The Ohio State Buckeyes have released their meet schedule for the 2019-2020 season. The schedule looks very similar to Ohio States’ schedule last year, with only a few differences. In terms of differences in dual meets, the Buckeyes will not be competing against Florida or Alabama again this year. They have two mid-season meets on the schedule for this Fall: their own Ohio State Invite, which will be held November 21st-23rd, and the U.S. Open – December 4th-7th. Last year, the Ohio State Invite was attended by Stanford, Notre Dame, Kentucky, Yale, Pitt, Ohio University, West Virginia, Kenyon, and Toledo.
Ohio State’s men’s team had an excellent season last year, taking 3rd at the Big Ten Championships, and finishing 9th at NCAAs, which was their highest finish since 2010. The Buckeye women also came in 3rd at the Big Ten Championships, and were 25th at NCAAs. Both the men’s and women’s teams finished behind IU and Michigan respectively at Big Tens.
The Buckeyes are slated to host 7 meets this season (plus the intrasquand and alumni meets). In addition to the Ohio State Invite in November, this year they will again be hosting the Ohio State Winter Invite in February. OSU’s Winter Invite largely serves as a final tune-up before conference meets, and as a championship meet for those swimmers who aren’t on the conference meet roster for their teams. Ohio State will be hosting a Last Chance NCAA qualifying meet again this year, at the beginning of March.
Here is the full 2019-2020 meet schedule for Ohio State:
| Date | Opponent | Host |
| 10/4 | Scarlet vs Gray | @ Ohio State |
| 10/5 | Alumni Meet | @ Ohio State |
| 10/18-10/19 | Texas A&M/Louisville | @ Texas A&M |
| 11/1-11/2 | Virginia Tech/Penn State | @ Penn State |
| 11/8 | Kenyon/Akron | @ Ohio State |
| 11/15 | Denison | @ Ohio State |
| 11/21-11/23 | Ohio State Invite | @ Ohio State |
| 12/4-12/7 | U.S. Open | @ Atlanta, GA |
| 1/3-1/4 | Kentucky | @ Ohio State |
| 1/18 | Michigan | @ Ohio State |
| 1/24-1/25 | Shamrock Invite | @ Notre Dame |
| 1/31 | Pitt | @ Pitt |
| 2/14-2/16 | Ohio State Winter Invite | @ Ohio State |
| 2/19-2/22 | Women’s Big Ten Championships | @ Iowa |
| 2/26-2/29 | Men’s Big Ten Championships | @ Indiana |
| 3/1 | Last Chance Meet | @ Ohio State |
| 3/14-3/16 | CSCAA National Invite | @ Cleveland State |
| 3/14-3/16 | NCAA Diving Zone Championship | @ Purdue |
| 3/18-3/21 | Women’s NCAA Championships | @ Georgia |
| 3/25-3/28 | Men’s NCAA Championships | @ IUPUI |
Here are Ohio State’s results from their dual meets last season:
| 2018-2019 Opponent | Women’s Result | Men’s Result |
| Texas A&M | Loss | Win |
| Louisville | — | Win |
| Virginia Tech | Win | Loss |
| Penn State | Win | Win |
| Kenyon | Exhibition | Exhibition |
| Akron | Win | — |
| Denison | Win | Win |
| Kentucky | Loss | Win |
| Michigan | Loss | Loss |
| Pitt | Win | Win |
Here are the 2019 NCAA finishes for Ohio State’s opponents this season:
| Opponent | Women’s NCAA Finish | Men’s NCAA Finish |
| Texas A&M | 13th | 17th |
| Louisville | 4th | 5th |
| Virginia Tech | 40th | 35th |
| Penn State | T-27th | T-29th |
| Kenyon | 2nd (DIII) | 3rd (DIII) |
| Akron | 39th | — |
| Denison | 3rd (DIII) | 1st (DIII) |
| Kentucky | 15th | 25th |
| Michigan | 3rd | 13th |
| Pitt | — | — |
*Kenyon and Denison are NCAA Division III programs
