# 2017–18 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team

The 2017–18 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team represented the University of South Florida in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulls, coached by Jose Fernandez in his eighteenth season, played their home games at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida. This was USF's fifth season as a member of the American Athletic Conference, known as The American or AAC. They finished the season 26–8, 13–3 in AAC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the American Athletic Conference women's tournament for the fourth year in a row, where they lost to Connecticut for the fourth time. They received at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they got upset by Buffalo in the first round.

## Media

All Bulls games aired on Bullscast Radio or CBS 1010 AM. Conference home games rotated between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and Bullscast. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 5:30 pm | No. 23 | LSU | W 61–55 | 1–0 | USF Sun Dome (4,192) Tampa, FL |
| 11/12/2017* 2:00 pm | No. 23 | Houston Baptist | W 90–43 | 2–0 | USF Sun Dome (2,022) Tampa, FL |
| 11/17/2017* 7:00 pm | No. 22 | Arkansas State | W 98–55 | 3–0 | USF Sun Dome (2,276) Tampa, FL |
| 11/20/2017* 7:00 pm | No. 17 | Butler | W 71–55 | 4–0 | USF Sun Dome (2,223) Tampa, FL |
| 11/24/2017* 5:00 pm | No. 17 | vs. Washington State Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals | W 82–45 | 5–0 | Germain Arena (1,207) Estero, FL |
| 11/25/2017* 7:30 pm | No. 17 | vs. No. 6 Notre Dame Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals | L 66–76 | 5–1 | Germain Arena (1,537) Estero, FL |
| 11/26/2017* 5:00 pm | No. 17 | vs. St. John's Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game | W 68–59 | 6–1 | Germain Arena (1,707) Estero, FL |
| 12/02/2017* 2:00 pm | No. 17 | at George Washington | W 83–78 | 7–1 | Charles E. Smith Center (1,125) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/09/2017* 3:00 pm | No. 16 | at Oklahoma | L 74–79 | 7–2 | Lloyd Noble Center (3,896) Norman, OK |
| 12/15/2017* 7:00 pm | No. 22 | Southern | W 108–48 | 8–2 | USF Sun Dome (2,047) Tampa, FL |
| 12/17/2017* 3:00 pm | No. 22 | vs. FIU | W 82–52 | 9–2 | Rick Case Arena (350) Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 12/20/2017* 8:30 pm | No. 22 | vs. Dayton New Orleans Shootout | W 93–87 $^{OT}$ | 10–2 | Convocation Center (183) New Orleans, LA |
| 12/20/2017* 8:30 pm | No. 22 | vs. Michigan State New Orleans Shootout | L 73–83 | 10–3 | Convocation Center (420) New Orleans, LA |
| 12/31/2017 12:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 25 | Tulane | W 75–46 | 11–3 (1–0) | USF Sun Dome (2,018) Tampa, FL |
| 01/03/2018 7:00 pm | | at Cincinnati | W 69–46 | 12–3 (2–0) | St. Ursula Academy Gymnasium (322) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/06/2018 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | | No. 1 Connecticut | L 49–100 | 12–4 (2–1) | USF Sun Dome (6,659) Tampa, FL |
| 01/10/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Temple | W 89–73 | 13–4 (3–1) | McGonigle Hall (702) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/14/2018 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | UCF Rivalry | W 62–45 | 14–4 (4–1) | USF Sun Dome (2,370) Tampa, FL |
| 01/17/2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Memphis | W 81–62 | 15–4 (5–1) | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (454) Memphis, TN |
| 01/21/2018 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Wichita State | L 56–64 | 15–5 (5–2) | Charles Koch Arena (1,462) Wichita, KS |
| 01/28/2018 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | Temple | W 76–60 | 16–5 (6–2) | USF Sun Dome (2,080) Tampa, FL |
| 01/31/2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Tulsa | W 71–57 | 17–5 (7–2) | Reynolds Center (157) Tulsa, OK |
| 02/03/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Tulane | W 63–53 | 18–5 (8–2) | Devlin Fieldhouse (775) New Orleans, LA |
| 02/07/2018 7:00 pm | | East Carolina | W 88–49 | 19–5 (9–2) | USF Sun Dome (2,009) Tampa, FL |
| 02/11/2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 13 Ohio State | W 84–65 | 20–5 | USF Sun Dome (2,852) Tampa, FL |
| 02/14/2018 7:00 pm, ADN | No. 22 | SMU | W 64–54 | 21–5 (10–2) | USF Sun Dome (2,004) Tampa, FL |
| 02/18/2018 12:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 22 | at UCF Rivalry | W 77–68 $^{OT}$ | 22–5 (11–2) | CFE Arena (3,550) Orlando, FL |
| 02/21/2018 7:00 pm | No. 18 | Houston | W 81–65 | 23–5 (12–2) | USF Sun Dome (2,223) Tampa, FL |
| 02/24/2018 5:00 pm | No. 18 | Cincinnati | W 84–65 | 24–5 (13–2) | USF Sun Dome (2,574) Tampa, FL |
| 02/26/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 20 | at No. 1 Connecticut | L 53–82 | 24–6 (13–3) | Gampel Pavilion (9,115) Storrs, CT |
| AAC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2018 2:30 pm, ESPNU | (2) No. 20 | vs. (7) East Carolina Quarterfinals | W 80–44 | 25–6 | Mohegan Sun Arena (3,392) Uncasville, CT |
| 03/05/2018 4:30 pm, ESPNU | (2) No. 19 | vs. (3) UCF Semifinals | W 74–59 | 26–6 | Mohegan Sun Arena (6,033) Uncasville, CT |
| 03/06/2018 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2) No. 19 | vs. (1) No. 1 Connecticut Championship Game | L 54–70 | 26–7 | Mohegan Sun Arena (7,501) Uncasville, CT |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/17/2018* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | (6 A) No. 19 | vs. (11 A) Buffalo First Round | L 79–102 | 26–8 | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (3,507) Tallahassee, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Albany Region. All times are in EST. ||||||

## Rankings

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