Ohio State will be No. 3 seed for women's Big Ten basketball tournament

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio State women's basketball team will need to win three games to claim its first Big Ten tournament title since 2018.

The Buckeyes concluded the season with an overtime loss to Maryland on a last-second shot to finish conference play with a 13-5 record in Big Ten play. That puts Ohio State as the No. 3 seed for the upcoming conference tournament in Indianapolis. With that seed, the Buckeyes have earned a bye into the quarterfinals and will play Friday evening against either Michigan State, Iowa or Wisconsin.

2025 Big Ten women's basketball tournament bracket

This is the first time the Big Ten tournament has 15 teams after last year's expansion adding Oregon, Washington, USC, and UCLA to the conference. The expansion meant three teams were left out of the bracket and an extra first-round game was added.

The Buckeyes will hope to make a run towards the title to ensure a top-four seed for the NCAA tournament, which would guarantee them hosting duties for the opening two rounds. The selection show for the women's bracket will be on March 16 at 8 p.m.

2025 Big Ten women's basketball tournament schedule

Wednesday, March 5 (First round)

• Game 1 - No. 12 Washington vs. No. 13 Minnesota (3:30 p.m. on Peacock)
• Game 2 - No. 10 Nebraska vs. No. 15 Rutgers (25 minutes after Game 1 on Peacock)
• Game 3 - No. 11 Iowa vs. No. 14 Wisconsin (25 minutes after Game 2 on Peacock)

Thursday, March 6 (Second round)

• Game 4 - No. 8 Oregon vs. No. 9 Indiana (12 p.m.)
• Game 5 - No. 5 Michigan vs. Winner of Game 1 (25 minutes after Game 4)
• Game 6 - No. 7 Illinois vs. Winner of Game 2 (6:30 p.m.)
• Game 7 - No. 6 Michigan State vs. Winner of Game 3 (25 minutes after Game 6)

Friday, March 7 (Quarterfinals)

• Game 8 - No. 1 USC vs. Winner of Game 4 (12 p.m.)
• Game 9 - No. 4 Maryland vs. Winner of Game 5 (25 minutes after Game 8)
• Game 10 - No. 2 UCLA vs. Winner of Game 6 (6:30 p.m.)
• Game 11 - No. 3 Ohio State vs. Winner of Game 7 (25 minutes after Game 10)

Saturday, March 8 (Semifinals)

• Game 12 - Winner of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 9 (3 p.m.)
• Game 13 - Winner of Game 10 vs. Winner of Game 11 (5:30 p.m.)

Sunday, March 9 (Final)

• Game 14 - Winner of Game 12 vs. Winner of Game 13 (4:30 p.m.)