# 2017–18 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team represented the University of Michigan during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by 6th year head coach Kim Barnes Arico, played their home games at the Crisler Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 10–6 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament, where they lost to Nebraska. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Northern Colorado before losing to Baylor in the second round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 2, 2017* 7:00 pm | No. 24 | Grand Valley State | W 65–43 | – | Crisler Center (674) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm | No. 24 | George Mason Preseason WNIT First Round | W 75–61 | 1–0 | Crisler Center (3,442) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Nov 12, 2017* 2:00 pm | No. 24 | Liberty Preseason WNIT Second Round | W 74–50 | 2–0 | Crisler Center (2,138) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Nov 16, 2017* 7:00 pm | No. 25 | at No. 5 Louisville Preseason WNIT Semifinals | L 49–74 | 2–1 | KFC Yum! Center (5,651) Louisville, KY |
| Nov 22, 2017* 7:00 pm | No. 25 | Oakland | W 78–69 | 3–1 | Crisler Center (2,679) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Nov 25, 2017* 2:00 pm | No. 25 | at Ohio | W 74–61 | 4–1 | Convocation Center (436) Athens, OH |
| Nov 29, 2017* 6:00 pm, BTN | No. 22 | No. 3 Notre Dame ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 63–83 | 4–2 | Crisler Center (3,100) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Dec 2, 2017* 12:00 pm | No. 22 | at LIU Brooklyn | W 86–49 | 5–2 | Steinberg Wellness Center (563) Brooklyn, NY |
| Dec 4, 2017* 7:00 pm | No. 24 | at Detroit | W 86–50 | 6–2 | Calihan Hall (527) Detroit, MI |
| Dec 7, 2017* 7:00 pm | No. 24 | Marquette | W 82–76 | 7–2 | Crisler Center (1,962) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Dec 10, 2017* 2:00 pm | No. 24 | Kent State | W 54–41 | 8–2 | Crisler Center (2,164) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Dec 12, 2017* 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 23 | North Florida | W 79–34 | 9–2 | Crisler Center (1,789) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Dec 16, 2017* 2:00 pm | No. 23 | Fort Wayne | W 77–45 | 10–2 | Crisler Center (2,402) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Dec 21, 2017* 3:30 pm | No. 23 | Delaware State | W 105–36 | 11–2 | Crisler Center (2,098) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Big Ten conference season ||||||
| Dec 28, 2017 6:00 pm, BTN | No. 21 | Penn State | W 89–69 | 12–2 (1–0) | Crisler Center (4,907) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Dec 31, 2017 4:00 pm, BTN | No. 21 | at No. 23 Iowa | L 72–82 | 12–3 (1–1) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,928) Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 4, 2018 8:00 pm, BTN | No. 22 | at Wisconsin | W 80–57 | 13–3 (2–1) | Kohl Center (2,978) Madison, WI |
| Jan 7, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 22 | No. 10 Ohio State Rivalry | L 71–78 $^{OT}$ | 13–4 (2–2) | Crisler Center (8,313) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Jan 10, 2018 7:00 pm | No. 23 | Indiana | W 84–79 | 14–4 (3–2) | Crisler Center (2,018) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Jan 13, 2018 8:00 pm | No. 23 | at Nebraska | W 69–64 $^{OT}$ | 15–4 (4–2) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,279) Lincoln, NE |
| Jan 16, 2018 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 19 | at No. 8 Ohio State Rivalry | W 84–75 | 16–4 (5–2) | Value City Arena (4,774) Columbus, OH |
| Jan 20, 2018 6:00 pm, BTN | No. 19 | Illinois | W 86–42 | 17–4 (6–2) | Crisler Center (3,265) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Jan 23, 2018 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 16 | Michigan State Rivalry | W 74–48 | 18–4 (7–2) | Crisler Center (3,147) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Jan 28, 2018 3:00 pm | No. 16 | at Northwestern | W 80–59 | 19–4 (8–2) | Beardsley Gym (1,258) Evanston, IL |
| Feb 1, 2018 8:00 pm, BTN | No. 13 | Purdue | L 79–81 $^{OT}$ | 19–5 (8–3) | Crisler Center (2,281) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Feb 4, 2018 2:00 pm | No. 13 | at Rutgers | L 56–63 | 19–6 (8–4) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,470) Piscataway, NJ |
| Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm | No. 21 | Northwestern | W 84–63 | 20–6 (9–4) | Crisler Center (2,264) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Feb 11, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 21 | at Michigan State Rivalry | L 61–66 | 20–7 (9–5) | Breslin Center (12,434) East Lansing, MI |
| Feb 14, 2018 8:00 pm | No. 23 | at Minnesota | L 87–93 | 20–8 (9–6) | Williams Arena (2,415) Minneapolis, MN |
| Feb 22, 2018 6:00 pm | | No. 13 Maryland | W 71–65 | 21–8 (10–6) | Crisler Center (2,964) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 1, 2018 9:00 pm, RSN | (6) | vs. (11) Penn State Second Round | W 77–48 | 22–8 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3,813) Indianapolis, IN |
| Mar 2, 2018 9:00 pm, RSN | (6) | vs. (3) Nebraska Quarterfinals | L 54–61 | 22–9 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (5,538) Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | (7 L) | vs. (10 L) Northern Colorado First Round | W 75–61 | 23–9 | Ferrell Center Waco, TX |
| Mar 18, 2018* 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | (7 L) | at (2 L) No. 2 Baylor Second Round | L 58–80 | 23–10 | Ferrell Center (4,114) Waco, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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| (RV) | Received Votes |