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Ohio State women’s basketball to face Maine to open March Madness in 2024 NCAA Tournament
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For the first time in over a decade, Ohio State women's basketball is entering the NCAA Tournament as a No. 2 seed. The Buckeyes will face No. 15 seed Maine in the Round of 64 at noon Friday at Value City Arena.
Ohio State earned the No. 2 seed in the Portland 3 region and will be hosting the first two rounds of the tournament at Value City Arena this weekend. The Buckeyes are in the same region as No. 1 seed Southern California, whom they fell to in the season opener 83-74.
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The Buckeyes went 25-4 entering postseason play and secured the Big Ten regular-season title . They lost to Maryland in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.
Feb 28, 2024; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes forward Cotie McMahon (32) celebrates as she leaves the game during the second half of the NCAA women’s basketball game against the Michigan Wolverines at Value City Arena. Ohio State won 67-51.
This is the Buckeyes' highest placement in the tournament under coach Kevin McGuff. The last time they were a No. 2 seed was in 2010, when Jim Foster was coach. That year, Ohio State was eliminated in the second round by No. 7 Mississippi State.
In the 2023 tournament, Ohio State made a run to the Elite Eight as a No. 3 seed but fell to the No. 1 seed in its region, Virigina Tech. It was the first time that the Buckeyes had made it that far since 1993 .
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If the Buckeyes defeat Maine, they face the winner of No. 7 Duke vs. No. 10 Richmond.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State vs Maine in March Madness, 2024 Women's NCAA Tournament
