# 2017–18 TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball team

The 2017–18 TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball team represented Texas Christian University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The 2017–18 season was head coach Raegan Pebley's fourth season at TCU. The Horned Frogs were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games in Schollmaier Arena. This season TCU got back in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2010. They finished the season 23–13, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth 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 Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Lamar, Missouri State and New Mexico in the first, second and third rounds, and then South Dakota in the quarterfinals before losing to Indiana in the semifinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/02/2017* 6:30 pm | | Texas Wesleyan | W 78–50 | | Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX |
| Non-Conference Games ||||||
| 11/11/2017* 2:00 pm | | Oral Roberts | W 72–58 | 1–0 | Schollmaier Arena (1,603) Fort Worth, TX |
| 11/14/2017* 7:00 pm | | at SMU | W 64–58 | 2–0 | Moody Coliseum (938) Dallas, TX |
| 11/18/2017* 2:00 pm | | Texas State | W 82–58 | 3–0 | Schollmaier Arena (1,766) Fort Worth, TX |
| 11/21/2017* 6:30 pm, FSSW+ | | Yale | L 72–82 | 3–1 | Schollmaier Arena (1,796) Fort Worth, TX |
| 11/24/2017* 7:00 pm | | vs. Arizona Warner Center Marriott Thanksgiving Basketball Classic | W 68–59 | 4–1 | Matadome (200) Northridge, CA |
| 11/25/2017* 9:30 pm | | vs. Idaho Warner Center Marriott Thanksgiving Basketball Classic | W 86–76 | 5–1 | Matadome (411) Northridge, CA |
| 12/01/2017* 12:00 pm, FSSW | | Alabama Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | W 88–67 | 6–1 | Schollmaier Arena (3,457) Fort Worth, TX |
| 12/06/2017* 11:00 am, SECN | | at No. 21 Texas A&M Maggie Dixon Classic | L 58–71 | 6–2 | Reed Arena (7,480) College Station, TX |
| 12/10/2017* 2:00 pm, FSSW | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 112–62 | 7–2 | Schollmaier Arena (2,005) Fort Worth, TX |
| 12/17/2017* 2:00 pm | | Northwestern State | W 89–51 | 8–2 | Schollmaier Arena (1,920) Fort Worth, TX |
| 12/20/2017* 6:30 pm | | Hampton | W 90–68 | 9–2 | Schollmaier Arena (1,496) Fort Worth, TX |
| Conference Games ||||||
| 12/28/2017 6:00 pm | | No. 9 West Virginia | L 82–87 | 9–3 (0–1) | Schollmaier Arena (1,799) Fort Worth, TX |
| 12/31/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kansas | L 77–86 | 9–4 (0–2) | Allen Fieldhouse (1,804) Lawrence, KS |
| 01/04/2018 7:00 pm, FSOK | | at Oklahoma | L 71–84 | 9–5 (0–3) | Lloyd Noble Center (2,522) Norman, OK |
| 01/07/2018 2:00 pm, FSN | | Texas Tech | W 93–72 | 10–5 (1–3) | Schollmaier Arena (1,929) Fort Worth, TX |
| 01/10/2018 8:00 pm, FSSW+ | | No. 7 Texas | W 79–77 | 11–5 (2–3) | Schollmaier Arena (2,150) Fort Worth, TX |
| 01/13/2018 4:00 pm, FSN | | at No. 15 West Virginia | W 76–74 $^{OT}$ | 12–5 (3–3) | WVU Coliseum (3,139) Morgantown, WV |
| 01/20/2018 2:00 pm | | Kansas | W 76–66 | 13–5 (4–3) | Schollmaier Arena (2,327) Fort Worth, TX |
| 01/24/2018 7:00 pm | No. 24 | at Kansas State | W 68–63 | 14–5 (5–3) | Bramlage Coliseum (3,381) Manhattan, KS |
| 01/27/2018 2:00 pm, FSSW | No. 24 | Oklahoma | W 62–58 | 15–5 (6–3) | Schollmaier Arena (2,882) Fort Worth, TX |
| 01/30/2018 6:30 pm | No. 22 | at Iowa State | W 75–52 | 16–5 (7–3) | Hilton Coliseum (9,829) Ames, IA |
| 02/03/2018 12:00 pm, LHN | No. 22 | at No. 8 Texas | L 65–92 | 16–6 (7–4) | Frank Erwin Center (6,023) Austin, TX |
| 02/07/2018 6:30 pm, FSSW | No. 24 | No. 22 Oklahoma State | L 54–71 | 16–7 (7–5) | Schollmaier Arena (3,125) Fort Worth, TX |
| 02/10/2018 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | No. 24 | at No. 3 Baylor | L 63–83 | 16–8 (7–6) | Ferrell Center (6,524) Waco, TX |
| 02/14/2018 6:30 pm, FSSW | | Iowa State | L 63–66 | 16–9 (7–7) | Schollmaier Arena (1,695) Fort Worth, TX |
| 02/17/2018 2:00 pm, FSSW | | Kansas State | W 87–70 | 17–9 (8–7) | Schollmaier Arena (2,043) Fort Worth, TX |
| 02/21/2018 6:30 pm, FSSW | | at Texas Tech | W 72–60 | 18–9 (9–7) | United Supermarkets Arena (3,976) Lubbock, TX |
| 02/24/2018 5:00 pm | | No. 3 Baylor | L 53–85 | 18–10 (9–8) | Schollmaier Arena (3,186) Fort Worth, TX |
| 02/26/2018 8:00 pm, FSSW+ | | at Oklahoma State | L 72–85 | 18–11 (9–9) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,563) Stillwater, OK |
| Big 12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2018 11:00 am, FSN | (5) | vs. (4) Oklahoma Quarterfinals | W 90–83 | 19–11 | Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK |
| 03/04/2018 2:00 pm, FS1 | (5) | vs. (1) No. 3 Baylor Semifinals | L 48–94 | 19–12 | Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/15/2018* 6:30 pm | | Lamar First Round | W 80–68 | 20–12 | Schollmaier Arena (1,330) Fort Worth, TX |
| 03/17/2018* 12:00 pm | | Missouri State Second Round | W 86–51 | 21–12 | Schollmaier Arena (1,069) Fort Worth, TX |
| 03/22/2018* 8:00 pm | | at New Mexico Third Round | W 81–72 | 22–12 | Dreamstyle Arena (3,938) Albuquerque, NM |
| 03/25/2018* 6:00 pm | | at South Dakota Quarterfinals | W 79–71 | 23–12 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (3,885) Vermillion, SD |
| 03/28/2018* 6:00 pm | | at Indiana Semifinals | L 58–71 | 23–13 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (7,815) Bloomington, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
Schedule and results from GoFrogs.com and ESPN.com

## Rankings

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