Michigan–Ohio State
women's basketball rivalry
SportBasketball
First meetingJanuary 3, 1978
Ohio State 94, Michigan 47
Latest meetingDecember 30, 2023
Michigan 69, Ohio State 60
Next meetingFebruary 28, 2024
Statistics
Meetings total77
All-time seriesOhio State leads, 60–17
Largest victoryOhio State, 94–47 (1978)
Longest win streakOhio State, 16 (1982–1990)
Current win streakMichigan, 1 (2023–present)
Locations of Michigan and Ohio State

The Michigan–Ohio State women's basketball rivalry is a college basketball rivalry between the Michigan Wolverines and Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball programs that is part of the larger rivalry between the University of Michigan and Ohio State University. The rivalry between the Wolverines and Buckeyes notably includes football and men's basketball.

Series history

As of March 2023, Ohio State leads the series 60–16, including winning 30 of the first 32 meetings between the two teams. With both teams being in the Big Ten Conference, the teams have met at least once a year since 1978. In January 2011, Michigan completed its first season sweep of Ohio State.[1]

From 2010 to 2021, only two of the last 20 games between Michigan and Ohio State have had a margin larger than 11 points. While the last twelve games between the rivals have each been decided by single digits.[2] Michigan has seven wins over Ohio State since Kim Barnes Arico took over as head coach in 2012–13, accounting for 44 percent of Michigan's 16 all-time wins against the Buckeyes.[3]

On January 7, 2012, Michigan upset No. 8 Ohio State 73–62. This marked the Wolverines first win over Ohio State when the Buckeyes were ranked in the Top-10. This also marked the Wolverines third consecutive win over the Buckeyes, who were ranked each time, their longest win streak during the rivalry.[4][5]

On January 7, 2018, for the first time in the series' history dating back to 1978, the teams met while both were ranked in the Top-25. The Buckeyes were ranked No. 10 in both the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, while the Wolverines were ranked No. 22 in the AP Poll and No. 20 in the Coaches Poll.[6] Ohio State won the game 78–71 in overtime.[7] On January 16, 2018, the teams again met while both were ranked in the Top-25. The Buckeyes (16–2, 5–0 Big Ten) were ranked No. 8 in both the AP Poll and Coaches Poll, while the Wolverines (15–4, 4–2 Big Ten) were ranked No. 19 in the AP Poll and No. 18 in the Coaches Poll.[8] Michigan upset Ohio State 84–75.[9][10]

On February 21, 2021, the teams met while both were ranked in the Top-25. The Wolverines (13–2, 8–2 Big Ten) were ranked No. 11 in both the AP Poll and Coaches Poll, while the Buckeyes (13–4, 9–4 Big Ten) were ranked No. 15 in the AP Poll and No. 14 in the Coaches Poll.[11] Michigan won the game 75–66.[12][13]

On December 31, 2021, the teams met while both were ranked in the Top-25. The Wolverines (11–1, 2–0 Big Ten) were ranked No. 9 in the AP Poll and No. 7 in the Coaches Poll, while the Buckeyes (9–2, 1–1 Big Ten) were ranked No. 25 in both the AP Poll and Coaches Poll. Michigan won the game 90–71. This was Michigan's largest margin of victory over Ohio State in the history of the rivalry.[14][15]

On January 27, 2022, the teams met while both were ranked in the Top-25. The Wolverines (17–2, 8–1 Big Ten) were ranked No. 7 in both the AP Poll and Coaches Poll, while the Buckeyes (15–3, 7–2 Big Ten) were ranked No. 22 in the AP Poll, and No. 19 Coaches Poll. Michigan won the game 77–58. This matched Michigan's largest margin of victory over Ohio State in the history of the rivalry. The win marked Michigan's first season sweep over Ohio State since the 2010–11 season.[16][17]

On March 3, 2023, Ohio State defeated Michigan 81–79 in the 2023 Big Ten women's basketball tournament marking the first time in series history that both teams met three times in a single season, and the first time either team defeated the other three teams in a single season, with the Buckeyes completing three victories against the Wolverines in the 2022–23 season.

Rival accomplishments

The following summarizes the accomplishments of the two programs.

TeamMichiganOhio State
National titles00
Final Four appearances01
NCAA Tournament appearances824
Big Ten tournament titles05
Big Ten regular season titles015
Big Ten Players of the Year115
All-time program record582–6881,061–461
All-time winning percentage.458.697

Game results

Michigan victoriesOhio State victoriesTie gamesVacated wins

References

  1. "Wolverines Complete Second-Half Comeback to Sweep Buckeyes". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. January 27, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  2. VanMetre, Sarah (February 19, 2021). "Wolverines Return Home for Pink Game Against No. 15 Ohio State". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  3. VanMetre, Sarah (January 19, 2021). "Michigan to Hit the Road for Rivalry Game at Ohio State". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  4. "Maize & Blue Humbles Previously Unbeaten Buckeyes". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. January 7, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  5. "Postgame Notes: Michigan 73, #8 Ohio State 62". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. January 7, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  6. VanMetre, Sarah (January 5, 2018). "Wolverines to Return to Crisler to Host No. 10 Ohio State". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  7. VanMetre, Sarah (January 7, 2018). "Wolverines Drop Overtime Heartbreaker to No. 10 Ohio State". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  8. VanMetre, Sarah (January 15, 2018). "No. 19 Michigan Travels to No. 8 Ohio State to End Busy Stretch". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  9. VanMetre, Sarah (January 16, 2018). "Wolverines Power Past No. 8 Buckeyes on the Road". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  10. Suarez, Bryan (January 16, 2018). "Women's Basketball: No. 8 Ohio State upset by No. 19 Michigan 84-75". The Lantern. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  11. Zuke, Ryan (February 21, 2021). "Michigan women's basketball gets its revenge against Ohio State, improves to 13-2". MLive.com. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  12. VanMetre, Sarah (February 21, 2021). "Wolverines Knock off Ohio State in Pink Game". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  13. Forsthoefel, Nathan (February 21, 2021). "Women's Basketball: No. 15 Ohio State stifled by rival No. 11 Michigan 75-66". The Lantern. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  14. VanMetre, Sarah (December 28, 2021). "Crash Crisler! Michigan to Host Ohio State on New Year's Eve". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  15. VanMetre, Sarah (December 31, 2021). "Michigan Rolls Past Ohio State to Cap off 2021". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  16. VanMetre, Sarah (January 25, 2022). "Wolverines to Head to Ohio State for Ranked Rivalry Showdown". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  17. VanMetre, Sarah (January 27, 2022). "Wolverines Sweep Ohio State with Dominant Road Win". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  18. "2020-21 University of Michigan Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved February 21, 2021.
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