# 2017–18 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team

The 2017–18 Georgia Lady Bulldogs women's basketball team represented University of Georgia in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs, led by third-year head coach Joni Taylor, played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 26–7, 12–4 in SEC play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC women's tournament where they lost to South Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Mercer in the first round before losing to Duke in the second round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2017* 2:00 pm | | Wofford | W 95-56 | 1-0 | Stegeman Coliseum (3,292) Athens, GA |
| 11/16/2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Virginia | W 64–61 | 2–0 | John Paul Jones Arena (3,170) Charlottesville, VA |
| 11/19/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Mercer | W 72–54 | 3–0 | Hawkins Arena (2,731) Macon, GA |
| 11/21/2017* 7:00 pm | | Western Carolina | W 76–50 | 4–0 | Stegeman Coliseum (2,194) Athens, GA |
| 11/25/2017* 4:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | W 79–63 | 5–0 | Marriott Center (900) Provo, UT |
| 11/27/2017* 7:00 pm | | Tennessee Tech | W 56–48 | 6–0 | Stegeman Coliseum (2,115) Athens, GA |
| 11/30/2017* 7:00 pm | | Furman | W 79–44 | 7–0 | Stegeman Coliseum (2,084) Athens, GA |
| 12/03/2017* 4:00 pm, SECN | | No. 2 Texas Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | L 53–81 | 7–1 | Stegeman Coliseum (3,390) Athens, GA |
| 12/14/2017* 5:30 pm | | at North Carolina A&T | W 73–63 | 8–1 | Corbett Sports Center (450) Greensboro, NC |
| 12/17/2017* 1:00 pm, SECN | | Georgia Tech | W 60–53 | 9–1 | Stegeman Coliseum (4,290) Athens, GA |
| 12/19/2017* 11:00 am | | Howard | W 87–47 | 10–1 | Stegeman Coliseum (6,942) Athens, GA |
| 12/21/2017* 1:00 pm | | Wright State | W 87–71 | 11–1 | Stegeman Coliseum (2,137) Athens, GA |
| 12/28/2017* 2:00 pm | | North Florida | W 75–37 | 12–1 | Stegeman Coliseum (2,614) Athens, GA |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2017 6:00 pm, SECN | | No. 5 Mississippi State | L 62–86 | 12–2 (0–1) | Stegeman Coliseum (2,934) Athens, GA |
| 01/04/2018 8:00 pm | | at Vanderbilt | W 81–52 | 13–2 (1–1) | Memorial Gymnasium (2,153) Nashville, TN |
| 01/07/2018 2:00 pm | | at Kentucky | W 56–42 | 14–2 (2–1) | Memorial Coliseum (5,782) Lexington, KY |
| 01/11/2018 7:00 pm | | Arkansas | W 78–65 | 15–2 (3–1) | Stegeman Coliseum (2,229) Athens, GA |
| 01/14/2018 3:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 17 Texas A&M | W 92–84 $^{OT}$ | 16–2 (4–1) | Reed Arena (4,702) College Station, TX |
| 01/21/2018 3:00 pm, SECN | | Auburn | W 60–48 | 17–2 (5–1) | Stegeman Coliseum (5,012) Athens, GA |
| 01/25/2018 7:00 pm | No. 21 | No. 11 Missouri | W 62–50 | 18–2 (6–1) | Stegeman Coliseum (2,668) Athens, GA |
| 01/28/2018 2:00 pm | No. 21 | at Florida | W 66–57 | 19–2 (7–1) | O'Connell Center (1,701) Gainesville, FL |
| 02/01/2018 8:00 pm | No. 17 | at LSU | L 60–71 | 19–3 (7–2) | Maravich Center (1,805) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 02/04/2018 2:00 pm | No. 17 | Ole Miss | W 69–45 | 20–3 (8–2) | Stegeman Coliseum (4,700) Athens, GA |
| 02/08/2018 7:00 pm | No. 18 | Vanderbilt | W 67–55 | 21–3 (9–2) | Stegeman Coliseum (3,490) Athens, GA |
| 02/11/2018 3:00 pm, SECN | No. 18 | at No. 11 Tennessee | L 46–62 | 21–4 (9–3) | Thompson–Boling Arena (12,523) Knoxville, TN |
| 02/15/2018 7:00 pm | No. 20 | No. 8 South Carolina | L 65–77 | 21–5 (9–4) | Stegeman Coliseum (4,072) Athens, GA |
| 02/19/2018 7:00 pm, SECN | No. 19 | at Ole Miss | W 66–52 | 22–5 (10–4) | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,209) Oxford, MS |
| 02/22/2018 8:00 pm | No. 19 | at Alabama | W 49–43 $^{OT}$ | 23–5 (11–4) | Coleman Coliseum (2,103) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 02/25/2018 Noon, SECN | No. 19 | Florida | W 63–43 | 24–5 (12–4) | Stegeman Coliseum (4,568) Athens, GA |
| SEC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2018 7:30 pm, SECN | (3) No. 19 | vs. (6) No. 14 Missouri Quarterfinals | W 55–44 | 25–5 | Bridgestone Arena (7,489) Nashville, TN |
| 03/03/2018 7:30 pm, ESPNU | (3) No. 19 | vs. (2) No. 8 South Carolina Semifinals | L 49–71 | 25–6 | Bridgestone Arena (8,819) Nashville, TN |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/17/2018* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | (4 A) No. 18 | (13 A) No. 25 Mercer First Round | W 68–63 | 26–6 | Stegeman Coliseum (3,457) Athens, GA |
| 03/19/2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | (4 A) No. 18 | (5 A) No. 20 Duke Second Round | L 40–66 | 26–7 | Stegeman Coliseum (2,908) Athens, GA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Albany Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | — | — | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | 21 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | Not released |
| Coaches | — | —^ | — | RV | — | — | RV | — | — | RV | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.