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Ohio State women’s basketball will face Montana State to open March Madness. Bracket update
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Ohio State women's basketball has been slotted as the No. 4 seed in the Birmingham 3 region and will host the No. 13 seed Montana State on Friday in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
As a top-16 team in the tournament, Ohio State is hosting the first two rounds of the tournament at Value City Arena, with the Buckeyes' first-round matchup scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
Ohio State'sCotie McMahon (32) and Kennedy Cambridge celebrate after beating Iowa on March 7.
The winner of the Ohio State-Montana State matchup will face either the No. 5 seed Tennessee or the No. 12 seed USF in the second round.
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Ohio State finished the 2024-25 regular season with a 24-5 record, going 13-5 in Big Ten play.
After falling to Maryland 93-90 in double overtime to close the regular season, Ohio State went into the Big Ten tournament as the No. 3 seed, earning a double bye into the tournament's quarterfinals. The Buckeyes beat Iowa 60-59 in the quarterfinals before getting defeated by UCLA 75-46 in the semifinals.
IT'S BRACKET MADNESS: Here's your printable Women's March Madness bracket for 2025 NCAA Tournament
Last season, Ohio State was a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament but suffered an early elimination in the second round against Duke at Value City Arena.
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March Madness bracket
Here's a blank printable NCAA women's tournament bracket with teams.
This story was updated to add new information.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Who will Ohio State women play in March Madness? NCAA bracket update
