# 2017–18 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rebels, led by fifth year head coach Matt Insell, played their home games at the Pavilion at Ole Miss and were members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
The Rebels finished the season with a 12–19 overall record and a 1–15 record in conference play. On March 2, one day after the Rebels ended their season with a loss to Missouri in the second round of the SEC Tournament, head coach Matt Insell was fired. He finished at Ole Miss with an overall record of 70–87, including an 18–62 record in SEC play.

## Previous season

They finished the season 17–14, 6–10 in SEC play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC women's basketball tournament to LSU. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they got upset by Grambling State in the first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/02/2017* 6:00 pm | | Mississippi College | W 66–35 | | The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 5:00 pm | | Northwestern State | W 75–44 | 1–0 | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,302) Oxford, MS |
| 11/13/2017* 7:30 pm | | Kennesaw State | W 92–63 | 2–0 | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,042) Oxford, MS |
| 11/17/2017* 4:00 pm | | vs. Saint Louis Maggie Dixon Classic semifinals | L 64–79 | 2–1 | Wintrust Arena (1,692) Chicago, IL |
| 11/18/2017* 6:30 pm | | vs. Delaware State Maggie Dixon Classic 3rd place game | W 110–58 | 3–1 | Wintrust Arena (1,964) Chicago, IL |
| 11/21/2017* 2:00 pm | | Troy | W 96–93 | 4–1 | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (817) Oxford, MS |
| 11/25/2017* 1:00 pm | | at Temple | W 64–48 | 5–1 | McGonigle Hall (1,187) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/29/2017* 7:00 pm, SECN | | Middle Tennessee | W 65–56 | 6–1 | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,112) Oxford, MS |
| 12/02/2017* 3:00 pm | | Arkansas State | W 74–48 | 7–1 | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,297) Oxford, MS |
| 12/09/2017* 1:00 pm | | South Alabama | W 66–59 | 8–1 | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (873) Oxford, MS |
| 12/12/2017* 11:00 am | | Southern Miss | W 68–59 | 9–1 | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,229) Oxford, MS |
| 12/17/2017* 3:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 9 Oregon | L 46–90 | 9–2 | Matthew Knight Arena (2,683) Eugene, OR |
| 12/19/2017* 10:00 pm | | at Portland State | L 79–94 | 9–3 | Pamplin Sports Center (254) Eugene, OR |
| 12/28/2017* 2:00 pm | | Texas Southern | W 73–58 | 10–3 | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,155) Oxford, MS |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2017 2:00 pm | | at Arkansas | L 72–73 | 10–4 (0–1) | Bud Walton Arena (1,701) Fayetteville, AR |
| 01/04/2018 6:00 pm | | No. 4 South Carolina | L 62–88 | 10–5 (0–2) | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,018) Oxford, MS |
| 01/07/2018 2:00 pm | | Florida | W 78–75 $^{2OT}$ | 11–5 (1–2) | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,323) Oxford, MS |
| 01/11/2018 8:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 4 Mississippi State | L 45–76 | 11–6 (1–3) | Humphrey Coliseum (7,161) Starkville, MS |
| 01/18/2018 8:00 pm, SECN | | No. 11 Missouri | L 48–67 | 11–7 (1–4) | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (931) Oxford, MS |
| 01/21/2018 12:00 pm, SECN | | at Florida | L 60–61 | 11–8 (1–5) | O'Connell Center (2,601) Gainesville, FL |
| 01/25/2018 6:00 pm | | at No. 10 Tennessee | L 66–75 | 11–9 (1–6) | Thompson–Boling Arena (9,016) Knoxville, TN |
| 01/28/2018 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 2 Mississippi State | L 49–69 | 11–10 (1–7) | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (5,158) Oxford, MS |
| 02/01/2018 6:00 pm | | Vanderbilt | L 72–75 | 11–11 (1–8) | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,279) Oxford, MS |
| 02/04/2018 1:00 pm | | at No. 17 Georgia | L 45–69 | 11–12 (1–9) | Stegeman Coliseum (4,700) Athens, GA |
| 02/08/2018 7:00 pm | | at No. 14 Texas A&M | L 54–83 | 11–13 (1–10) | Reed Arena (3,252) College Station, TX |
| 02/11/2018 2:00 pm | | Alabama | L 79–82 | 11–14 (1–11) | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,641) Oxford, MS |
| 02/15/2018 7:00 pm | | at LSU | L 55–84 | 11–15 (1–12) | Maravich Center (1,759) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 02/19/2018 6:00 pm, SECN | | No. 19 Georgia | L 52–66 | 11–16 (1–13) | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,209) Oxford, MS |
| 02/22/2018 7:30 pm, SECN | | Kentucky | L 71–79 | 11–17 (1–14) | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,141) Oxford, MS |
| 02/25/2018 1:00 pm, SECN | | at Auburn | L 55–60 | 11–18 (1–15) | Auburn Arena (3,111) Auburn, AL |
| SEC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 02/28/2018 1:30 pm, SECN | (14) | vs. (11) Florida First Round | W 48–43 | 12–18 | Bridgestone Arena (4,371) Nashville, TN |
| 03/01/2018 8:00 pm, SECN | (14) | vs. (6) No. 14 Missouri Second Round | L 50–59 | 12–19 | Bridgestone Arena (6,047) Nashville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central 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 |