The Ohio State Buckeyes have announced their 2017-18 NCAA schedule.
This is the first season that the Buckeyes will compete as a combined-gender program, following the retirement of the men’s coach, Bill Wadley, after this past season. Women’s coach Bill Dorenkott was named the head coach of the now-combined program in March, and he’ll lead the Buckeyes into 2017-18.
The fall semester will only feature Division III teams for the men, as the team will face Kenyon and Denison in back-to-back weekends. The women will also get a taste of Akron, who will join the Denison dual. OSU will host the Ohio State Invitational in November, before heading to US Winter Nationals at the end of the year.
The second semester will see OSU travel to Lexington to take on Kentucky and Toledo (W), followed by an action-packed weekend. That next Thursday, they’ll travel south to race against Alabama, before heading back home to host Michigan, Virginia Tech, and Rutgers (W).
Columbus will also be the site for the women’s B1G Championships and women’s NCAA Championships.
The Buckeye men will be tasked with replacing a lot of graduated talent, though their freshman class is headlined by top 20 recruit Paul DeLakis. The women have a strong incoming class, with notable IMer/backstroker Kristen Romano joining up from New York and North Texas transfer Rebekah Bradley adding needed depth in backstroke.
Below is the women’s schedule. Note that Akron, Toledo, and Rutgers only have women’s teams. The men’s B1G Champs and NCAA Champs will be held in Minneapolis, one week after their respective women’s meets.
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2017-2018 SCHEDULE
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| Date | Opponent / Event | Location | Time / Result | Media | |
| Fri., Oct. 6 | Scarlet & Gray # | Columbus, Ohio | 3:00 p.m. ET | MORE | |
| Sat., Oct. 7 | Alumni Meet # | Columbus, Ohio | 8:00 a.m. ET | MORE | |
| Fri., Oct. 27 | vs. Kenyon |
Columbus, Ohio | 6:00 p.m. ET | MORE | |
| Fri., Nov. 3 | vs. Akron |
Columbus, Ohio | 6:00 p.m. ET | MORE | |
| vs. Denison | Columbus, Ohio | 6:00 p.m. ET | MORE | ||
| Ohio State Invitational | |||||
| Fri., Nov. 17 | Ohio State Invitational | Columbus, Ohio | All Day | MORE | |
| Sat., Nov. 18 | Ohio State Invitational | Columbus, Ohio | All Day | MORE | |
| Sun., Nov. 19 | Ohio State Invitational | Columbus, Ohio | All Day | MORE | |
| 2017 AT&T Winter Nationals | |||||
| Wed., Nov. 29 | 2017 AT&T Winter Nationals | Columbus, Ohio | All Day | MORE | |
| Thu., Nov. 30 | 2017 AT&T Winter Nationals | Columbus, Ohio | All Day | MORE | |
| Fri., Dec. 1 | 2017 AT&T Winter Nationals | Columbus, Ohio | All Day | MORE | |
| Sat., Dec. 2 | 2017 AT&T Winter Nationals | Columbus, Ohio | All Day | MORE | |
| Total Performance Invitational | |||||
| Thu., Nov. 30 | Total Performance Invitational | Gambier, Ohio | All Day | MORE | |
| Fri., Dec. 1 | Total Performance Invitational | Gambier, Ohio | All Day | MORE | |
| Sat., Dec. 2 | Total Performance Invitational | Gambier, Ohio | All Day | MORE | |
| Fri., Jan. 5 | at Kentucky |
Lexington, Ky. | All Day | MORE | |
vs. Toledo |
Lexington, Ky. | All Day | MORE | ||
| Sat., Jan. 6 | at Kentucky |
Lexington, Ky. | All Day | MORE | |
| vs. Toledo |
Lexington, Ky. | All Day | MORE | ||
| Thu., Jan. 18 | at Alabama |
Tuscaloosa, Ala. | 12:00 p.m. ET | MORE | |
| Sat., Jan. 20 | vs. Michigan * |
Columbus, Ohio | 12:00 p.m. ET | MORE | |
vs. Rutgers * |
Columbus, Ohio | 12:00 p.m. ET | MORE | ||
vs. Virginia Tech |
Columbus, Ohio | 12:00 p.m. ET | MORE | ||
| Shamrock Invitational | |||||
| Fri., Jan. 26 | Shamrock Invitational | South Bend, Ind. | All Day | MORE | |
| Sat., Jan. 27 | Shamrock Invitational | South Bend, Ind. | All Day | MORE | |
| Ohio State Winter Invitational | |||||
| Sat., Feb. 10 | Ohio State Winter Invitational | Columbus, Ohio | All Day | MORE | |
| Sun., Feb. 11 | Ohio State Winter Invitational | Columbus, Ohio | All Day | MORE | |
| 2018 Big Ten Championships | |||||
| Wed., Feb. 14 | Big Ten Championships | Columbus, Ohio | All Day | MORE | |
| Thu., Feb. 15 | Big Ten Championships | Columbus, Ohio | All Day | MORE | |
| Fri., Feb. 16 | Big Ten Championships | Columbus, Ohio | All Day | MORE | |
| Sat., Feb. 17 | Big Ten Championships | Columbus, Ohio | All Day | MORE | |
| Sun., Feb. 25 | Last Chance Meet | Columbus, Ohio | All Day | MORE | |
| 2018 NCAA Zone Diving | |||||
| Thu., Mar. 8 | NCAA Zone Diving | Columbus, Ohio | All Day | MORE | |
| Fri., Mar. 9 | NCAA Zone Diving | Columbus, Ohio | All Day | MORE | |
| Sat., Mar. 10 | NCAA Zone Diving | Columbus, Ohio | All Day | MORE | |
| 2018 NCAA Championships | |||||
| Wed., Mar. 14 | NCAA Championships | Columbus, Ohio | All Day | MORE | |
| Thu., Mar. 15 | NCAA Championships | Columbus, Ohio | All Day | MORE | |
| Fri., Mar. 16 | NCAA Championships | Columbus, Ohio | All Day | MORE | |
| Sat., Mar. 17 | NCAA Championships | Columbus, Ohio | All Day | MORE | |
Why do they race so many D3 schools every year??? Once again, very soft schedule except for a few teams!!!,! I guess they do it to have a winning record????
Why do you single them out? You know how many of your favorite schools do the same thing? You expect them to just face Texas every week? Ever think that it’s a good opportunity for those D3 swimmers to compete at another level? A lot of good can come out of this but you keep choosing to see the bad. Figures you’re from California.
Totally agree. Would love a plausible explanation from someone who knows what they’re talking about.
I think the issue is that OSU (men especially) has an extremely easy schedule year after year after year. Lots of teams schedule 1 easier team; but OSU seems to race the smaller in state teams every other meet.
Who cares who they schedule. So michigan last year scheduled a bunch of top programs, but they still tied osu at b10s.