2017–18 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team explained

Mode:	Women's basketball
Year:	2017–18
Prev Year:	2016–17
Next Year:	2018–19
Team:	Nicholls State Colonels
Conference:	Southland Conference
Short Conf:	Southland
Record:	19–13
Conf Record:	11–7
Head Coach:	DoBee Plaisance
Hc Year:	10th
Asst Coach1:	Justin Payne
Asst Coach2:	Kris Goff
Asst Coach3:	Jenny Nash
Stadium:	Stopher Gym
Champion:	Southland Tournament Champions
Bowl:	NCAA tournament
Bowl Result:	first round

The 2017–18 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team represented Nicholls State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Colonels, led by tenth year head coach DoBee Plaisance, played their home games at Stopher Gym and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 11–7 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They won their first Southland women's tournament and earns an automatic trip to their first NCAA women's tournament in school history where they lost in the first round to Mississippi State.

Previous season

The Colonels finished the season 10–20 overall and 7–11 in Southland play a three-way tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Southland women's tournament to McNeese State.

Roster

Sources:^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Sources:^{[3] [4]} |-!colspan=12 style=";"| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=12 style=";"| Southland regular season|-!colspan=12 style=";"| Southland Women's Tournament|-!colspan=12 style=";"| Southland 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																				N/A
Coaches																				RV

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

See also

• 2017–18 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2017-18 Women's Basketbal Roster. The Official Site of Nicholls Athletics. Nicholls State University. March 4, 2018.
2. Web site: Nicholls Colonels Roster. Nicholls Colonels. ESPN. March 4, 2018.
3. Web site: 2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule. The Official Site of Ncholls Athletics. Nicholls Colonels Athletics. March 4, 2018.
4. Web site: Nicholls Colonels Schedule - 2017-18. Nicholls Colonels. ESPN. March 4, 2018.