5|confstanding=T–3rd|postseason=NCAA Second Round |APpoll=|Coachespoll=}}

{{CBB yearly record subtotal|championship=|season=|name=Kevin McGuff|overall=276–113{{ref label|D|Note D}}|confrecord=146–62{{ref label|D|Note D}}| constanding=Big Ten|posteason=}}

: {{Note|A|A}} 11 games vacated by the NCAA, as well as conference regular season championship (overall record of 28–7, conference record of 15–1). Adjusted record is 18–6 and 8–1 in conference.

: {{Note|B|B}} 29 games vacated by the NCAA, as well as conference regular season and tournament championships (overall record of 28–7, conference record of 13–3). Adjusted record is 0–6 and 0–3 in conference.

: {{Note|C|C}} 15 games vacated by the NCAA (overall record of 14–15, conference record of 10–8). Adjusted record is 0–14 and 0–8 in conference.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/33767856/ohio-state-athletic-department-gets-four-years-probation-self-reported-violations-women-basketball-two-other-programs|title=

Ohio State's athletic department gets four years' probation for self-reported violations in women's basketball, two other programs|website=ESPN|date=April 19, 2022|accessdate=April 29, 2024}}

: {{Note|D|D}} McGuff's unofficial record is 224–100 at Ohio State; his adjusted record is 172–97 and 87–55 in conference.

NCAA tournament results

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader\|team=Ohio State Buckeyes\|Year\|Seed\|Round\|Opponent\|Result\|border=2}}
rowspan=1 \| 1984	#5	First Round	#4 Ole Miss	L 55–77
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 1985	#2	First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#7 Holy Cross #3 Penn State #1 Old Dominion	W 102–60 W 81–78 L 68–72
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 1986	#3	Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#6 Maryland #2 LSU	W 87–71 L 80–81
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 1987	#2	Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#10 Oregon #3 USC #1 Long Beach State	W 76–62 W 74–63 L 82–102
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 1988	#3	Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#6 Syracuse #2 Maryland	W 116–75 L 66–81
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 1989	#3	Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#6 James Madison #2 Long Beach State	W 81–66 L 83–89
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 1990	#6	First Round Second Round	#11 Southern Illinois #3 Texas	W 73–61 L 66–95
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 1993	#1	Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Title Game	#9 Rutgers #4 Western Kentucky #2 Virginia #2 Iowa #2 Texas Tech	W 91–60 W 86–73 W 75–73 W 73–72 (OT) L 82–84
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 1996	#9	First Round Second Round	#8 Memphis #1 Tennessee	W 97–75 L 65–97
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 1999	#9	First Round	#8 Boston College	L 59–72
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 2003	#4	First Round Second Round	#13 Weber State #5 Louisiana Tech	W 66–44 L 61–74
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 2004	#4	First Round Second Round	#11 West Virginia #3 Boston College	W 73–67 L 48–63
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 2005	#2	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#15 Holy Cross #7 Maryland #3 Rutgers	W 86–45 W 75–65 L 58–64
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 2006	#1	First Round Second Round	#16 Oakland #8 Boston College	W 68–45 L 69–79
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 2007	#4	First Round	#13 Marist	L 63–67
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 2008	#6	First Round	#11 Florida State	L 49–60
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 2009	#3	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#14 Sacred Heart #11 Mississippi State #2 Stanford	W 77–63 W 64–58 L 66–84
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 2010	#2	First Round Second Round	#15 St. Francis (PA) #7 Mississippi State	W 93–59 L 67–87
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 2011	#4	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#13 UCF #5 Georgia Tech #1 Tennessee	W 80–69 W 67–60 L 75–85
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 2012	#8	First Round	#9 Florida	L 65–70
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 2015	#5	First Round Second Round	#12 James Madison #4 North Carolina	W 90–80 L 84–86
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 2016	#3	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#14 Buffalo #6 West Virginia #7 Tennessee	W 88–69 W 88–81 L 62–78
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 2017	#5	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#12 Western Kentucky #4 Kentucky #1 Notre Dame	W 70–63 W 82–68 L 76–99
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 2018	#3	First Round Second Round	#14 George Washington #11 Central Michigan	W 87–45 L 78–95
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 2022	#6	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#11 Missouri State #3 LSU #2 Texas	W 63–56 W 79–64 L 63–66
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 2023	#3	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#14 James Madison #6 North Carolina #2 UConn #1 Virginia Tech	W 80–66 W 71–69 W 73–61 L 74–84
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 2024	#2	First Round Second Round	#15 Maine #7 Duke	W 80–57 L 63–75
style="text-align:center;" \| rowspan=1 \| 2025	#4	First Round Second Round	#13 Montana State #5 Tennessee	W 71–51 L 67–82
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Awards and honors

;Consensus All-American selections

Frani Washington (1979)
Tracy Hall (1987–1988)
Nikita Lowry (1989)
Katie Smith (1993, 1996)
Jessica Davenport (2005–2007)
Jantel Lavender (2010–2011)
Samantha Prahalis (2012)
Kelsey Mitchell (2015–2018)

;First-Team All-Big Ten

Yvette Angel (1983, 1985)
Carla Chapman (1984)
Francine Lewis (1984–1985)
Tracy Hall (1986–1988)
|Nikita Lowry (1988–1989)
Lisa Cline (1989)
Averrill Roberts (1992–1993)
Nikki Keyton (1993)
Katie Smith (1994–1996)
Marrita Porter (1998–1999)
Jessica Davenport (2005–2007)
Jantel Lavender (2008–2011)
Samantha Prahalis (2010, 2012)
Tayler Hill (2012–2013)
Ameryst Alston (2015–2016)
Kelsey Mitchell (2015–2018)
Stephanie Mavunga (2018)
Dorka Juhász (2020–2021)
Taylor Mikesell (2022–2023)
Jacy Sheldon (2022, 2024)
Taylor Mikesell (2023)
Cotie McMahon (2024–2025)
Jaloni Cambridge (2025)

;Big Ten Player of the Year

Tracey Hall (1986–1987)
Lisa Cline (1989)
Katie Smith (1996)
Jessica Davenport (2005–2007)
|Jantel Lavender (2008–2011)
Samantha Prahalis (2012)
Kelsey Mitchell (2015, 2017–2018)

;Big Ten Freshman of the Year

Tracey Hall (1985)
Lisa Cline (1986)
Averrill Roberts (1990)
Katie Smith (1993)
LaToya Turner (2000)
Jessica Davenport (2004)
Jantel Lavender (2008)
Samantha Prahalis (2009)
Kelsey Mitchell (2015)
Cotie McMahon (2023)
Jaloni Cambridge (2025)

References

External links

{{official website}}