| Mode: | Women's Basketball |
| Year: | 2017–18 |
| Team: | UMass Minutewomen |
| Conference: | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | A-10 |
| Record: | 14 - 16 |
| Conf Record: | 6 - 10 |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach1: | Danny Hughes |
| Asst Coach2: | Candice Finley |
| Asst Coach3: | Candice Walker |
The 2017–18 UMass Minutewomen basketball team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2017–18 college basketball season. The Minutewomen, led by second year head coach Tory Verdi, were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center.[1] [2] [3] They finished the season 14–16, 6–10 in A-10 play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 women's tournament to Saint Louis.
All non-televised Minutewomen home games and conference road games stream on the A-10 Digital Network. WMUA carries Minutewomen games with Mike Knittle on the call.
[4] |-!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:#FFFFFF;"| A-10 Regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:#FFFFFF;"| Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
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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| AP | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches |
| Increase in ranking | |||
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| No Change | |||
| (RV) | Received Votes | ||
| (NR) | Not Ranked |