# 2017–18 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jayhawks were led by third year head coach Brandon Schneider. They played their home games at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 3–15 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament to Kansas State.

## Previous season

The Jayhawks finished the 2016–17 season 8–22, 2–16 in Big 12 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament to Oklahoma State.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 29, 2017* 2:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3 | | Emporia State | W 69–49 | | Allen Fieldhouse (1,632) Lawrence, KS |
| Nov 05, 2017* 2:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3 | | Pittsburg State | W 57–50 | | Allen Fieldhouse (1,482) Lawrence, KS |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 12, 2017* 2:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3 | | Campbell | W 66–48 | 1–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (1,536) Lawrence, KS |
| Nov 15, 2017* 7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3 | | Texas Southern | W 72–37 | 2–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (1,479) Lawrence, KS |
| Nov 19, 2017* 1:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3 | | Yale | W 81–75 | 3–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (1,918) Lawrence, KS |
| Nov 22, 2017* 7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3 | | Delaware State | W 81–49 | 4–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (1,512) Lawrence, KS |
| Nov 26, 2017* 1:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3 | | Rice | W 73–65 | 5–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (1,546) Lawrence, KS |
| Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3 | | UMKC | W 63–48 | 6–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (1,261) Lawrence, KS |
| Dec 03, 2017* 2:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3 | | Arkansas Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | W 71–60 | 7–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (1,795) Lawrence, KS |
| Dec 06, 2017* 7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3 | | Nebraska | L 49–66 | 7–1 | Allen Fieldhouse (2,194) Lawrence, KS |
| Dec 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3 | | Southeast Missouri State | W 51–50 | 8–1 | Allen Fieldhouse (1,543) Lawrence, KS |
| Dec 18, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at St. John's | L 53–65 $^{OT}$ | 8–2 | Carnesecca Arena (690) Queens, NY |
| Dec 20, 2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Iona | W 72–58 | 9–2 | Hynes Athletic Center (593) New Rochelle, NY |
| Big 12 regular season ||||||
| Dec 28, 2017 6:30 pm, Cyclones.tv | | at Iowa State | L 69–71 | 9–3 (0–1) | Hilton Coliseum (9,764) Ames, IA |
| Dec 31, 2017 2:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3 | | TCU | W 86–77 | 10–3 (1–1) | Allen Fieldhouse (1,804) Lawrence, KS |
| Jan 03, 2018 6:30 pm | | at Texas Tech | W 60–47 | 11–3 (2–1) | United Supermarkets Arena (3,388) Lubbock, TX |
| Jan 06, 2018 2:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3 | | No. 6 Baylor | L 48–83 | 11–4 (2–2) | Allen Fieldhouse (2,216) Lawrence, KS |
| Jan 10, 2018 7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3 | | No. 15 West Virginia | L 54–74 | 11–5 (2–3) | Allen Fieldhouse (1,536) Lawrence, KS |
| Jan 13, 2018 1:00 pm | | at No. 7 Texas | L 62–79 | 11–6 (2–4) | Frank Erwin Center (4,015) Austin, TX |
| Jan 17, 2018 7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3 | | Texas Tech | L 56–68 | 11–7 (2–5) | Allen Fieldhouse (1,556) Lawrence, KS |
| Jan 20, 2018 2:00 pm | | at TCU | L 66–76 | 11–8 (2–6) | Schollmaier Arena (2,327) Fort Worth, TX |
| Jan 24, 2018 6:00 pm | | at Oklahoma | L 64–97 | 11–9 (2–7) | Lloyd Noble Center (3,302) Norman, OK |
| Jan 28, 2018 4:00 pm, FS1 | | Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | L 59–63 | 11–10 (2–8) | Allen Fieldhouse (5,066) Lawrence, KS |
| Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3 | | No. 8 Texas | L 41–55 | 11–11 (2–9) | Allen Fieldhouse (1,625) Lawrence, KS |
| Feb 03, 2018 7:30 pm | | at No. 23 Oklahoma State | L 63–92 | 11–12 (2–10) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,346) Norman, OK |
| Feb 10, 2018 7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3 | | Oklahoma | L 52–72 | 11–13 (2–11) | Allen Fieldhouse (4,117) Lawrence, KS |
| Feb 14, 2018 6:00 pm | | at West Virginia | L 46–76 | 11–14 (2–12) | WVU Coliseum (1,880) Morgantown, WV |
| Feb 17, 2018 1:00 pm | | at No. 3 Baylor | L 51–88 | 11–15 (2–13) | Ferrell Center (6,416) Waco, TX |
| Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3 | | No. 25 Oklahoma State | W 66–59 | 12–15 (3–13) | Allen Fieldhouse (2,059) Lawrence, KS |
| Feb 24, 2018 3:00 pm, FSN | | at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | L 67–93 | 12–16 (3–14) | Bramlage Coliseum (6,037) Manhattan, KS |
| Feb 27, 2018 7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3 | | Iowa State | L 56–65 | 12–17 (3–15) | Allen Fieldhouse (1,840) Lawrence, KS |
| Big 12 Tournament ||||||
| Mar 02, 2018 6:00 pm, FCS | (9) | vs. (8) Kansas State First Round | L 63–72 | 12–18 | Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
x- All JTV games will air on Metro Sports, ESPN3 and local affiliates.