# 2017–18 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team

The 2017–18 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls, led by seventh year head coach Jim Littell, played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament to West Virginia. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's basketball tournament, where they defeated Syracuse in the first round before losing to Mississippi State in the second round.

## Previous season

For the 2016-17 season, Oklahoma State finished 17-15, 6-12 in the Big 12 and finished 7th in the conference standings. The Cowgirls were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament, losing to #12 Texas. They did not make the NCAA women's tournament, instead, they were selected to be in the 2017 WNIT as an at-large bid. They played at home against Abilene Christian. They lost in the first round 56-66 in an upset against Abilene Christian.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/29/2017* 5:00 pm | | East Central | W 110–46 | | Gallagher-Iba Arena (864) Stillwater, OK |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 11:00 am | | Incarnate Word | W 86–35 | 1–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,935) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/14/2017* 7:00 pm, FSOK+ | | Wichita State | W 91–67 | 2–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,543) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/17/2017* 7:00 pm | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 80–38 | 3–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,441) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/19/2017* 1:00 pm | | Northwestern State | W 78–44 | 4–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,617) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/23/2017* 3:00 pm | | vs. South Dakota Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | W 76–68 | 5–0 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (982) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/24/2017* 3:00 pm | | vs. No. 12 Tennessee Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | L 69–79 | 5–1 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (N/A) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/30/2017* 7:00 pm | | Southern | W 94–66 | 6–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,280) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/03/2017* 1:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 6 Mississippi State Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | L 76–79 | 6–2 | Humphrey Coliseum (5,138) Starkville, MS |
| 12/08/2017* 7:00 pm, FSOK | | No. 7 UCLA | W 87–72 | 7–2 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,969) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/19/2017* 5:00 pm | | USC Upstate | W 108–71 | 8–2 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,830) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/21/2017* 7:00 pm | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 112–58 | 9–2 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,686) Stillwater, OK |
| Big 12 Regular Season ||||||
| 12/28/2017 6:30 pm | No. 24 | at Texas Tech | W 98–57 | 10–2 (1–0) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,371) Lubbock, TX |
| 12/31/2017 2:00 pm | No. 24 | Kansas State | W 76–68 | 11–2 (2–0) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,277) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/03/2018 7:00 pm, LHN | No. 20 | at No. 8 Texas | L 79–84 | 11–3 (2–1) | Frank Erwin Center (3,240) Austin, TX |
| 01/07/2018 4:00 pm, FSOK | No. 20 | Oklahoma Bedlam Series | W 96–82 | 12–3 (3–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,128) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/13/2018 1:00 pm, FSN | No. 20 | at Kansas State | L 64–80 | 12–4 (3–2) | Bramlage Coliseum (4,041) Manhattan, KS |
| 01/17/2018 7:00 pm | No. 24 | No. 17 West Virginia | W 79–73 | 13–4 (4–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,520) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/20/2018 12:00 pm, FSN | No. 24 | at Oklahoma Bedlam Series | W 70–67 | 14–4 (5–2) | Lloyd Noble Center (4,529) Norman, OK |
| 01/24/2018 8:00 pm, FSN | No. 19 | Iowa State | L 69–78 | 14–5 (5–3) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,370) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/27/2018 1:00 pm | No. 19 | Texas Tech | W 80–62 | 15–5 (6–3) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,825) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/31/2018 6:30 pm, FSSW | No. 23 | at No. 3 Baylor | L 64–77 | 15–6 (6–4) | Ferrell Center (5,260) Waco, TX |
| 02/03/2018 7:30 pm | No. 23 | Kansas | W 92–63 | 16–6 (7–4) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,346) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/07/2018 6:30 pm, FSSW | No. 22 | at No. 24 TCU | W 71–54 | 17–6 (8–4) | Schollmaier Arena (3,125) Fort Worth, TX |
| 02/10/2018 6:30 pm, Cyclones.tv | No. 22 | at Iowa State | W 81–73 | 18–6 (9–4) | Hilton Coliseum (10,148) Ames, IA |
| 02/13/2018 7:00 pm, FSOK+ | No. 21 | No. 3 Baylor | L 45–87 | 18–7 (9–5) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,702) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/17/2018 2:00 pm, FSOK | No. 21 | No. 6 Texas | L 62–77 | 18–8 (9–6) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,131) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/21/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 25 | at Kansas | L 59–66 | 18–9 (9–7) | Allen Fieldhouse (2,059) Lawrence, KS |
| 02/24/2018 12:00 pm | No. 25 | at West Virginia | W 79–69 | 19–9 (10–7) | WVU Coliseum (4,058) Morgantown, WV |
| 02/26/2018 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | | TCU | W 85–72 | 20–9 (11–7) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,563) Stillwater, OK |
| Big 12 Conference tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2018 8:30 pm, FSN | (3) | vs. (6) West Virginia Quarterfinals | L 60–69 | 20–10 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,676) Oklahoma City, OK |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/17/2018* 2:30 pm, ESPN2 | (9 KC) | vs. (8 KC) Syracuse First Round | W 84–57 | 21–10 | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS |
| 03/19/2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | (9 KC) | at (1 KC) No. 4 Mississippi State Second Round | L 56–71 | 21–11 | Humphrey Coliseum (9,881) Starkville, MS |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. KC=Kansas City Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked and Did not receive votes |