# 2017–18 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth year head coach Kurt Godlevske, played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 6–12 in Big East play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament, where they lost to Marquette.

## Previous season

They finished the season 6–25, 2–16 in Big East play to finish in last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to Creighton.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2017* 7:00 pm | | Austin Peay | W 75–54 | 1–0 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (883) Indianapolis, IN |
| 11/15/2017* 12:00 pm | | at Murray State | W 88–59 | 2–0 | CFSB Center (494) Murray, KY |
| 11/17/2017* 7:00 pm | | Lipscomb | W 70–58 | 3–0 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (506) Indianapolis, IN |
| 11/20/2017* 7:00 pm | | at No. 17 South Florida | L 55–71 | 3–1 | USF Sun Dome (2,223) Tampa, FL |
| 11/23/2017* 3:30 pm | | vs. No. 11 West Virginia Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division | L 68–75 | 3–2 | Titan Field House Melbourne, FL |
| 11/24/2017* 6:00 pm | | vs. Virginia Tech Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division | W 79–77 | 4–2 | Titan Field House (369) Melbourne, FL |
| 11/25/2017* 3:30 pm | | vs. Drexel Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division | L 62–76 | 4–3 | Titan Field House (276) Melbourne, FL |
| 11/29/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Ball State | L 75–87 | 4–4 | Worthen Arena (1,564) Muncie, IN |
| 12/02/2017* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Illinois State | W 56–45 | 5–4 | Redbird Arena (613) Normal, IL |
| 12/08/2017* 7:00 pm | | Wisconsin | W 69–62 | 6–4 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (869) Indianapolis, IN |
| 12/18/2017* 7:00 pm | | Loyola–Chicago | W 64–52 | 7–4 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (427) Indianapolis, IN |
| 12/21/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Indiana State | W 60–51 | 8–4 | Hulman Center (1,277) Terre Haute, IN |
| Big East Conference Play ||||||
| 12/29/2017 7:00 pm, FS2 | | Xavier | L 62–69 | 8–5 (0–1) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (799) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/02/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | | at No. 21 Villanova | W 76–53 | 9–5 (1–1) | Jake Nevin Field House (404) Villanova, PA |
| 01/05/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | at Georgetown | W 66–57 | 10–5 (2–1) | McDonough Gymnasium (297) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/07/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN | | Seton Hall | W 66–48 | 11–5 (3–1) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (543) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/10/2018 7:00 pm, FS2 | | St. John's | L 55–73 | 11–6 (3–2) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (401) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/12/2018 8:00 pm, BEDN | | at Marquette | L 67–69 | 11–7 (3–3) | Al McGuire Center (1,707) Milwaukee, WI |
| 01/14/2018 4:30 pm, CBSSN | | at DePaul | L 65–87 | 11–8 (3–4) | Wintrust Arena (1,979) Chicago, IL |
| 01/19/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Creighton | W 59–53 | 12–8 (4–4) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (922) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/21/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN | | Providence | W 68–57 | 13–8 (5–4) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (862) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/26/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | | at Georgetown | L 52–63 | 13–9 (5–5) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (773) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/28/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN | | at Villanova | L 67–69 | 13–10 (5–6) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (736) Indianapolis, IN |
| 02/02/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | at St. John's | L 38–76 | 13–11 (5–7) | Carnesecca Arena (716) Queens, NY |
| 02/04/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN | | at Seton Hall | L 64–75 | 13–12 (5–8) | Walsh Gymnasium (1,655) South Orange, NJ |
| 02/09/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | DePaul | L 65–87 | 13–13 (5–9) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,047) Indianapolis, IN |
| 02/11/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN | | Marquette | L 59–78 | 13–14 (5–10) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,317) Indianapolis, IN |
| 02/16/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | at Providence | W 69–48 | 14–14 (6–10) | Alumni Hall (463) Providence, RI |
| 02/18/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN | | at Creighton | L 55–64 | 14–15 (6–11) | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,261) Omaha, NE |
| 02/25/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | at Xavier | L 54–57 | 14–16 (6–12) | Cintas Center (1,776) Cincinnati, OH |
| Big East Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2018 5:00 pm, BEDN | (8) | vs. (9) Providence First Round | W 73–67 $^{OT}$ | 15–16 | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL |
| 03/04/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN | (8) | vs. (2) Marquette Quarterfinals | L 61–73 | 15–17 | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern BEDN=Big East Digital Network. ||||||