# 2017–18 USC Trojans women's basketball team

The 2017–18 USC Trojans women's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by first year head coach, 6th overall Mark Trakh, played their home games at the Galen Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Washington State in the first round before losing to Stanford in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's basketball tournament to Stanford. They would have clinched the automatic berth to the 2018 Women's National Invitation Tournament, but declined to participate, despite being the highest-ranked non-NCAA team in the Pac-12.

## Previous season

They finished the season 14–16, 5–13 in Pac-12 play to finish in a 4-way tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round Pac-12 women's basketball tournament to California. After that game, Coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke resigned.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 4:00 pm | | Montana State | W 98–47 | 1–0 | Galen Center (614) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/13/2017* 7:00 pm | | at UC Riverside | W 64–46 | 2–0 | SRC Arena (694) Riverside, CA |
| 11/17/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | W 64–43 | 3–0 | Leavey Center (395) Santa Clara, CA |
| 11/20/2017* 7:00 pm | | Long Beach State | W 75–60 | 4–0 | Galen Center (790) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/24/2017* 5:00 pm | | vs. Purdue Rainbow Wahine Classic | W 58–46 | 5–0 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| 11/25/2017* 5:00 pm | | vs. Marist Rainbow Wahine Classic | W 78–57 | 6–0 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| 11/26/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Classic | W 71–60 | 7–0 | Stan Sheriff Center (1,700) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/01/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | W 80–70 | 8–0 | Gersten Pavilion (445) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/15/2017* 7:00 pm, P12N | | No. 19 Texas A&M | L 74–75 | 8–1 | Galen Center (508) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/19/2017* 2:30 pm | | vs. Middle Tennessee UTRGV Holiday Classic | W 72–57 | 9–1 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (89) Edinburg, TX |
| 12/20/2017* 5:00 pm | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley UTRGV Holiday Classic | W 71–64 | 10–1 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (528) Edinburg, TX |
| Pac-12 regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2017 6:00 pm | | at No. 20 California | L 64–76 | 10–2 (0–1) | Haas Pavilion (2,217) Berkeley, CA |
| 12/31/2017 1:00 pm, P12N | | at Stanford | L 65–72 | 10–3 (0–2) | Maples Pavilion (2,494) Stanford, CA |
| 01/05/2018 8:00 pm, P12N | | No. 9 Oregon | L 66–70 | 10–4 (0–3) | Galen Center (670) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/07/2018 1:00 pm, P12N | | No. 16 Oregon State | W 65–61 | 11–4 (1–3) | Galen Center (592) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/12/2018 5:00 pm, P12N | | at Colorado | W 86–51 | 12–4 (2–3) | Coors Events Center (1,533) Boulder, CO |
| 01/14/2018 11:00 am, P12N | | at Utah | W 58–47 | 13–4 (3–3) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,574) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 01/19/2018 8:00 pm, P12N | | Stanford | L 55–59 | 13–5 (3–4) | Galen Center (882) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/21/2018 1:00 pm, P12N | | No. 21 California | L 59–62 | 13–6 (3–5) | Galen Center (1,728) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/26/2018 7:00 pm | | at Washington State | W 73–72 | 14–6 (4–5) | Beasley Coliseum (803) Pullman, WA |
| 01/28/2018 2:00 pm | | at Washington | W 72–61 | 15–6 (5–5) | Alaska Airlines Arena (2,368) Seattle, WA |
| 02/02/2018 8:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 9 UCLA Rivalry | L 46–59 | 15–7 (5–6) | Pauley Pavilion (6,057) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/05/2018 6:00 pm, P12N | | UCLA Rivalry | L 70–84 | 15–8 (5–7) | Galen Center (876) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/09/2018 7:00 pm | | No. 25 Arizona State | W 77–62 | 16–8 (6–7) | Galen Center (647) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/09/2018 7:00 pm | | Arizona | W 78–52 | 17–8 (7–7) | Galen Center (572) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/16/2018 6:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 9 Oregon | L 74–80 $^{2OT}$ | 17–9 (7–8) | Matthew Knight Arena (2,494) Eugene, OR |
| 02/18/2018 1:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 15 Oregon State | L 63–69 | 17–10 (7–9) | Gill Coliseum (4,942) Corvallis, OR |
| 02/22/2018 6:00 pm, P12N | | Utah | W 53–52 $^{OT}$ | 18–10 (8–9) | Galen Center (592) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/24/2018 1:00 pm | | Colorado | W 65–53 | 19–10 (9–9) | Galen Center (2,813) Los Angeles, CA |
| Pac-12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/01/2017 6:00 pm, P12N | (7) | vs. (10) Washington State First Round | W 47–44 | 20–10 | KeyArena Seattle, WA |
| 03/02/2017 6:00 pm, P12N | (7) | vs. (2) No. 16 Stanford Quarterfinals | L 59–69 | 20–11 | KeyArena Seattle, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## 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 |