2017–18 Southeastern Conference women's basketball season


The 2017–18 Southeastern Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in late-December 2017 and concluded in February 2018, followed by the 2018 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

Pre-season

Pre-season team predictions

Pre-season All-SEC teams

MediaCoaches
A'ja Wilson South CarolinaWilson
Victoria Vivians Mississippi StateVivians
Morgan William Mississippi StateWilliam
Sophie Cunningham MissouriCunningham
Mercedes Russell TennesseeRussell
Raigyne Louis LSU
Jaime Nared Tennessee
Khaalia Hillsman Texas A&M

Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and SEC records are from time at current school.
TeamHead coachPrevious jobSeasons at schoolOverall recordSEC recordNCAA TournamentsNCAA Final FoursNCAA Championships
AlabamaTexas Tech5th373–21464–65910
ArkansasWashington1st98–41–310
AuburnGeorgetown6th231–18030–52400
FloridaBelmont1st79–50–200
GeorgiaGeorgia 3rd37–2516–16100
KentuckyMemphis11th271–129102–54800
LSUUCLA7th185–10948–46700
Mississippi StateSam Houston State6th204–16145–35310
MissouriIllinois State8th458–25736–40400
Ole MissKentucky5th58–6817–43000
South CarolinaTemple10th393–16097–451221
TennesseeTennessee 6th128–4660–20500
Texas A&MArkansas15th739–30451–272321
VanderbiltIndiana2nd14–164–12000

Weekly rankings

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Regular season matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

Attendance

Postseason

SEC Tournament

SeedBracketSchoolFirst RoundSecond RoundSweet 16Elite 8Final FourChampionship
1Kansas CityMississippi Statevs. #16 Nicholls State
W, 95–50		vs. #9 Oklahoma State
W, 71–56		vs. #4 NC State
W, 71–57		vs. #3 UCLA
W, 89–73		vs. #1 Louisville
W, 73–63OT		vs. #1 Notre Dame
L, 58–61
2AlbanySouth Carolinavs. #15 NC A&T
W, 63–52		vs. #10 Virginia
W, 66–56		vs. #11 Buffalo
W, 79–63		vs. #1 Connecticut
L, 65–94
3LexingtonTennesseevs. #14 Liberty
W, 100–60		vs. #6 Oregon State
L, 59–66
4AlbanyGeorgiavs. #13 Mercer
W, 68–63		vs. #5 Duke
L, 40–66
4SpokaneTexas A&Mvs. #13 Drake
W, 89–76		vs. #5 DePaul
W, 80–79		vs. #1 Notre Dame
L, 84–90
5LexingtonMissourivs. #12 Florida Gulf Coast
L, 70–80
6SpokaneLSUvs. #11 Central Michigan
L, 69–78
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Women's National Invitation Tournament

SchoolFirst RoundSecond RoundThird RoundQuarterfinals
Alabama
vs. Southern
W, 69–56		vs. UCF
W, 80–61		vs. Georgia Tech
W, 61–59		vs. Virginia Tech
L, 67–74

WNBA draft

PickPlayerWNBA TeamSchool
1A'ja WilsonLas Vegas AcesSouth Carolina
3Diamond DeShieldsChicago SkyTennessee / Çukurova
8Victoria ViviansIndiana FeverMississippi State
13Jaime NaredLas Vegas AcesTennessee
22Mercedes RussellNew York LibertyTennessee
25Raigyne LouisLas Vegas AcesLSU
27Mackenzie EngramAtlanta DreamGeorgia

Honors and awards

All-SEC awards and teams