Ohio State women’s basketball is projected to be the seventh-best team in the country this season.
The Buckeyes are ranked seventh in the preseason AP Top 25 behind LSU, UConn, Iowa, UCLA, Utah and South Carolina.
It’s the highest Ohio State has been ranked in the preseason AP poll since 2017, when the Buckeyes were ranked fifth entering the season.
Ohio State is one of five Big Ten teams in the preseason top 25 along with Iowa (3), Indiana (9), Maryland (14) and Illinois (23).
The Buckeyes are also sixth in the preseason WBCA coaches’ poll behind LSU, UConn, Iowa, South Carolina and Virginia Tech.