2025 NCAA Tournament First and Second Rounds
Venue: Value City Arena in the Schottenstein Center (Columbus, Ohio)
Games: First Round: #4 Ohio State vs. #13 Montana State and #5 Tennessee vs. #12 South Florida
Second Round: the winner of each first round game
Rosters: Ohio State | Montana State | Tennessee | South Florida
Bracket | Tournament Central | Tickets

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The NCAA selected the No. 15/13 Ohio State women’s basketball team (25-6, 13-5 B1G) as a No. 4 seed for the upcoming NCAA Tournament as the full bracket of teams was announced on Sunday night. The tournament will feature 68 total teams.

The Buckeyes will face No. 13 seed Montana State in the first round on Friday with the time and TV network to be determined. No. 5 seed Tennessee and No. 12 seed South Florida will face each other in the other first round game.

• This is the Buckeyes’ 15^th time hosting at least one game of the NCAA Tournament and the third-consecutive year. This is the 16^th time Ohio State has been selected as a top-four seed.
• This is Ohio State’s 29^th NCAA Tournament appearance as the Buckeyes hold a 32-28 record in the NCAA Tournament. This record reflects wins from select seasons later vacated by the NCAA.
• Last season, Ohio State earned its first No. 2 seed since the 2010 NCAA Tournament. The Buckeyes beat No. 15 seed Maine in the first round by an 80-57 margin before falling to No. 7 seed Duke in the second round by a 75-63 margin.
• Last week in the Big Ten Tournament, the Buckeyes beat RV/- Iowa by a 60-59 margin in the quarterfinals before falling to No. 4 and eventual tournament champion UCLA by a 75-46 margin in the semifinals.
• Ohio State holds a 25-6 overall record this season and finished third in the Big Ten with a 13-5 conference record.

TICKETS

• 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 17, 2025 online HERE. All games will be played at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio. Those with questions may contact the Ohio State Athletics Ticket Office by email to [email protected] or by calling 614.292.2624 or 1-800-GOBUCKS, weekdays from 9:00am to 4:00pm ET.
• For ticketing questions, please contact the Ohio State Athletics Ticket Office by calling 1-(800)-GO-BUCKS or by emailing [email protected]. Representatives are available via phone Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET.