# 2017–18 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Miami hurricanes women's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hurricanes, led by thirteenth-year head coach Katie Meier, play their home games at the Watsco Center and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 10–6 in ACC play to finish in a 3-way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Florida State. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament where they lost in the rematch of last year's second round to Quinnipiac in the first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 31, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Nova Southeastern | W 102–47 | | Watsco Center (812) Coral Gables, FL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2017* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | FIU | W 77–69 | 1–0 | Watsco Center (1,073) Coral Gables, FL |
| November 12, 2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Vermont | W 73–49 | 2–0 | Watsco Center (777) Coral Gables, FL |
| November 18, 2017* 3:00 pm, Pac–12 Plus | | at Colorado | L 61–67 | 2–1 | Coors Events Center (1,450) Boulder, CO |
| November 21, 2017* 11:00 am, ACCN Extra | | New Orleans | W 76–46 | 3–1 | Watsco Center (2,005) Coral Gables, FL |
| November 24, 2017* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Maine Miami Thanksgiving Tournament | W 80–73 | 4–1 | Watsco Center (713) Coral Gables, FL |
| November 26, 2017* 12:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 15 Maryland Miami Thanksgiving Tournament | L 71–79 | 4–2 | Watsco Center (884) Coral Gables, FL |
| November 30, 2017* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Michigan State ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 67–57 | 5–2 | Watsco Center (1,062) Coral Gables, FL |
| December 3, 2017* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | St. John's | L 64–74 | 5–3 | Watsco Center (809) Coral Gables, FL |
| December 10, 2017* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 20 Kentucky | W 65–54 | 6–3 | Watsco Center (868) Coral Gables, FL |
| December 15, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Alabama State | W 73–31 | 7–3 | Watsco Center (929) Coral Gables, FL |
| December 18, 2017* 3:30 pm | | vs. Sacramento State Puerto Rico Classic | W 82–56 | 8–3 | Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez (105) Trujillo Alto, PR |
| December 20, 2017* 1:00 pm | | vs. Southern Illinois Puerto Rico Classic | W 75–65 | 9–3 | Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez (116) Trujillo Alto, PR |
| December 28, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Bethune–Cookman | W 85–39 | 10–3 | Watsco Center (793) Coral Gables, FL |
| ACC regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2017 12:30 pm, RSN | | No. 14 Duke | W 51–48 | 11–3 (1–0) | Watsco Center (878) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 4, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 2 Notre Dame | L 76–83 | 11–4 (1–1) | Purcell Pavilion (7,828) South Bend, IN |
| January 7, 2018 12:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Wake Forest | L 50–61 | 11–5 (1–2) | Watsco Center (1,138) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 11, 2018 7:00 pm, RSN | | at No. 13 Florida State | L 67–105 | 11–6 (1–3) | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (3,281) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 14, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Clemson | W 72–60 | 12–6 (2–3) | Littlejohn Coliseum (830) Clemson, SC |
| January 18, 2018 7:00 pm, RSN | | Syracuse | W 72–67 | 13–6 (3–3) | Watsco Center (631) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 21, 2018 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Boston College | W 65–43 | 14–6 (4–3) | Conte Forum (1,232) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 25, 2018 11:00 am, ACCN Extra | | Louisville | L 74–84 | 14–7 (4–4) | Watsco Center (2,706) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 28, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Virginia Tech | W 82–78 | 15–7 (5–4) | Cassell Coliseum (2,878) Blacksburg, VA |
| February 4, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at North Carolina | W 92–72 | 16–7 (6–4) | Carmichael Arena (3,549) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 8, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 23 NC State | W 52–48 | 17–7 (7–4) | Watsco Center (786) Coral Gables, FL |
| February 11, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 12 Florida State | L 71–91 | 17–8 (7–5) | Watsco Center (2,527) Coral Gables, FL |
| February 15, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Pittsburgh | W 82–58 | 18–8 (8–5) | Watsco Center (840) Coral Gables, FL |
| February 18, 2018 12:30 pm, RSN | | at Virginia | W 77–62 | 19–8 (9–5) | John Paul Jones Arena (3,890) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 22, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Georgia Tech | L 51–70 | 19–9 (9–6) | McCamish Pavilion (1,476) Atlanta, GA |
| February 25, 2018 4:00 pm, RSN | | Virginia Tech | W 76–46 | 20–9 (10–6) | Watsco Center (1,165) Coral Gables, FL |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 1, 2018 8:00 pm, ACCN Extra | (6) | vs. (11) Wake Forest Second Round | W 68–60 | 21–9 | Greensboro Coliseum (4,008) Greensboro, NC |
| March 2, 2018 8:00 pm, ACCN Extra | (6) | vs. (3) No. 11 Florida State Quarterfinals | L 69–73 | 21–10 | Greensboro Coliseum (4,316) Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 17, 2018* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | (8 A) | vs. (9 A) Quinnipiac First Round | L 72–86 | 21–11 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (6,154) Storrs, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Albany. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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## Rankings

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