# 2017–18 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crimson Tide, led by fifth-year head coach Kristy Curry, played their games at Coleman Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 7–9 in SEC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC women's tournament to Kentucky. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament defeat Southern, UCF and Georgia Tech in the first, second and third rounds before losing to Virginia Tech in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2017* 7:00 pm | | Antelope Valley | W 108–53 | – | Coleman Coliseum (1,811) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 7:00 pm | | Alabama A&M | W 90–32 | 1–0 | Coleman Coliseum (2,414) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 11/13/2017* 7:00 pm | | Utah | W 65–60 | 2–0 | Coleman Coliseum (2,035) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 11/16/2017* 11:30 am | | Jacksonville | W 75–60 | 3–0 | Coleman Coliseum (4,179) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 11/19/2017* 1:00 pm | | at Georgia Southern | W 84–36 | 4–0 | Hanner Fieldhouse (458) Statesboro, GA |
| 11/23/2017* 1:30 pm | | vs. NC State Puerto Rico Clasico | L 49–68 | 4–1 | Cardinal Gibbons Arena (57) Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 11/24/2017* 4:00 pm | | vs. Elon Puerto Rico Clasico | L 55–60 | 4–2 | Cardinal Gibbons Arena (87) Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 12/01/2017* 12:00 pm, FSSW | | at TCU Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | L 67–88 | 4–3 | Schollmaier Arena (3,457) Fort Worth, TX |
| 12/07/2017* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Lipscomb | W 73–51 | 5–3 | Allen Arena (216) Nashville, TN |
| 12/10/2017* 2:00 pm | | Grambling State | W 73–49 | 6–3 | Coleman Coliseum (2,009) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 12/17/2017* 2:00 pm | | SMU | W 59–44 | 7–3 | Coleman Coliseum (2,229) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 12/19/2017* 12:00 pm | | Missouri State | W 65–61 | 8–3 | Coleman Coliseum (1,971) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 12/20/2017* 7:00 pm | | Murray State | W 68–47 | 9–3 | Coleman Coliseum (2,070) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 12/28/2017* 7:00 pm | | Florida A&M | W 91–55 | 10–3 | Coleman Coliseum (2,410) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2017 2:00 pm | | No. 16 Missouri | L 56–62 | 10–4 (0–1) | Coleman Coliseum (1,370) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 01/04/2018 6:00 pm | | at Florida | W 63–54 | 11–4 (1–1) | O'Connell Center (1,305) Gainesville, FL |
| 01/07/2018 3:00 pm, SECN | | at Arkansas | W 83–76 | 12–4 (2–1) | Bud Walton Arena (2,001) Fayetteville, AR |
| 01/11/2018 7:00 pm | | LSU | W 65–51 | 13–4 (3–1) | Coleman Coliseum (2,323) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 01/14/2018 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 4 Mississippi State | L 61–75 | 13–5 (3–2) | Humphrey Coliseum (9,010) Starkville, MS |
| 01/18/2018 7:00 pm | | No. 16 Texas A&M | L 54–73 | 13–6 (3–3) | Coleman Coliseum (2,117) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 01/21/2018 2:00 pm | | Vanderbilt | W 77–75 | 14–6 (4–3) | Coleman Coliseum (2,643) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 01/25/2018 6:00 pm | | at Kentucky | L 54–79 | 14–7 (4–4) | Memorial Coliseum (4,957) Lexington, KY |
| 01/28/2018 4:00 pm, SECN | | at Auburn | L 60–69 | 14–8 (4–5) | Auburn Arena (3,357) Auburn, AL |
| 02/04/2018 1:00 pm, SECN | | Arkansas | L 66–74 | 14–9 (4–6) | Coleman Coliseum (2,265) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 02/08/2018 6:00 pm, SECN | | No. 7 South Carolina | L 66–79 | 14–10 (4–7) | Coleman Coliseum (2,313) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 02/11/2018 2:00 pm | | at Ole Miss | W 82–79 | 15–10 (5–7) | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,641) Oxford, MS |
| 02/15/2018 5:30 pm, SECN | | at No. 11 Tennessee | W 72–63 | 16–10 (6–7) | Thompson–Boling Arena (8,432) Knoxville, TN |
| 02/18/2018 4:00 pm, SECN | | Auburn | W 70–60 | 17–10 (7–7) | Coleman Coliseum (3,285) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 02/22/2018 7:00 pm | | No. 19 Georgia | L 43–49 $^{OT}$ | 17–11 (7–8) | Coleman Coliseum (2,103) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 02/25/2018 2:00 pm | | at No. 24 LSU | L 78–79 $^{OT}$ | 17–12 (7–9) | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (3,016) Baton Rouge, LA |
| SEC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/01/2018 12:00 pm, SECN | (8) | vs. (9) Kentucky Second Round | L 64–71 | 17–13 | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN |
| Women's National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| 03/14/2018* 7:00 pm | | Southern First Round | W 69–56 | 18–13 | Coleman Coliseum (294) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 03/18/2018* 2:00 pm | | UCF Second Round | W 80–61 | 19–13 | Coleman Coliseum (321) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 03/22/2018* 7:00 pm | | Georgia Tech Third Round | W 61–59 | 20–13 | Coleman Coliseum (640) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 03/25/2018* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Virginia Tech Quarterfinals | L 67–74 | 20–14 | Cassell Coliseum (1,067) Blacksburg, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in CST. ||||||
Source:

## Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |