2017–18 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal, led by thirty-second year head coach Tara VanDerveer, played their home games at the Maples Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 14–3 in Pac-12 play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Pac-12 Women's Tournament where they lost to Oregon. They received an at-large the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Gonzaga and Florida Gulf Coast in the first and second rounds before losing to Louisville in the sweet sixteen.Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:white;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:white;"| Pac-12 regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#;"| Pac-12 Women's Tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#;"| NCAA Women's Tournament
Poll | Pre- Season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Final |
AP | 10 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | N/A |
Coaches | 9 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 13 |