# 2017–18 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by fifteenth year head coach Jim Flanery, played their home games at D. J. Sokol Arena and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 11–7 in Big East play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East women's tournament, where they lost to Marquette. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Iowa in the first round before losing to UCLA in the second round.

## Previous season

They finished the season 24–8, 16–2 in Big East play to share the Big East regular season title with DePaul. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to Marquette. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Toledo in the first round before losing to Oregon State in the second round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2017* 6:00 pm | | Northern State | W 68–63 | | D. J. Sokol Arena Omaha, NE |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 11:30 am | | Wichita State | W 66–61 | 1–0 | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,323) Omaha, NE |
| 11/14/2017* 7:00 pm | | at South Dakota | L 68–73 | 1–1 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,997) Vermillion, SD |
| 11/19/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Nebraska | W 64–49 | 2–1 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,324) Lincoln, NE |
| 11/21/2017* 6:00 pm | | Northern Iowa | W 89–78 $^{2OT}$ | 3–1 | D. J. Sokol Arena (632) Omaha, NE |
| 11/24/2017* 1:00 pm | | vs. Washington South Point Thanksgiving Shootout | L 64–67 | 3–2 | South Point Arena (175) Enterprise, NV |
| 11/25/2017* 3:30 pm | | vs. No. 5 UCLA South Point Thanksgiving Shootout | L 63–72 | 3–3 | South Point Arena (550) Enterprise, NV |
| 12/03/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Drake | W 108–100 $^{4OT}$ | 4–3 | Knapp Center (2,863) Des Moines, IA |
| 12/10/2017* 1:00 pm | | at Omaha | W 72–51 | 5–3 | Baxter Arena (2,043) Omaha, NE |
| 12/15/2017* 4:00 pm | | South Dakota State | W 72–65 | 6–3 | D. J. Sokol Arena (780) Omaha, NE |
| 12/21/2017* 6:00 pm | | No. 13 Florida State | L 82–92 | 6–4 | D. J. Sokol Arena (760) Omaha, NE |
| Big East regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | | No. 18 Villanova | W 69–54 | 7–4 (1–0) | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,120) Omaha, NE |
| 12/30/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN | | Georgetown | W 69–58 | 8–4 (2–0) | D. J. Sokol Arena (745) Omaha, NE |
| 01/02/2018 6:00 pm, FS2 | | at Seton Hall | W 68–51 | 9–4 (3–0) | Walsh Gymnasium (625) South Orange, NJ |
| 01/05/2018 6:00 pm, BEDN | | at St. John's | L 65–72 $^{OT}$ | 9–5 (3–1) | Carnesecca Arena (625) Queens, NY |
| 01/07/2018 1:00 pm, FS2 | | Marquette | L 77–92 | 9–6 (3–2) | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,109) Omaha, NE |
| 01/10/2018 8:00 pm, BEDN | | DePaul | L 54–82 | 9–7 (3–3) | D. J. Sokol Arena (672) Omaha, NE |
| 01/13/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN | | Providence | W 73–56 | 10–7 (4–3) | D. J. Sokol Arena (951) Omaha, NE |
| 01/19/2018 6:00 pm, BEDN | | at Butler | L 53–59 | 10–8 (4–4) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (922) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/22/2018 11:00 am, BEDN | | at Xavier | W 71–64 $^{OT}$ | 11–8 (5–4) | Cintas Center (922) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/26/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | St. John's | L 65–72 | 11–9 (5–5) | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,316) Omaha, NE |
| 01/28/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN | | Seton Hall | W 53–39 | 12–9 (6–5) | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,015) Omaha, NE |
| 02/02/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | at DePaul | L 67–77 | 12–10 (7–5) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,828) Chicago, IL |
| 02/04/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN | | at Marquette | W 74–73 | 13–10 (8–5) | Al McGuire Center (1,612) Milwaukee, WI |
| 02/10/2018 11:00 am, BEDN | | at Providence | W 87–84 $^{2OT}$ | 14–10 (9–5) | Alumni Hall (439) Providence, RI |
| 02/16/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Xavier | W 65–54 | 15–10 (10–5) | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,002) Omaha, NE |
| 02/18/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN | | Butler | W 64–55 | 16–10 (11–5) | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,261) Omaha, NE |
| 02/23/2018 10:00 am, BEDN | | at Georgetown | L 67–70 | 16–11 (11–6) | McDonough Gymnasium (2,257) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/25/2018 1:00 pm, FS1 | | Villanova | W 55–48 | 17–11 (12–6) | Jake Nevin Field House (801) Villanova, PA |
| Big East Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2018 2:30 pm, FS2 | (4) | vs. (5) St. John's Quarterfinals | W 66–58 | 18–11 | Wintrust Arena (1,991) Chicago, IL |
| 03/05/2018 3:00 pm, FS1 | (4) | vs. (1) Marquette Semifinals | L 70–76 | 18–12 | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/17/2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | (11 KC) | vs. (6 KC) Iowa First Round | W 76–70 | 19–12 | Pauley Pavilion (2,304) Los Angeles, CA |
| 03/19/2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | (11 KC) | at (3 KC) No. 9 UCLA Second Round | L 64–86 | 19–13 | Pauley Pavilion (1,860) Los Angeles, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. KC=Kansas City Region. All times are in Central. ||||||

## 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 |