# 2017–18 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal, led by thirty-second year head coach Tara VanDerveer, played their home games at the Maples Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 14–3 in Pac-12 play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Oregon. They received an at-large the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Gonzaga and Florida Gulf Coast in the first and second rounds before losing to Louisville in the sweet sixteen.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2017* 4:00 pm | No. 10 | UC San Diego | W 60–46 | | Maples Pavilion (2,523) Stanford, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 3:00 pm, BTN | No. 10 | at No. 5 Ohio State | L 64–85 | 0–1 | St. John Arena (5,854) Columbus, OH |
| 11/12/2017* 10:30 am, ESPN | No. 10 | vs. No. 1 Connecticut Countdown to Columbus/Rivalry | L 53–78 | 0–2 | Nationwide Arena (9,711) Columbus, OH |
| 11/17/2017* 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 14 | UC Riverside | W 53–43 | 1–2 | Maples Pavilion (2,266) Stanford, CA |
| 11/19/2017* 2:00 pm | No. 14 | Cal State Bakersfield | W 57–34 | 2–2 | Maples Pavilion (2,238) Stanford, CA |
| 11/23/2017* 5:30 pm | No. 14 | vs. Kent State Play4Kay Shootout Quarterfinals | W 79–54 | 3–2 | Mandalay Bay Events Center (1,207) Paradise, NV |
| 11/24/2017* 8:00 pm | No. 14 | vs. Belmont Play4Kay Shootout Semifinals | W 74–53 | 4–2 | Mandalay Bay Events Center (1,221) Paradise, NV |
| 11/25/2017* 8:00 pm | No. 14 | vs. No. 9 Ohio State Play4Kay Shootout Championship | L 82–94 $^{OT}$ | 4–3 | Mandalay Bay Events Center (1,232) Paradise, NV |
| 11/29/2017* 7:00 pm | No. 16 | at San Francisco | W 86–66 | 5–3 | War Memorial Gymnasium (775) San Francisco, CA |
| 12/03/2017* 11:00 am, FS1 | No. 16 | at No. 9 Baylor | L 57–81 | 5–4 | Ferrell Center (8,012) Waco, TX |
| 12/16/2017* 2:00 pm | No. 18 | UNLV | W 74–33 | 6–4 | Maples Pavilion (2,763) Stanford, CA |
| 12/18/2017* 7:00 pm | No. 18 | Western Illinois | L 64–71 | 6–5 | Maples Pavilion (2,254) Stanford, CA |
| 12/21/2017* 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 18 | No. 7 Tennessee Rivalry | L 71–83 | 6–6 | Maples Pavilion (3,084) Stanford, CA |
| Pac-12 regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2017 5:30 pm, P12N | | No. 11 UCLA | W 76–65 | 7–6 (1–0) | Maples Pavilion (3,102) Stanford, CA |
| 12/31/2017 1:00 pm, P12N | | USC | W 72–65 | 8–6 (2–0) | Maples Pavilion (2,494) Stanford, CA |
| 01/05/2018 5:00 pm, P12N | No. 24 | at Arizona | W 61–46 | 9–6 (3–0) | McKale Center (1,452) Tucson, AZ |
| 01/07/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 24 | at No. 25 Arizona State | L 66–73 | 9–7 (3–1) | Wells Fargo Arena (3,096) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/12/2018 6:00 pm, P12N | | Washington State | W 70–57 | 10–7 (4–1) | Maples Pavilion (3,696) Stanford, CA |
| 01/14/2018 3:00 pm, P12N | | Washington | W 71–45 | 11–7 (5–1) | Maples Pavilion (3,052) Stanford, CA |
| 01/19/2018 8:00 pm, P12N | | at USC | W 59–55 | 12–7 (6–1) | Galen Center (882) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/21/2018 3:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 13 UCLA | L 53–64 | 12–8 (6–2) | Pauley Pavilion (2,948) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/26/2018 7:00 pm, P12N | | No. 25 Arizona State | W 74–50 | 13–8 (7–2) | Maples Pavilion (2,905) Stanford, CA |
| 01/28/2018 5:00 pm, P12N | | Arizona | W 79–42 | 14–8 (8–2) | Maples Pavilion (3,136) Stanford, CA |
| 02/02/2018 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 24 | at No. 16 Oregon State | W 60–57 | 15–8 (9–2) | Gill Coliseum (5,791) Corvallis, OR |
| 02/04/2018 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 24 | at No. 6 Oregon | W 78–65 | 16–8 (10–2) | Matthew Knight Arena (5,126) Eugene, OR |
| 02/09/2018 7:00 pm | No. 17 | Utah | W 70–49 | 17–8 (11–2) | Maples Pavilion (3,200) Stanford, CA |
| 02/11/2018 3:00 pm, P12N | No. 17 | Colorado | W 62–53 | 18–8 (12–2) | Maples Pavilion (3,838) Stanford, CA |
| 02/15/2018 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 14 | California | W 74–69 | 19–8 (13–2) | Maples Pavilion (3,074) Stanford, CA |
| 02/17/2018 3:00 pm, P12N | No. 14 | at California | L 66–78 | 19–9 (13–3) | Haas Pavilion (4,211) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/23/2018 8:00 pm, P12N | No. 16 | at Washington | W 86–79 | 20–9 (14–3) | Alaska Airlines Arena (1,848) Seattle, WA |
| 02/25/2018 1:00 pm, P12N | No. 16 | at Washington State | Cancelled | Cancelled | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| Pac-12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2018 6:00 pm, P12N | (2) No. 16 | vs. (7) USC Quarterfinals | W 69–59 | 21–9 | KeyArena Seattle, WA |
| 03/03/2018 8:30 pm, P12N | (2) No. 16 | vs. (6) Arizona State Semifinals | W 58–46 | 22–9 | KeyArena (6,889) Seattle, WA |
| 03/04/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2) No. 16 | vs. (1) No. 6 Oregon Championship Game | L 57–77 | 22–10 | KeyArena (5,387) Seattle, WA |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/17/2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | (4 S) No. 15 | (13 L) Gonzaga First Round | W 82–68 | 23–10 | Maples Pavilion (2,686) Stanford, CA |
| 03/19/2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | (4 S) No. 15 | (12 L) Florida Gulf Coast Second Round | W 90–70 | 24–10 | Maples Pavilion (2,049) Stanford, CA |
| 03/23/2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN | (4 S) No. 15 | vs. (1 L) No. 3 Louisville Sweet Sixteen | L 59–86 | 24–11 | Rupp Arena (5,715) Lexington, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
* The February 25th game versus Washington State cougars was cancelled due to the death of the Cougars' director of strength and conditioning David Lang.

## Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |