# 2017–18 Utah Utes women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Utah Utes women's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Utes, led by third year head coach Lynne Roberts, played their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 women's tournament to Colorado. They received an automatic to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated UNLV in the first round before losing to Kansas State in the second round.

## Previous season

They finished the season 16–15, 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 Arizona State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to UC Davis in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/02/2017* 11:00 am | | Carroll (MT) | W 70–46 | | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 5:30 pm | | Nevada | W 87–61 | 1–0 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,659) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 11/13/2017* 6:00 pm | | at Alabama | L 60–65 | 1–1 | Coleman Coliseum (2,035) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 11/17/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Weber State Old Oquirrh Bucket | W 85–58 | 2–1 | Dee Events Center (686) Ogden, UT |
| 11/20/2017* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Purdue | W 81–68 | 3–1 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,887) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 11/24/2017* 3:30 pm | | Incarnate Word | W 90–31 | 4–1 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,104) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 11/27/2017* 6:00 pm | | Texas–Arlington | W 71–41 | 5–1 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (917) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 12/02/2017* 2:30 pm, P12N | | Saint Mary's | W 74–63 | 6–1 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,086) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 12/05/2017* 6:00 pm | | Pepperdine | W 89–65 | 7–1 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,308) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 12/09/2017* 2:00 pm | | at BYU First Desert Duel/Old Oquirrh Bucket | L 68–77 | 7–2 | Marriott Center (1,189) Provo, UT |
| 12/18/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Utah State Old Oquirrh Bucket | W 79–44 | 8–2 | Smith Spectrum (666) Logan, UT |
| 12/21/2017* 1:00 pm | | Oral Roberts | W 71–50 | 9–2 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (933) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Pac-12 regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2017 6:00 pm | | Arizona | W 89–55 | 10–2 (1–0) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,828) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 12/31/2017 12:00 pm | | Arizona State | L 81–83 | 10–3 (1–1) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,463) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 01/05/2018 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington | W 74–65 | 11–3 (2–1) | Alaska Airlines Arena (1,746) Seattle, WA |
| 01/07/2018 12:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington State | W 79–77 | 12–3 (3–1) | Beasley Coliseum (776) Pullman, WA |
| 01/12/2018 8:00 pm, P12N | | No. 14 UCLA | L 74–81 | 12–4 (3–2) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,281) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 01/14/2018 12:00 pm, P12N | | USC | L 47–58 | 12–5 (3–3) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,574) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 01/19/2018 11:00 am | | at No. 22 Arizona State | W 58–56 | 13–5 (4–3) | Wells Fargo Arena (5,787) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/21/2018 12:00 pm, P12N | | at Arizona | W 80–56 | 14–5 (5–3) | McKale Center (1,357) Tucson, AZ |
| 01/26/2018 6:00 pm, P12N | | No. 17 Oregon State | L 58–69 | 14–6 (5–4) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,566) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 01/28/2018 12:00 pm, P12N | | No. 7 Oregon | L 68–84 | 14–7 (5–5) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,728) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 02/01/2018 7:00 pm, P12N | | Colorado | L 65–69 | 14–8 (5–6) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,812) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 02/04/2018 12:00 pm, P12N | | at Colorado | W 78–74 | 15–8 (6–6) | Coors Events Center (1,591) Boulder, CO |
| 02/09/2018 8:00 pm | | at No. 17 Stanford | L 49–70 | 15–9 (6–7) | Maples Pavilion (3,200) Stanford, CA |
| 02/11/2018 3:00 pm | | at California | L 73–84 | 15–10 (6–8) | Haas Pavilion (2,507) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/16/2018 7:00 pm, P12N | | Washington State | W 54–50 | 16–10 (7–8) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,149) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 02/18/2018 2:00 pm, P12N | | Washington | W 81–46 | 17–10 (8–8) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,927) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 02/22/2018 7:00 pm, P12N | | at USC | L 52–53 $^{OT}$ | 17–11 (8–9) | Galen Center (592) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/24/2018 3:00 pm | | at UCLA | L 71–78 $^{OT}$ | 17–12 (8–10) | Pauley Pavilion (3,866) Los Angeles, CA |
| Pac-12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/01/2018 12:30 pm, P12N | (8) | vs. (9) Colorado First Round | L 56–66 | 17–13 | KeyArena Seattle, WA |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/15/2018* 7:00 pm | | UNLV First Round | W 78–68 | 18–13 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (497) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 03/18/2018* 4:00 pm | | at Kansas State Second Round | L 57–74 | 18–14 | Bramlage Coliseum (1,328) Manhattan, KS |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' 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 |