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2017–18 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2017–18 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by fourth-year head coach Jeff Mittie, and played their home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas as members of the Big 12 Conference.[2][3][4] They finished the season 18–16, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament where they lost to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Saint Louis and Utah in the first and second rounds before losing to UC Davis in the third round.
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| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Record | 18–16 (7–11 Big 12) |
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| Home arena | Bramlage Coliseum |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2018 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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They finished the season 23–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 women's tournament where they lost to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Drake in the first round before losing to Stanford in the second round.
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| 11/03/2017* 5:30 pm |
Emporia State | W 87–65 | Bramlage Coliseum (3,470) Manhattan, KS | ||||||||
| 11/06/2017* 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas |
Fort Hays State | W 61–46 | Bramlage Coliseum (3,009) Manhattan, KS | ||||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| 11/10/2017* 5:30 pm |
Stephen F. Austin | W 74–49 | 1–0 |
Bramlage Coliseum (3,838) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| 11/13/2017* 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas |
Omaha | W 81–60 | 2–0 |
Bramlage Coliseum (2,990) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| 11/17/2017* 5:30 pm |
Florida A&M | W 81–57 | 3–0 |
Bramlage Coliseum (3,439) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| 11/19/2017* 3:00 pm |
at North Texas | W 55–54 | 4–0 |
The Super Pit (1,172) Denton, TX | |||||||
| 11/24/2017* 3:15 pm |
vs. No. 5 UCLA South Point Thanksgiving Shootout |
L 55–64 | 4–1 |
South Point Arena (550) Las Vegas, NV | |||||||
| 11/25/2017* 7:45 pm |
vs. Penn State South Point Thanksgiving Shootout |
W 70–65 | 5–1 |
South Point Arena (650) Las Vegas, NV | |||||||
| 11/30/2017* 7:00 pm, SECN |
at No. 19 Missouri Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge |
L 59–73 | 5–2 |
Mizzou Arena (3,068) Columbia, MO | |||||||
| 12/06/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Texas–Arlington | W 70–56 | 6–2 |
Bramlage Coliseum (2,974) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| 12/16/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Little Rock | W 66–51 | 7–2 |
Bramlage Coliseum (3,254) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| 12/18/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Chicago State | W 99–51 | 8–2 |
Bramlage Coliseum (2,927) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| 12/21/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Northern Iowa | L 71–72 | 8–3 |
Bramlage Coliseum (3,260) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| Big 12 regular season | |||||||||||
| 12/28/2017 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas |
No. 6 Baylor | L 58–88 | 8–4 (0–1) |
Bramlage Coliseum (3,396) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| 12/31/2017 2:00 pm |
at No. 24 Oklahoma State | L 68–76 | 8–5 (0–2) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,277) Stillwater, OK | |||||||
| 01/03/2018 6:00 pm, Nexstar |
at No. 12 West Virginia | W 60–52 | 9–5 (1–2) |
WVU Coliseum (1,440) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
| 01/07/2018 1:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 8 Texas | L 54–75 | 9–6 (1–3) |
Bramlage Coliseum (1,440) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| 01/10/2018 6:30 pm, Cyclones.tv |
at Iowa State | W 67–60 | 10–6 (2–3) |
Hilton Coliseum (9,501) Ames, IA | |||||||
| 01/13/2018 1:00 pm, FSN |
No. 20 Oklahoma State | W 80–64 | 11–7 (3–3) |
Bramlage Coliseum (4,041) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| 01/17/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Oklahoma | L 71–76 | 11–8 (3–4) |
Bramlage Coliseum (3,465) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| 01/20/2018 7:00 pm, FSSW |
at No. 6 Baylor | L 50–75 | 11–8 (3–5) |
Ferrell Center (6,131) Waco, TX | |||||||
| 01/24/2018 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas |
No. 24 TCU | L 63–68 | 11–9 (3–6) |
Bramlage Coliseum (3,381) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| 01/28/2018 4:00 pm, FS1 |
at Kansas Sunflower Showdown |
W 63–59 | 12–9 (4–6) |
Allen Fieldhouse (5,066) Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| 01/31/2018 10:30 am, FSOK |
at Oklahoma | L 49–68 | 12–10 (4–7) |
Lloyd Noble Center (7,245) Norman, OK | |||||||
| 02/03/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Iowa State | L 45–80 | 12–11 (4–8) |
Bramlage Coliseum (6,490) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| 02/07/2018 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas |
Texas Tech | W 83–69 | 13–11 (5–8) |
Bramlage Coliseum (3,147) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| 02/10/2018 7:00 pm, LHN |
at No. 6 Texas | L 54–76 | 13–12 (5–9) |
Frank Erwin Center (3,900) Austin, TX | |||||||
| 02/17/2018 2:00 pm, FSSW |
at TCU | L 70–87 | 13–13 (5–10) |
Schollmaier Arena (2,043) Fort Worth, TX | |||||||
| 02/20/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
West Virginia | L 66–75 | 13–14 (5–11) |
Bramlage Coliseum (3,452) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| 02/24/2018 3:00 pm, FSN |
Kansas Sunflower Showdown |
W 93–67 | 14–14 (6–11) |
Bramlage Coliseum (6,037) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| 02/26/2018 6:30 pm, FSSW+ |
at Texas Tech | W 86–63 | 15–14 (7–11) |
United Supermarkets Arena (3,084) Lubbock, TX | |||||||
| Big 12 Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/02/2018 8:30 pm, FCS |
(8) | vs. (9) Kansas First Round |
W 72–63 | 16–14 |
Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK | ||||||
| 03/03/2018 1:30 pm, FSN |
(8) | vs. (1) No. 3 Baylor Quarterfinals |
L 54–83 | 16–15 |
Chesapeake Energy Arena (4,047) Oklahoma City, OK | ||||||
| WNIT | |||||||||||
| 03/15/2018* 7:00 pm |
Saint Louis First Round |
W 75–61 | 17–15 |
Bramlage Coliseum (1,254) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| 03/18/2018* 5:00 pm |
Utah Second Round |
W 74–57 | 18–15 |
Bramlage Coliseum (1,328) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| 03/23/2018* 7:00 pm |
UC Davis Third Round |
L 69–71 | 18–16 |
Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
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2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
More information Poll, Pre- Season ...
| Poll | Pre- Season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Final |
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| AP | RV | RV | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | N/A | ||
| Coaches | RV | N/A | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
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| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| No Change | ||
| (RV) | Received Votes | |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |
- "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- "2017-18 WBB Media Guide - Kansas State University" (PDF). Kstatesports.com. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- "Kansas State Wildcats Women's Basketball - Wildcats News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- Kansas State Wildcats. "Kansas State Wildcats on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 3, 2018.