# 2017–18 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team

The 2017–18 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tar Heels, led by thirty-second year head coach Sylvia Hatchell, played their games at Carmichael Arena and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 4–12 in ACC play in twelfth place. They defeated Boston College in the first round before losing in the second round of the ACC women's tournament to NC State.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2017* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Wingate | W 84–62 | | Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC |
| November 6, 2017* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Mount Olive | W 102–47 | | Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2017* 3:30 pm, ACCN Extra | | Hampton | L 66–70 | 0–1 | Carmichael Arena (1,965) Chapel Hill, NC |
| November 12, 2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Colorado | W 87–80 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | Carmichael Arena (2,181) Chapel Hill, NC |
| November 16, 2017* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Radford | W 79–46 | 2–1 | Carmichael Arena (2,250) Chapel Hill, NC |
| November 19, 2017* 3:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | South Alabama | L 84–85 | 2–2 | Carmichael Arena (2,380) Chapel Hill, NC |
| November 22, 2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | UNC Wilmington | W 86–60 | 3–2 | Carmichael Arena (2,823) Chapel Hill, NC |
| November 29, 2017* 3:30 pm, ACCN Extra | | Minnesota ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 88–83 | 4–2 | Carmichael Arena (2,315) Chapel Hill, NC |
| December 1, 2017* 3:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Hartford | W 90–70 | 5–2 | Carmichael Arena (1,960) Chapel Hill, NC |
| December 3, 2017* 5:30 pm, ACCN Extra | | Appalachian State | W 56–43 | 6–2 | Carmichael Arena (2,617) Chapel Hill, NC |
| December 5, 2017* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Presbyterian | W 91–56 | 7–2 | Carmichael Arena (2,304) Chapel Hill, NC |
| December 10, 2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Furman | W 84–56 | 8–2 | Carmichael Arena (2,268) Chapel Hill, NC |
| December 17, 2017* 4:00 pm, Stadium | | vs. Washington Carolina's Challenge | W 90–78 | 9–2 | Myrtle Beach Convention Center (500) Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 12/20/2016* 2:00 pm | | vs. Grambling State Carolina's Challenge | W 79–63 | 10–2 | Myrtle Beach Convention Center (500) Myrtle Beach, SC |
| December 28, 2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Mercer | L 86–97 | 10–3 | Carmichael Arena (2,988) Chapel Hill, NC |
| ACC regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2017 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 13 Florida State | L 65–103 | 10–4 (0–1) | Donald L. Tucker Center (3,219) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 5, 2018 11:00 am, ACCN Extra | | at Boston College | L 64–77 | 10–5 (0–2) | Conte Forum (747) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 7, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Pittsburgh | W 68–67 | 11–5 (1–2) | Carmichael Arena (2,325) Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 11, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Clemson | W 59–52 | 12–5 (2–2) | Carmichael Arena (2,239) Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 14, 2018 12:30 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Wake Forest | W 79–76 $^{OT}$ | 13–5 (3–2) | LJVM Coliseum (937) Winston–Salem, NC |
| January 18, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | NC State Rivalry | W 66–53 | 13–6 (3–3) | Carmichael Arena (2,037) Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 21, 2018 2:30 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 15 Duke Rivalry | W 92–86 $^{OT}$ | 14–6 (4–3) | Carmichael Arena (4,634) Chapel Hill, NC |
| November 25, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Virginia | L 70–82 | 14–7 (4–4) | John Paul Jones Arena (2,971) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 1, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 5 Notre Dame | L 62–94 | 14–8 (4–5) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,617) South Bend, IN |
| February 4, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Miami | L 72–92 | 14–9 (4–6) | Carmichael Arena (3,549) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 7, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Virginia Tech | L 74–90 | 14–10 (4–7) | Carmichael Arena (2,744) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 11, 2018 3:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 20 NC State Rivalry | L 54–73 | 14–11 (4–8) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| February 15, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Georgia Tech | L 61–79 | 14–12 (4–9) | McCamish Pavilion (1,122) Atlanta, GA |
| November 18, 2018 2:30 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 4 Louisville | L 57–67 | 14–13 (4–10) | Carmichael Arena (3,934) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 22, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Syracuse | L 80–86 | 14–14 (4–11) | Carmichael Arena (2,357) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 25, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 20 Duke Rivalry | L 54–70 | 14–15 (4–12) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| February 28, 2018 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | (12) | vs. (13) Boston College First Round | W 69–64 | 15–15 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| March 1, 2018 11:00 am, ACCN Extra | (12) | vs. (5) No. 23 NC State Second Round | L 64–77 | 15–16 | Greensboro Coliseum (6,164) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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## Rankings

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