| Mode: | Women's basketball |
| Year: | 2017–18 |
| Team: | Houston Cougars |
| Conference: | American Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | The American |
| Record: | 20–12 |
| Conf Record: | 9–7 |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach1: | Tai Dillard |
| Asst Coach2: | Victoria Picott |
| Asst Coach3: | Jamila Ganter |
| Bowl: | WNIT |
| Bowl Result: | First Round |
The 2017–18 Houston Cougars women's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the fifth for the Cougars as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Cougars, led by fourth year head coach Ronald Hughey, played their home games at Health and Physical Education Arena due to renovations at Hofheinz Pavilion, which will be renamed Fertitta Center and will reopen during the 2018–19 season.[1] [2] [3] They finished the season 20–12, 9–7 in The American play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost to Tulsa in the first round of the American Athletic Conference women's tournament. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to South Dakota.
All Cougars games home and away are aired on the Houston Cougars IMG Sports Network, streamed online via the Houston Portal, with Gerald Sanchez and Louis Ray on the call. Before conference season home games streamed on Houston All-Access. Conference home games rotated between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and the Houston Portal. Road games typically streamed on the opponents' websites, though some conference road games also appeared on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.
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2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
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