The 2026–27 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team will represent Ohio State University in the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buckeyes, led by fourteenth-year head coach Kevin McGuff, will play their games at the Schottenstein Center within the Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio, and will compete as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
Previous season
The Buckeyes finished the 2025–26 season 27–8 overall and 13–5 in Big Ten play, to finish fourth in the conference. As the No. 5 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated No. 13 Indiana and No. 4 Minnesota in the second round and quarterfinals respectively, before falling to top-seeded, eventual tournament winners and NCAA tournament champions, No. 1 UCLA in the semifinals.
Following their elimination, the Buckeyes earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were seeded No. 3 in the Fort Worth #1 Regional. They defeated No. 14 Howard in the first round, before falling to No. 6 Notre Dame in the second round to end their season.
Offseason Departures Ohio State departures Chance Gray 2 Guard 5'9" Senior Cincinnati, OH Graduated; drafted 24th overall by the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2026 WNBA draft T'yana Todd 4 Guard 6'0" Senior Vaughan, ON Graduated, transferred to Grand Canyon Dasha Biriuk 7 Guard 6'1" Freshman Berdianski, Ukraine Transferred to Grand Canyon
Incoming transfers There were no incoming transfers for the 2026–27 season.
Recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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