# 2017–18 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team

The 2017–18 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Hall of Famer Kim Mulkey for her 18th season. The team played its home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 33–2, 18–0 in Big 12 to win the Big 12 regular season title. They also won the Big 12 women's tournament and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Grambling State and Michigan in the first and second rounds before getting upset by Oregon State in the sweet sixteen.

## Previous season

For the 2016–17 season, Baylor finished 33–4, 17–1 in the Big 12 to win the regular season title. They advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 women's tournament, where they were upset by West Virginia. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament as a No. 1 seed, where they defeated Texas Southern and California in the first and second rounds, Louisville in the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Mississippi State in the Elite Eight.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 31, 2017* 7:00 pm | No. 3 | Tarleton State | W 122–44 | | Ferrell Center (4,931) Waco, TX |
| Nov 06, 2017* 7:00 pm | No. 3 | Washburn | W 117–33 | | Ferrell Center (4,736) Waco, TX |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm | No. 3 | Lamar | W 121–62 | 1–0 | Ferrell Center (5,410) Waco, TX |
| Nov 12, 2017* 2:00 pm | No. 3 | Coppin State | W 100–54 | 2–0 | Ferrell Center (4,939) Waco, TX |
| Nov 14, 2017* 6:30 pm, FCS | No. 3 | Central Arkansas | W 86–55 | 3–0 | Ferrell Center (4,939) Waco, TX |
| Nov 18, 2017* 1:00 pm | No. 3 | at No. 8 UCLA | L 68–82 | 3–1 | Pauley Pavilion (3,912) Los Angeles, CA |
| Nov 23, 2017* 7:00 pm | No. 8 | vs. Missouri State Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division semifinals | W 100–58 | 4–1 | Gateway Christian Academy Bimini, Bahamas |
| Nov 25, 2017* 7:00 pm | No. 8 | vs. Georgia Tech Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division championship | W 80–57 | 5–1 | Gateway Christian Academy Bimini, Bahamas |
| Nov 30, 2017* 7:00 pm, FCS | No. 9 | No. 20 Kentucky Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | W 90–63 | 6–1 | Ferrell Center (5,356) Waco, TX |
| Dec 03, 2017* 11:00 am, FS1 | No. 9 | No. 16 Stanford | W 81–57 | 7–1 | Ferrell Center (8,012) Waco, TX |
| Dec 05, 2017* 7:00 pm | No. 8 | North Dakota | W 105–43 | 8–1 | Ferrell Center (4,788) Waco, TX |
| Dec 13, 2017* 12:00 pm, FSSW | No. 6 | McNeese State | W 95–34 | 9–1 | Ferrell Center (6,583) Waco, TX |
| Dec 18, 2017* 7:00 pm, ELVN | No. 6 | at Nicholls State | W 85–43 | 10–1 | Stopher Gym (1,034) Thibodaux, LA |
| Big 12 regular season ||||||
| Dec 28, 2017 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas | No. 6 | at Kansas State | W 88–58 | 11–1 (1–0) | Bramlage Coliseum (3,396) Manhattan, KS |
| Dec 31, 2017 1:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 6 | Texas Tech | W 97–49 | 12–1 (2–0) | Ferrell Center (5,540) Waco, TX |
| Jan 03, 2018 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | No. 6 | Iowa State | W 89–49 | 13–1 (3–0) | Ferrell Center (5,113) Waco, TX |
| Jan 06, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 6 | at Kansas | W 83–48 | 14–1 (4–0) | Allen Fieldhouse (2,216) Lawrence, KS |
| Jan 14, 2018 1:00 pm, FS1 | No. 5 | at Oklahoma | W 74–52 | 15–1 (5–0) | Lloyd Noble Center (3,510) Norman, OK |
| Jan 17, 2018 7:00 pm, FSN | No. 4 | at Iowa State | W 79–50 | 16–1 (6–0) | Hilton Coliseum (9,510) Ames, IA |
| Jan 20, 2018 6:00 pm, FSSW | No. 4 | Kansas State | W 75–50 | 17–1 (7–0) | Ferrell Center (6,131) Waco, TX |
| Jan 25, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 3 | No. 6 Texas | W 81–56 | 18–1 (8–0) | Ferrell Center (9,286) Waco, TX |
| Jan 28, 2018 2:00 pm, FS1 | No. 3 | at No. 20 West Virginia | W 83–72 | 19–1 (9–0) | WVU Coliseum (5,073) Morgantown, WV |
| Jan 31, 2018 6:30 pm, FSSW | No. 3 | No. 23 Oklahoma State | W 77–64 | 20–1 (10–0) | Ferrell Center (5,260) Waco, TX |
| Feb 03, 2018 2:00 pm | No. 3 | at Texas Tech | W 90–44 | 21–1 (11–0) | United Supermarkets Arena (3,207) Lubbock, TX |
| Feb 05, 2018 8:00 pm, FS1 | No. 3 | Oklahoma | W 74–65 | 22–1 (12–0) | Ferrell Center (5,324) Waco, TX |
| Feb 10, 2018 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | No. 3 | No. 24 TCU | W 83–63 | 23–1 (13–0) | Ferrell Center (6,524) Waco, TX |
| Feb 13, 2018 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | No. 3 | at No. 21 Oklahoma State | W 87–45 | 24–1 (14–0) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,702) Stillwater, OK |
| Feb 17, 2018 1:00 pm, FSSW | No. 3 | Kansas | W 88–51 | 25–1 (15–0) | Ferrell Center (6,416) Waco, TX |
| Feb 19, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 3 | at No. 6 Texas | W 93–87 | 26–1 (16–0) | Frank Erwin Center (6,642) Austin, TX |
| Feb 24, 2018 5:00 pm | No. 3 | at TCU | W 85–53 | 27–1 (17–0) | Schollmaier Arena (3,186) Fort Worth, TX |
| Feb 26, 2018 8:00 pm, FS1 | No. 3 | West Virginia | W 80–54 | 28–1 (18–0) | Ferrell Center (6,671) Waco, TX |
| Big 12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 03, 2018 1:30 pm, FSN | (1) No. 3 | vs. (8) Kansas State Quarterfinals | W 83–54 | 29–1 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (4,047) Oklahoma City, OK |
| Mar 04, 2018 2:00 pm, FS1 | (1) No. 3 | vs. (5) TCU Semifinals | W 94–48 | 30–1 | Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK |
| Mar 05, 2018 8:00 pm, FS1 | (1) No. 2 | vs. (2) No. 8 Texas Championship Game | W 77–69 | 31–1 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,520) Oklahoma City, OK |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | (2 L) No. 2 | (15 L) Grambling State First Round | W 96–46 | 32–1 | Ferrell Center (4,933) Waco, TX |
| Mar 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2 L) No. 2 | (7 L) Michigan Second Round | W 80–58 | 33–1 | Ferrell Center (4,114) Waco, TX |
| Mar 23, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2 L) No. 2 | vs. (6 L) No. 13 Oregon State Sweet Sixteen | L 67–72 | 33–2 | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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