# 2017–18 Boise State Broncos women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Boise State Broncos women's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Broncos, led by 13th-year head coach Gordy Presnell, played their home games at Taco Bell Arena as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 14–4 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West regular season title with UNLV. They were also champions of the Mountain West women's tournament and earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament, where they lost in the first round to Louisville.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2017* 2:00 pm | | Carroll (MT) | L 61–62 | | Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 5:30 pm | | Northwest Christian | W 83–51 | 1–0 | Taco Bell Arena (778) Boise, ID |
| 11/17/2017* 4:30 pm | | vs. San Diego Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine Classic | L 52–72 | 1–1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| 11/19/2017* 2:30 pm | | vs. Northern Arizona Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine Classic | L 60–62 | 1–2 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| 11/26/2017* 2:00 pm | | Corban | W 94–50 | 2–2 | Taco Bell Arena (657) Boise, ID |
| 11/30/2017* 7:00 pm | | Saint Mary's | L 72–74 | 2–3 | Taco Bell Arena (476) Boise, ID |
| 12/03/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Eastern Washington | W 61–57 | 3–3 | Reese Court (552) Cheney, WA |
| 12/07/2017* 7:00 pm | | Washington | W 85–62 | 4–3 | Taco Bell Arena (806) Boise, ID |
| 12/10/2017* 3:00 pm | | at Portland | W 73–47 | 5–3 | Chiles Center (401) Portland, OR |
| 12/18/2017* 7:00 pm | | Washington State | L 53–61 | 5–4 | Taco Bell Arena (896) Boise, ID |
| 12/20/2017* 7:00 pm | | Cal State Bakersfield | L 59–65 | 5–5 | Taco Bell Arena (496) Boise, ID |
| 12/21/2017* 5:30 pm | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 87–59 | 6–5 | Taco Bell Arena (476) Boise, ID |
| Mountain West regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2017 7:00 pm | | at Colorado State | W 62–58 | 7–5 (1–0) | Moby Arena (1,209) Fort Collins, CO |
| 12/30/2017 1:00 pm | | UNLV | W 69–60 | 8–5 (2–0) | Taco Bell Arena (890) Boise, ID |
| 01/03/2018 7:00 pm | | at New Mexico | L 83–100 | 8–6 (2–1) | Dreamstyle Arena (5,367) Albuquerque, NM |
| 01/06/2018 2:00 pm | | Wyoming | L 51–66 | 8–7 (2–2) | Taco Bell Arena (1,058) Boise, ID |
| 01/10/2018 7:00 pm | | Fresno State | W 75–66 | 9–7 (3–2) | Taco Bell Arena (568) Boise, ID |
| 01/13/2018 2:00 pm | | at San Diego State | W 86–70 | 10–7 (4–2) | Viejas Arena (674) San Diego, CA |
| 01/17/2018 7:00 pm | | at Utah State | W 64–42 | 11–7 (5–2) | Smith Spectrum (563) Logan, UT |
| 01/20/2018 2:00 pm | | Nevada | L 68–72 | 11–8 (5–3) | Taco Bell Arena (1,157) Boise, ID |
| 01/24/2018 2:00 pm | | at San José State | W 112–80 | 12–8 (6–3) | Event Center Arena (889) San Jose, CA |
| 01/27/2018 2:00 pm | | Air Force | W 49–46 | 13–8 (7–3) | Taco Bell Arena (1,045) Boise, ID |
| 02/03/2018 4:00 pm | | at UNLV | L 54–77 | 13–9 (7–4) | Thomas & Mack Center (1,503) Paradise, NV |
| 02/07/2018 7:00 pm | | New Mexico | W 91–85 | 14–9 (8–4) | Taco Bell Arena (610) Boise, ID |
| 02/10/2018 2:00 pm | | Utah State | W 68–60 | 15–9 (9–4) | Taco Bell Arena (1,257) Boise, ID |
| 02/14/2018 7:30 pm | | at Nevada | W 63–55 | 16–9 (10–4) | Lawlor Events Center (1,163) Reno, NV |
| 02/17/2018 1:00 pm | | at Air Force | W 58–47 | 17–9 (11–4) | Clune Arena (627) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 02/21/2018 7:00 pm | | Colorado State | W 55–49 | 18–9 (12–4) | Taco Bell Arena (641) Boise, ID |
| 02/27/2018 7:00 pm | | San Diego State | W 64–53 | 19–9 (13–4) | Taco Bell Arena (809) Boise, ID |
| 03/02/2018 6:30 pm | | at Wyoming | W 67–63 | 20–9 (14–4) | Arena-Auditorium (6,312) Laramie, WY |
| Mountain West Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2018 1:00 pm | (1) | vs. (8) Air Force Quarterfinals | W 60–46 | 21–9 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| 03/07/2018 7:30 pm | (1) | vs. (5) Colorado State Semifinals | W 76–51 | 22–9 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| 03/09/2018 1:00 pm | (1) | vs. (7) Nevada Championship Game | W 62–60 | 23–9 | Thomas & Mack Center (2,419) Paradise, NV |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/16/2018* 10:00 am, ESPN2 | (16 L) | at (1 L) No. 3 Louisville First Round | L 42–74 | 23–10 | KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |