# 2017–18 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team represented Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2017-18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was MaChelle Joseph in her 15th season. The team played its home games at Hank McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, Georgia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
They finished the season 20–14, 6–10 in ACC play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Virginia. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament and advanced to the third round, where they lost to Alabama.

## Previous season

They finished the 2016–17 season 22–15, 5–11 in ACC play to finish in tenth place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Miami (FL). They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the championship game where they lost to Michigan.

## 2017–18 media

All Yellow Jackets games will air on the Yellow Jackets IMG Sports Network. WREK once again serves as the home of the Ramblin Wreck women's basketball team.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Appalachian State | W 75-41 | 1–0 | Holmes Center (750) Boone, NC |
| 11/12/2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | South Carolina State | W 86–40 | 2–0 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (896) Atlanta, GA |
| 11/15/2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Kennesaw State | W 86–48 | 3–0 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (904) Atlanta, GA |
| 11/19/2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Princeton | W 67–56 | 4–0 | Jadwin Gymnasium (852) Princeton, NJ |
| 11/21/2017* 11:00 am, ACCN Extra | | Georgia State | W 75–51 | 5–0 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,024) Atlanta, GA |
| 11/23/2017* 5:15 pm | | vs. Penn Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division semifinals | W 69–55 | 6–0 | Gateway Christian Academy Bimini, BAH |
| 11/25/2017* 2:00 pm | | vs. No. 8 Baylor Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division championship | L 57–80 | 6–1 | Gateway Christian Academy Bimini, BAH |
| 11/30/2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Purdue ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 68–55 | 7–1 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,201) Atlanta, GA |
| 12/03/2017* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Middle Tennessee | W 48–45 | 8–1 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (921) Atlanta, GA |
| 12/10/2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Texas–Arlington | W 80–52 | 9–1 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (718) Atlanta, GA |
| 12/17/2017* 1:00 pm, SECN | | at Georgia | L 53–60 | 9–2 | Stegeman Coliseum (4,290) Athens, GA |
| 12/19/2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Charleston Southern | W 78–51 | 10-2 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (807) Atlanta, GA |
| 12/21/2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Southern Miss | W 63–44 | 11–2 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (856) Atlanta, GA |
| ACC regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2017 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 3 Louisville | L 71–74 | 11–3 (0–1) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,473) Atlanta, GA |
| 12/31/2017 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Clemson | W 66–33 | 12–3 (1-1) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,191) Atlanta, GA |
| 01/04/2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Syracuse | L 77–88 | 12–4 (1–2) | Carrier Dome (1,231) Syracuse, NY |
| 01/07/2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 2 Notre Dame | L 54–77 | 12–5 (1–3) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (2,024) Atlanta, GA |
| 01/10/2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at NC State | L 43–56 | 12–6 (1–4) | Reynolds Coliseum (2,421) Raleigh, NC |
| 01/14/2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Pittsburgh | L 62–68 | 12–7 (1–5) | Petersen Events Center (812) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/21/2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Wake Forest | W 79–67 | 13–7 (2–5) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,597) Atlanta, GA |
| 01/25/2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Virginia Tech | L 62–68 | 13–8 (2–6) | Cassell Coliseum (2,179) Blacksburg, VA |
| 01/28/2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Virginia | L 56–62 | 13–9 (2–7) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,601) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/01/2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 19 Duke | L 59–77 | 13–10 (2–8) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,311) Durham, NC |
| 02/04/2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Clemson | W 60-48 | 14–10 (3–8) | Littlejohn Coliseum (947) Clemson, SC |
| 02/08/2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Boston College | W 67–43 | 15–10 (4–8) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,014) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/11/2018 7:00 pm, RSN | | at No. 5 Notre Dame | L 69–85 | 15–11 (4–9) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,421) Notre Dame, IN |
| 02/15/2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | North Carolina | W 79–61 | 16–11 (5–9) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,122) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/22/2018 7:00 pm, RSN | | Miami (FL) | W 70–51 | 17–11 (6–9) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,476) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/25/2018 1:00 pm, RSN | | at No. 9 Florida State | L 61–64 | 17–12 (6–10) | Donald L. Tucker Center (3,357) Tallahassee, FL |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 02/28/2018 3:30 pm, ACCN Extra | (10) | vs. (15) Clemson First Round | W 61–52 | 18–12 | Greensboro Coliseum (3,134) Greensboro, NC |
| 03/01/2018 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra | (10) | vs. (7) Virginia Second Round | L 58–60 | 18–13 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/15/2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Bethune–Cookman First Round | W 85–32 | 19–13 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (539) Atlanta, GA |
| 03/18/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UAB Second Round | W 91–47 | 20–13 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (681) Atlanta, GA |
| 03/22/2018* 8:00 pm | | at Alabama Third Round | L 59–61 | 20–14 | Coleman Coliseum (640) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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## Rankings

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