2017–18 Southeastern Conference women's basketball season explained

2017–18 SEC Women's Basketball Season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
Pixels:125px
No Of Teams:14
Draft:WNBA Draft
Draft Link:2018 WNBA draft
Top Pick:A'ja Wilson (South Carolina)
Picked By:Las Vegas Aces, 1st overall
Season:Regular season
Season Champs:Mississippi State
Season Champ Name:2018 SEC Champions
Mvp Link:Southeastern Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:2018 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament
Finals Champ:South Carolina
Finals Runner-Up:Mississippi State
Finals Mvp Link:SEC Women's Basketball Tournament#Champions
Seasonslistnames:Basketball
Prevseason Link:2016–17 Southeastern Conference women's basketball season
Prevseason Year:2016–17
Nextseason Link:2018–19 Southeastern Conference women's basketball season
Nextseason Year:2018–19

The 2017–18 Southeastern Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in late December 2017 and concluded in February 2018, followed by the 2018 SEC women's basketball tournament at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

Pre-season

Pre-season team predictions

Media[1] Coaches[2]
1.South Carolina
2.Mississippi State
3.Missouri
4.TennesseeTexas A&M
5.Texas A&MTennessee
6.Kentucky
7.LSU
8.Georgia
9.Alabama
10.AuburnVanderbilt
11.VanderbiltAuburn
12.FloridaOle Miss
13.Ole MissFlorida
14.Arkansas

Pre-season All-SEC teams

MediaCoaches
A'ja Wilson South CarolinaWilson
Victoria Vivians Mississippi StateVivians
Morgan William Mississippi StateWilliam
Sophie Cunningham MissouriCunningham
Mercedes Russell TennesseeRussell
Raigyne Louis LSU
Jaime Nared Tennessee
Khaalia Hillsman Texas A&M</small>

Head coaches

Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and SEC records are from time at current school.

TeamHead coachPrevious jobSeasons at schoolOverall recordSEC recordNCAA tournamentsNCAA Final FoursNCAA championships
AlabamaTexas Tech5th373–21464–65910
ArkansasWashington1st98–41–310
AuburnGeorgetown6th231–18030–52400
FloridaBelmont1st79–50–200
GeorgiaGeorgia (ass't)3rd37–2516–16100
KentuckyMemphis11th271–129102–54800
LSUUCLA7th185–10948–46700
Mississippi StateSam Houston State6th204–16145–35310
MissouriIllinois State8th458–25736–40400
Ole MissKentucky5th58–6817–43000
South CarolinaTemple10th393–16097–451221
TennesseeTennessee (ass't)6th128–4660–20500
Texas A&MArkansas15th739–30451–272321
VanderbiltIndiana2nd14–164–12000

Weekly rankings

See main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.

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AlabamaAP NRRVRVNR
CNR
ArkansasAP NR
CNR
AuburnAP NR
CNR
FloridaAPNR
CNR
GeorgiaAP NRNRRVRVNRNRNRNRNRRVRV211718201919
CRVRVNRNRNRNRRVNRRV24201818191918
KentuckyAP RV25222220RVNR
CRVRV2223RVNR
LSUAPRVNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRRVNRNRRVRVRV2424
CRVNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRRVRVRV
Mississippi StateAP 77666555543222222
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MissouriAP 1623231917161616151211111515131114
C1619181716161616131211151513913
Ole MissAP NR
CNR
South CarolinaAP 443554444910977878
Coaches 22665555810768868
TennesseeAP 1413121211777766101211111512
Coaches 18141313777767101311111412
Texas A&MAP 2019191821191922191716151414171715
CRV252122222021191617151214181816
VanderbiltAP NR
CNR
Source:[3]

