2017–18 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team explained

Mode:	Women's basketball
Year:	2017–18
Team:	Stanford Cardinal
Conference:	Pac-12 Conference
Short Conf:	Pac-12
Coachrank:	13
Aprank:	15
Record:	24–11
Conf Record:	14–3
Hc Year:	32nd
Asst Coach2:	Tempie Brown
Bowl Result:	Sweet Sixteen

The 2017–18 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal, led by thirty-second year head coach Tara VanDerveer, played their home games at the Maples Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference.^{[1] [2] [3]} They finished the season 24–11, 14–3 in Pac-12 play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Oregon. They received an at-large the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Gonzaga and Florida Gulf Coast in the first and second rounds before losing to Louisville in the sweet sixteen.

Schedule

^[4] |-!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:white;"| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:white;"| Pac-12 regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#;"| Pac-12 Women's Tournament|-!colspan=9 style="background:#;"| NCAA Women's Tournament

• The February 25th game versus Washington State cougars was cancelled due to the death of the Cougars' director of strength and conditioning David Lang.

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	10	14	14	16	18	18	18	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	24	17	14	16	16	15	15	N/A
Coaches	9	12	14	18	18	17	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	21	20	20	20	20	19	13

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

See also

2017–18 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

Notes and References

1. Web site: Courtesy: Stanford Athletics . Women's Basketball History - GoStanford.com | Stanford Athletics . GoStanford.com . 2017-11-12.
2. Web site: Mechelle Voepel . Stanford Cardinal Women's Basketball - Cardinal News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More . ESPN . 2017-11-12.
3. Web site: Stanford Cardinal . Stanford Cardinal on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games . Sports.yahoo.com . 2017-11-12.
4. Web site: Stanford Athletics . GoStanford.com . 2017-11-12.