Ohio State Earns No. 3 Seed in NCAA Tournament
3/15/2026 9:44:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Buckeyes will host the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament inside the Schottenstein Center.
2026 NCAA Tournament First and Second Rounds
Venue: Schottenstein Center (Columbus, Ohio)
Games: First Round: #3 Ohio State vs. #14 Howard and #6 Notre Dame vs. #11 Fairfield
           Second Round: the winner of each first round game
Rosters: Ohio State | Fairfield | Howard | Notre Dame
Bracket | Tickets (on sale Monday at 11 a.m. ET)
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The NCAA selected the No. 11/11 Ohio State women's basketball team (26-7, 13-5 B1G) as a No. 3 seed for the upcoming NCAA Tournament as the full bracket of teams was announced on Sunday night. The tournament will feature 68 total teams.
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The Buckeyes will face No. 14 seed Howard (26-7, 13-1 MEAC) in the first round on Saturday with the time and TV network to be determined. No. 6 seed Notre Dame (22-10, 12-6 ACC) and No. 11 seed Fairfield (28-4, 19-1 MAAC) will face each other in the other first round game.
Venue: Schottenstein Center (Columbus, Ohio)
Games: First Round: #3 Ohio State vs. #14 Howard and #6 Notre Dame vs. #11 Fairfield
           Second Round: the winner of each first round game
Rosters: Ohio State | Fairfield | Howard | Notre Dame
Bracket | Tickets (on sale Monday at 11 a.m. ET)
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The NCAA selected the No. 11/11 Ohio State women's basketball team (26-7, 13-5 B1G) as a No. 3 seed for the upcoming NCAA Tournament as the full bracket of teams was announced on Sunday night. The tournament will feature 68 total teams.
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The Buckeyes will face No. 14 seed Howard (26-7, 13-1 MEAC) in the first round on Saturday with the time and TV network to be determined. No. 6 seed Notre Dame (22-10, 12-6 ACC) and No. 11 seed Fairfield (28-4, 19-1 MAAC) will face each other in the other first round game.
- This is the Buckeyes' 16th time hosting at least one game of the NCAA Tournament and the fourth-consecutive year. This is the 17th time Ohio State has been selected as a top-four seed.
- This is Ohio State's 30th NCAA Tournament appearance as the Buckeyes hold a 33-29 record in the NCAA Tournament. This record reflects wins from select seasons later vacated by the NCAA.
- Last season, Ohio State earned a No. 4 seed, hosting for the third season in a row. The Buckeyes beat No. 13 seed Montana State by a 71-51 margin in the first round before falling to No. 5 seed Tennessee by an 82-67 margin in the second round.
- In the Big Ten Tournament, the Buckeyes beat No. 13 seed Indiana by an 83-59 margin in the second round and then earned their sixth ranked win of the season in the quarterfinals against No. 19/20 ranked and No. 4 seeded Minnesota (60-55). Ohio State made its fourth semifinals appearance in the last five seasons, falling to eventual champion and No. 1 seed UCLA by a 72-62 margin.
- Ohio State holds a 26-7 overall record this season and finished in a tie for fourth in the Big Ten with a 13-5 conference record.
- All session and single session tickets for the NCAA Women's Basketball First and Second Rounds will go on sale to the public at 11:00am ET on Monday, March 16, 2026 online HERE. All games will be played at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio.
- For ticketing questions, please contact the Ohio State Athletics Ticket Office by calling 1-(800)-GO-BUCKS or by emailing athletic.tix@osu.edu. Representatives are available via phone Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET.
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