Regular season matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

  AlabamaArkansasAuburnFloridaGeorgiaKentuckyLSUMississippi StateMissouriOle MissSouth CarolinaTennesseeTexas A&MVanderbilt
ARK AUB UF UGA UK LSU MSU MU MISS USC TENN A&M VANDY -->vs. Alabama– 1–11–00–10–01–00–11–01–00–01–00–01–00–1
vs. Arkansas1–1– 0–11–01–01–00–01–01–00–11–01–00–01–0
vs. Auburn0–11–0– 0–11–01–01–10–00–00–01–02–02–00–0
vs. Florida1–00–11–0– 1–01–01–02–01–01–10–00–00–00–0
vs. Georgia0–00–10–10–1– 0–11–01–00–10–10–00–00–10–2
vs. Kentucky0–10–10–10–11–0– 1–00–01–00–01–01–01–01–0
vs. LSU1–00–11–10–10–10–1– 1–00–10–00–00–11–00–1
vs. Mississippi State0–10–10–00–20–10–00–1– 0–10–20–10–00–00–0
vs. Missouri0–10–00–00–11–00–11–01–0– 0–11–10–10–00–1
vs. Ole Miss0–01–00–01–11–00–00–02–01–0– 1–01–01–01–0
vs. South Carolina0–10–10–10–10–10–20–01–01–10–1– 2–00–10–1
vs. Tennessee1–00–10–10–10–10–11–01–01–00–10–2– 1–10–2
vs. Texas A&M0–10–10–20–11–00–11–11–10–00–11–01–1– 0–1
vs. Vanderbilt1–00–11–01–02–00–11–01–01–00–11–02–01–0–ARK AUB UF UGA UK LSU MSU MU MISS USC TENN A&M VANDY -->
Total7–9 3–13 5–11 3–13 12–4 6–10 11–5 16–0 11–5 1–15 12–4 11–5 11–5 3–13

Attendance

TeamArenaCapacity Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Game 8Total Average% of capacity
Game 9Game 10Game 11Game 12Game 13Game 14Game 15Game 16
style= rowspan=2AlabamaColeman Coliseum15,3832,4142,0354,1792,0092,2291,9712,0702,41027,7702,314
1,3702,3232,1172,643
style= rowspan=2ArkansasBud Walton Arena19,3684,7191,7391,1321,1391,8211,4811,3881,70117,7211,172
1,2881,313
style= rowspan=2AuburnAuburn Arena9,1211,4891,8792,7692,5891,5851,7491,7881,98021,2952,130
2,1103,357
style= rowspan=2FloridaO'Connell Center10,1331,5091,1432,9891,0091,5121,0081,0541,00820,8861,492
1,2061,3051,5091,3322,6011,701
style= rowspan=2GeorgiaStegeman Coliseum10,5233,2922,1942,1152,0843,3904,2906,9422,13741,9013,223
2,6142,9342,2295,0122,668
style= rowspan=2KentuckyMemorial Coliseum10,0004,3134,2564,7104,2764,5614,0715,8714,75362,9925,249
8,9215,7826,5214,957
style= rowspan=2LSUPete Maravich Assembly Center13,2152,3531,6652,0111,7462,0202,5251,7654,33318,4182,302
style= rowspan=2Mississippi StateHumphrey Coliseum10,5756,8114,5845,3215,1385,0105,4454,9538,53574,0936,174
5,3987,1619,0106,727
style= rowspan=2MissouriMizzou Arena15,0613,3514,2513,0683,3453,4703,2344,6303,25338,4733,847
4,6525,219
style= rowspan=2Ole MissThe Pavilion at Ole Miss9,5008,3027,0428171,1126,2978738,2291,15542,2573,521
1,0181,3239315,158
style= rowspan=2South CarolinaColonial Life Arena18,00013,72312,47112,02013,05411,73213,34513,43112,011160,82713,402
14,76312,84413,43318,000
style= rowspan=2TennesseeThompson–Boling Arena21,6788,8697,5537,8187,3118,0047,1879,6518,66397,5318,867
10,02313,4369,016
style= rowspan=2Texas A&MReed Arena12,9893,0852,8673,3153,1232,8153,0093,3917,18053,9103,851
3,8864,3163,6625,0534,7023,506
style= rowspan=2VanderbiltMemorial Gymnasium14,3162,8665,3672,4952,2922,3302,15327,0672,707
2,1122,2122,2313,009

Postseason

SEC tournament

See main article: 2018 SEC women's basketball tournament.

