# 2017–18 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team represented the University of Colorado Boulder during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buffaloes, led by second year head coach JR Payne, played their home games at the Coors Events Center and were a member of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 5–13 in Pac-12 play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Utah in the first round of the Pac-12 women's tournament before losing to Oregon in the quarterfinals.

## Previous season

They finished the season 17–16, 5–13 in Pac-12 play to finish in a 4 way tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 women's tournament to Washington State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where defeat UNLV and South Dakota State in the first and second rounds before losing to Iowa in the third round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2017* 2:00 pm | | Colorado Christian | W 90–55 | | Coors Events Center (611) Boulder, CO |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 5:00 pm | | at Samford | W 71–60 | 1–0 | Pete Hanna Center (381) Birmingham, AL |
| 11/12/2017* 12:00 pm | | at North Carolina | L 80–87 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | Carmichael Arena (2,181) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 11/15/2017* 7:00 pm | | Florida Atlantic | W 76–69 | 2–1 | Coors Events Center (1,503) Boulder, CO |
| 11/18/2017* 1:00 pm | | Miami (FL) | W 67–61 | 3–1 | Coors Events Center (1,450) Boulder, CO |
| 11/24/2017* 12:00 pm | | Mississippi Valley State Rocky Mountain Hoops Classic semifinals | W 85–48 | 4–1 | Coors Events Center (1,314) Boulder, CO |
| 11/25/2017* 2:30 pm | | George Mason Rocky Mountain Hoops Classic championship | W 76–61 | 5–1 | Coors Events Center (1,441) Boulder, CO |
| 11/29/2017* 7:00 pm | | North Dakota State | W 108–59 | 6–1 | Coors Events Center (1,250) Boulder, CO |
| 12/06/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Colorado State | W 70–67 | 7–1 | Moby Arena (1,461) Fort Collins, CO |
| 12/11/2017* 7:00 pm | | Dartmouth | L 75–81 | 7–2 | Coors Events Center (1,651) Boulder, CO |
| 12/15/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Air Force | W 68–43 | 8–2 | Clune Arena (287) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 12/21/2017* 7:00 pm | | Westminster (MO) | W 106–47 | 9–2 | Coors Events Center (1,383) Boulder, CO |
| Pac-12 regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2017 7:00 pm, P12N | | Arizona State | L 47–72 | 9–3 (0–1) | Coors Events Center (1,860) Boulder, CO |
| 12/31/2017 1:00 pm | | Arizona | W 79–60 | 10–3 (1–1) | Coors Events Center (1,526) Boulder, CO |
| 01/05/2018 9:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington State | L 75–89 | 10–4 (1–2) | Beasley Coliseum (679) Pullman, WA |
| 01/07/2018 3:00 pm | | at Washington | W 66–61 | 11–4 (2–2) | Alaska Airlines Arena (2,141) Seattle, WA |
| 01/12/2018 6:00 pm, P12N | | USC | L 51–86 | 11–5 (2–3) | Coors Events Center (1,533) Boulder, CO |
| 01/14/2018 4:00 pm, P12N | | No. 14 UCLA | L 55–89 | 11–6 (2–4) | Coors Events Center (2,160) Boulder, CO |
| 01/19/2018 6:00 pm, P12N | | at Arizona | L 63–72 | 11–7 (2–5) | McKale Center (1,426) Tucson, AZ |
| 01/21/2018 2:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 22 Arizona State | L 59–73 | 11–8 (2–6) | Wells Fargo Arena (2,008) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/26/2018 8:00 pm, P12N | | No. 7 Oregon | L 55–74 | 11–9 (2–7) | Coors Events Center (1,525) Boulder, CO |
| 01/28/2018 2:00 pm, P12N | | No. 17 Oregon State | L 51–86 | 11–10 (2–8) | Coors Events Center (3,781) Boulder, CO |
| 02/01/2018 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Utah | W 69–65 | 12–10 (3–8) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,812) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 02/03/2018 12:00 pm, P12N | | Utah | L 74–78 | 12–11 (3–9) | Coors Events Center (1,591) Boulder, CO |
| 02/09/2018 8:00 pm, P12N | | at California | L 76–78 | 12–12 (3–10) | Haas Pavilion (1,774) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/11/2018 4:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 17 Stanford | L 66–78 | 12–13 (3–11) | Maples Pavilion (3,838) Stanford, CA |
| 02/16/2018 7:00 pm | | Washington | W 76–56 | 13–13 (4–11) | Coors Events Center (1,743) Boulder, CO |
| 02/18/2018 12:00 pm, P12N | | Washington State | W 72–69 | 14–13 (5–11) | Coors Events Center (3,423) Boulder, CO |
| 02/22/2018 9:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 10 UCLA | L 55–89 | 14–14 (5–12) | Pauley Pavilion (902) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/24/2018 3:00 pm | | at USC | L 53–65 | 14–15 (5–13) | Galen Center (2,813) Los Angeles, CA |
| Pac-12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/01/2018 12:30 pm, P12N | (9) | vs. (8) Utah First Round | W 66–56 | 15–15 | KeyArena Seattle, WA |
| 03/02/2018 12:30 pm, P12N | (9) | vs. (1) No. 6 Oregon Quarterfinals | L 47–84 | 15–16 | KeyArena Seattle, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain 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 |