# 2017–18 Harvard Crimson women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Harvard Crimson women's basketball team represented Harvard University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crimson, led by thirty-sixth year head coach Kathy Delaney-Smith, played their home games at the Lavietes Pavilion and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 18–11, 10–4 in Ivy League play to finish in third place. They lost in the semifinals of the Ivy women's tournament to Penn. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost to Fordham in the first round.

## Previous season

They finished the season 21–6, 8–6 in Ivy League play to finish in third place. They lost in the semifinals of the Ivy women's tournament to Princeton. They were invited to the WNIT, where they defeated New Hampshire in the first round before losing to St. John's in the second round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 8:00 pm | | vs. Dayton Maine Tip-Off Tournament semifinals | L 66–72 | 0–1 | Memorial Gym (1,054) Orono, ME |
| 11/11/2017* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Maine Maine Tip-Off Tournament 3rd place game | L 51–76 | 0–2 | Memorial Gym (855) Orono, ME |
| 11/15/2017* 7:00 pm, ILDN | | Siena | W 75–67 | 1–2 | Lavietes Pavilion (402) Boston, MA |
| 11/18/2017* 2:00 pm, NESN+/ILDN | | Sacred Heart | W 70–62 | 2–2 | Lavietes Pavilion (454) Boston, MA |
| 11/21/2017* 6:00 pm, NESN/ILDN | | Boston University | W 80–70 | 3–2 | Lavietes Pavilion (478) Boston, MA |
| 11/25/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Virginia Cavalier Classic Tournament | L 48–50 | 3–3 | John Paul Jones Arena (2,838) Charlottesville, VA |
| 11/26/2017* 1:00 pm | | vs. North Carolina A&T Cavalier Classic Tournament | W 64–60 | 4–3 | John Paul Jones Arena (107) Charlottesville, VA |
| 12/02/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Temple | L 64–86 | 4–4 | McGonigle Hall (1,084) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/06/2017* 12:00 pm | | at Northeastern | W 69–59 | 5–4 | Matthews Arena (2,043) Boston, MA |
| 12/20/2017* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Florida Gulf Coast FGCU Hilton Inn Garden Classic | L 56–65 | 5–5 | Alico Arena (2,297) Fort Myers, FL |
| 12/21/2017* 4:30 pm | | vs. Akron FGCU Hilton Inn Garden Classic | W 76–63 | 6–5 | Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL |
| 12/31/2017* 2:00 pm, NESN/ILDN | | Stony Brook | W 60–53 | 7–5 | Lavietes Pavilion (508) Boston, MA |
| 01/06/2018 5:00 pm, ILDN | | at Dartmouth | L 56–63 | 7–6 (0–1) | Leede Arena (779) Durham, NH |
| 01/10/2018* 12:00 pm, NESN/ILDN | | La Salle | W 70–61 | 8–6 | Lavietes Pavilion (504) Boston, MA |
| 01/20/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3/ILDN | | Dartmouth | W 76–65 | 9–6 (1–1) | Lavietes Pavilion (872) Boston, MA |
| 01/26/2018 6:00 pm, ILDN | | Yale | W 97–73 | 10–6 (1–1) | Lavietes Pavilion (561) Boston, MA |
| 01/27/2018 4:00 pm, NESN/ILDN | | Brown | W 87–85 | 11–6 (2–1) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,016) Boston, MA |
| 02/02/2018 6:00 pm, NESN+/ILDN | | Columbia | W 85–67 | 12–6 (3–1) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,102) Boston, MA |
| 02/03/2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3/ILDN | | Cornell | W 80–58 | 13–6 (4–1) | Lavietes Pavilion (620) Boston, MA |
| 02/09/2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3/ILDN | | at Princeton | L 47–80 | 13–7 (4–2) | Jadwin Gymnasium (986) Princeton, NJ |
| 02/10/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3/ILDN | | at Penn | L 49–69 | 13–8 (4–3) | Palestra (606) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/16/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3/ILDN | | at Brown | W 86–74 | 14–8 (5–3) | Pizzitola Sports Center (352) Providence, RI |
| 02/17/2018 6:00 pm, NESN/ILDN | | at Yale | L 63–69 | 14–9 (5–4) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,006) Durham, NH |
| 02/23/2018 6:00 pm, NESN+/ILDN | | Penn | W 55–52 | 15–9 (6–4) | Lavietes Pavilion (703) Boston, MA |
| 02/24/2018 7:00 pm, NESN+/ILDN | | Princeton | W 72–58 | 16–9 (8–4) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,085) Boston, MA |
| 03/03/2018 2:00 pm, ILDN | | at Cornell | W 91–57 | 17–9 (9–4) | Newman Arena (214) Ithaca, NY |
| 03/04/2018 2:00 pm, ILDN | | at Columbia | W 78–59 | 18–9 (10–4) | Levien Gymnasium (349) New York, NY |
| Ivy League Tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2018 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | vs. (2) Penn Semifinals | L 52–57 | 18–10 | Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/16/2018* 7:00 pm | | at Fordham First Round | L 47–65 | 18–11 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (558) Bronx, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern 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 |