2018 SEC women's basketball tournament seeds and results
SeedSchoolConf.Over.TiebreakerFirst round
February 28		Second round
March 1		Quarterfinals
March 2		Semifinals
March 3		Championship
March 4
1‡†Mississippi State16–032–1ByeByevs. #9 Kentucky
W, 81–58		vs. #5 TAMU
W, 70–55		vs. #2 South Carolina
L, 51–62
2†South Carolina 12–425–61–0 vs. UGAByeByevs. #7 Tennessee
W, 73–62		vs. #3 Georgia
W, 71–49		vs. #1 Mississippi State
W, 62–51
3†Georgia12–425–60–1 vs. SCByeByevs. #6 Missouri
W, 55–41		vs. #2 South Carolina
L, 49–71
4†LSU11–519–91–0 vs. Missouri, 1–0 vs. UT, 1–1 vs. TAMUByeByevs. #5 TAMU
L, 69–75
5
  1. Texas A&M
11–524–81–0 vs. Missouri, 1–1 vs. LSU, 1–1 vs. UTByevs. #13 Arkansas
W, 82–52		vs. #4 LSU
W, 75–69		vs. #1 Mississippi State
L, 55–70
6
  1. Missouri
11–524–71–0 vs. UT, 0–1 LSU, 0–1 vs. TAMUByevs. #14 Ole Miss
W, 59–50		vs. #3 Georgia
L, 41–55
7
  1. Tennessee
11–524–71–1 vs. TAMU, 0–1 vs. LSU, 0–1 vs. MissouriByevs. #10 Auburn
W, 64–61		vs. #2 South Carolina
L, 62–73
8
  1. Alabama
7–917–13Byevs. #9 Kentucky
L, 64–79
9
  1. Kentucky
6–1015–17Byevs. #8 Alabama
W, 79–64		vs. #1 Mississippi State
L, 58–81
10
  1. Auburn
5–1114–15Byevs. #7 Tennessee
L, 61–64
11Florida3–1311–191–0 vs. Vanderbilt, 1–0 vs. Arkansasvs. #14 Ole Miss
L, 42–48
12Vanderbilt3–137–240–1 vs. UF, 0–1 vs. Arkansasvs. #13 Arkansas
L, 76–88
13Arkansas3–1313–180–1 vs. UF, 1–0 vs. Vanderbiltvs. #12 Vanderbilt
W, 88–76		vs. #5 TAMU
L, 52–82
14Ole Miss1–1512–19vs. #11 Florida
W, 48–42		vs. #6 Missouri
L, 50–59
‡ – SEC regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed
† – Received a double bye in the conference tournament
# – Received a single bye in the conference tournament
Overall records include all games played in the tournament.

NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

See main article: 2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

SeedBracketSchoolFirst roundSecond roundSweet 16Elite 8Final FourChampionship
1Kansas CityMississippi Statevs. #16 Nicholls State
W, 95–50		vs. #9 Oklahoma State
W, 71–56		vs. #4 NC State
W, 71–57		vs. #3 UCLA
W, 89–73		vs. #1 Louisville
W, 73–63OT		vs. #1 Notre Dame
L, 58–61
2AlbanySouth Carolinavs. #15 NC A&T<br/>W, 63–52vs. #10 Virginia
W, 66–56		vs. #11 Buffalo
W, 79–63		vs. #1 Connecticut
L, 65–94
3LexingtonTennesseevs. #14 Liberty
W, 100–60		vs. #6 Oregon State
L, 59–66
4AlbanyGeorgiavs. #13 Mercer
W, 68–63		vs. #5 Duke
L, 40–66
4SpokaneTexas A&Mvs. #13 Drake
W, 89–76		vs. #5 DePaul
W, 80–79		vs. #1 Notre Dame
L, 84–90
5LexingtonMissourivs. #12 Florida Gulf Coast
L, 70–80
6SpokaneLSUvs. #11 Central Michigan
L, 69–78
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Women's National Invitation tournament

See main article: 2018 Women's National Invitation Tournament.

WNBA draft

See main article: 2018 WNBA draft.

width=30Pickwidth=333Playerwidth=383WNBA teamwidth=333School
1A'ja WilsonSouth Carolina
3Diamond DeShieldsChicago SkyTennessee / Çukurova (Turkey)
8Victoria ViviansIndiana FeverMississippi State
13Jaime NaredLas Vegas AcesTennessee
22Mercedes RussellNew York LibertyTennessee
25Raigyne LouisLas Vegas AcesLSU
27Mackenzie EngramAtlanta DreamGeorgia

Honors and awards

All-SEC awards and teams

Notes and References

  1. Media tabs Gamecocks as SEC Women's Champion. Southeastern Conference . October 16, 2017 . November 6, 2017.
  2. Coaches tab Gamecocks as 2018 SEC women's basketball champs . Southeastern Conference . November 1, 2017 . November 6, 2017.
  3. https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-women/d1 NCAA Women's Basketball Division 1 Rankings

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