| Mode: | Women's basketball |
| Year: | 2017–18 |
| Team: | Harvard Crimson |
| Conference: | Ivy League |
| Short Conf: | Ivy |
| Record: | 18 - 11 |
| Conf Record: | 10 - 4 |
| Hc Year: | 36th |
| Asst Coach1: | Mike Roux |
| Asst Coach2: | Megan Straumann |
| Asst Coach3: | Jasmine Sborov |
| Bowl: | WNIT |
| Bowl Result: | First Round |
The 2017–18 Harvard Crimson women's basketball team represents Harvard University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crimson, led by thirty-sixth year head coach Kathy Delaney-Smith, play their home games at the Lavietes Pavilion and were members of the Ivy League.[1] [2] [3] They finished the season 18–11, 10–4 in Ivy League play to finish in third place. They lost in the semifinals of the Ivy women's tournament to Penn. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost to Fordham in the first round.
They finished the season 21–6, 8–6 in Ivy League play to finish in third place. They lost in the semifinals of the Ivy women's tournament to Princeton. They were invited to the WNIT where defeated New Hampshire in the first round before losing to St. John's in the second round.
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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 |
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| Increase in ranking | |||
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| No Change | |||
| (RV) | Received Votes | ||
| (NR) | Not Ranked |