2017–18 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team explained

Mode:	Women's Basketball
Year:	2017–18
Team:	Gonzaga Bulldogs
Conference:	West Coast Conference
Short Conf:	WCC
Record:	27–6
Conf Record:	17–1
Hc Year:	4th
Asst Coach1:	Jordan Green
Asst Coach2:	Stacy Clinesmith
Asst Coach3:	Craig Fortier
Champion:	WCC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
Bowl:	NCAA Women's Tournament
Bowl Result:	first round

The 2017–18 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team represents Gonzaga University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the "Zags"), are members of the West Coast Conference. The Bulldogs, led by fourth year head coach Lisa Fortier, play their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the university campus in Spokane, Washington.^{[1] [2] [3]} They finished the season 27–6, 17–1 in WCC play to win the WCC regular season. They defeat Pepperdine, San Francisco and San Diego to become champions of the WCC women's basketball tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost in the first round to Stanford.

Previous season

They finished the season 26–7, 14–4 in WCC play to win the WCC regular season. They defeat Pacific, San Francisco and Saint Mary's to become champions of the WCC women's basketball tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they were defeated by Oklahoma in the first round.

Schedule

^[4] |-!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| WCC regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| WCC Women's Tournament|-!colspan=9 style=| NCAA Women's Tournament

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

+ Regular Season Polls	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	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	N/A
Coaches	RV	N/A	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

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		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• 2017–18 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2017-18 Gonzaga Women's Basketball Quick Facts . . April 29, 2022 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180114073634/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/gonz/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2017-18/quick_facts/quick_facts.pdf . January 14, 2018.
2. Web site: Gonzaga Bulldogs Women's Basketball - Bulldogs News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More . ESPN . 2018-01-13.
3. Web site: Gonzaga Bulldogs on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games . Sports.yahoo.com . 2018-01-13.
4. Web site: 2017–18 Women's Basketball Schedule - Gonzaga University Official Athletic Site Gonzaga University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball . Gozags.com . 2018-01-13 . 2015-07-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150704084347/http://www.gozags.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/gonz-w-baskbl-sched.html . dead .