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2017–18 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team

2017–18 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball
West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg
Paradise Jam Island Division Champions
WNIT, Semifinals
Conference Big 12 Conference
2017–18 record 25–12 (8–10 Big 12)
Head coach Mike Carey (17th season)
Assistant coach Chester Nichols
Assistant coach Lester Rowe
Assistant coach Christal Caldwell
Home arena WVU Coliseum
Seasons
← 2016–17
2018–19 →
2017–18 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 2 Baylor 18 0   1.000     33 2   .943
No. 8 Texas 15 3   .833     28 7   .800
Oklahoma State 11 7   .611     21 11   .656
Oklahoma 11 7   .611     16 15   .516
TCU 9 9   .500     23 13   .639
West Virginia 8 10   .444     25 12   .676
Kansas State 7 11   .389     18 16   .529
Iowa State 7 11   .389     14 17   .452
Kansas 3 15   .167     12 18   .400
Texas Tech 1 17   .056     7 23   .233
2018 Big 12 Conference Tournament winner
As of 28 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team represents West Virginia University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers were coached by seventeenth year head coach Mike Carey, play their home games at WVU Coliseum and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 25–12, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 Women's Tournament where they lost to Texas. They recived an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Bucknell, Saint Joseph's and James Madison in the first, second and third rounds, St. John's in the quarterfinals before losing to Virginia Tech in the semifinals.

The team finished sixth in the regular season but won the 2017 Big 12 Tournament. They finished with a record of 24–11, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in sixth place. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Elon in the first round before losing to Maryland in the second round.

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings


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