# 2017–18 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team

The 2017–18 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team represented James Madison University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dukes, led by second-year head coach Sean O'Regan, played their home games at the James Madison University Convocation Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 23–11, 16–2 in CAA play, to win the CAA regular-season title with Drexel. They advanced to the semifinals of the CAA women's tournament, where they lost to Elon. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT, where they defeated East Tennessee State and Radford in the first and second rounds before losing to West Virginia in the third round.

## Previous season

The Dukes finished the 2016–17 season 26–9, 15–3 in CAA play, to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the CAA women's tournament where they lost to Elon. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Radford and Virginia in the first and second rounds before losing to Villanova in the third round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 5, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | | Christopher Newport | W 79–41 | | JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2017* 7:30 p.m. | | Rutgers | L 63–76 | 0–1 | JMU Convocation Center (4,598) Harrisonburg, VA |
| November 12, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | | Wagner | W 68–45 | 1–1 | JMU Convocation Center (1,826) Harrisonburg, VA |
| November 15, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | at No. 13 Tennessee | L 60–89 | 1–2 | Thompson–Boling Arena (7,553) Knoxville, TN |
| November 19, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | | Saint Joseph's | L 66–73 | 1–3 | JMU Convocation Center (1,850) Harrisonburg, VA |
| November 24, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | vs. Villanova TD Bank Classic semifinals | L 57–60 | 1–4 | Patrick Gym (906) Burlington, VT |
| November 25, 2017* 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Vermont TD Bank Classic 3rd-place game | W 68–56 | 2–4 | Patrick Gym (409) Burlington, VT |
| December 3, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | | No. 13 Florida State | L 63–79 | 2–5 | JMU Convocation Center (2,092) Harrisonburg, VA |
| December 6, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | Liberty | W 58–47 | 3–5 | JMU Convocation Center (1,912) Harrisonburg, VA |
| December 9, 2017* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at St. John's | L 64–81 | 3–6 | Carnesecca Arena (809) Queens, NY |
| December 17, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | | at Dayton | L 54–82 | 3–7 | UD Arena (1,665) Dayton, OH |
| December 21, 2017* 1:00 p.m. | | Bryant | W 67–36 | 4–7 | JMU Convocation Center (1,961) Harrisonburg, VA |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | at Hofstra | W 55–42 | 5–7 (1–0) | Hofstra Arena (448) Hempstead, NY |
| December 31, 2017 1:00 p.m. | | at Northeastern | W 60–57 | 6–7 (2–0) | Cabot Center (307) Boston, MA |
| January 5, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Towson | W 69–45 | 7–7 (3–0) | JMU Convocation Center (1,818) Harrionsburg, VA |
| January 7, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | Drexel | W 58–46 | 8–7 (4–0) | JMU Convocation Center (1,849) Harrionsburg, VA |
| January 12, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Elon | W 70–67 | 9–7 (5–0) | JMU Convocation Center (2,421) Harrionsburg, VA |
| January 19, 2018 6:30 p.m. | | at College of Charleston | W 67–45 | 10–7 (6–0) | TD Arena (404) Charleston, SC |
| January 21, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | at UNC Wilmington | W 63–48 | 11–7 (7–0) | Trask Coliseum (895) Wilmington, NC |
| January 26, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Hofstra | W 73–56 | 12–7 (8–0) | JMU Convocation Center (2,000) Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 28, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | College of Charleston | W 70–67 | 13–7 (9–0) | JMU Convocation Center (3,661) Harrionsburg, VA |
| February 2, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | at William & Mary | W 86–41 | 14–7 (10–0) | Kaplan Arena (856) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 4, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | at Elon | L 43–50 | 14–8 (10–1) | Alumni Gym (848) Elon, NC |
| February 9, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Northeastern | W 72–43 | 15–8 (11–1) | JMU Convocation Center (2,496) Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 11, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | Towson | W 64–55 | 16–8 (12–1) | SECU Arena (457) Towson, MD |
| February 16, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | at Delaware | W 56–53 | 17–8 (13–1) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,422) Newark, DE |
| February 18, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | UNC Wilmington | W 65–48 | 18–8 (14–1) | JMU Convocation Center (2,636) Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 23, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | at Drexel | L 71–73 $^{2OT}$ | 18–9 (14–2) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,208) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 25, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | Delaware | W 67–56 | 19–9 (13–1) | JMU Convocation Center (3,494) Harrisonburg, VA |
| March 3, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | William & Mary | W 70–64 | 20–9 (16–2) | JMU Convocation Center (2,115) Harrisonburg, VA |
| CAA women's tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2018 5:00 p.m. | (2) | vs. (10) College of Charleston Quarterfinals | W 81–66 | 21–9 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,053) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 9, 2018 3:00 p.m. | (2) | vs. (3) Elon Semifinals | L 53–76 | 21–10 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,120) Philadelphia, PA |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 15, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | East Tennessee State First round | W 60–52 | 22–10 | JMU Convocation Center (1,089) Harrisonburg, VA |
| March 17, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | Radford Second round | W 62–35 | 23–10 | JMU Convocation Center (1,048) Harrisonburg, VA |
| March 23, 2018* 5:30 p.m. | | at West Virginia Third round | L 55–67 | 23–11 | WVU Coliseum (1,709) Morgantown, WV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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## Rankings

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| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received votes |
| (NR) | Not ranked |