2017–18 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team explained

Mode:	Women's Basketball
Year:	2017–18
Team:	Villanova Wildcats
Conference:	Big East Conference
Short Conf:	Big East
Record:	23–9
Conf Record:	12–6
Hc Year:	40th
Asst Coach1:	Joe Mullaney
Asst Coach2:	Laura Kurz
Asst Coach3:	Shanette Lee
Champion:	TD Bank Classic Champions
Bowl:	NCAA Women's Tournament
Bowl Result:	second round

The 2017–18 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team represents Villanova University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by fortieth year head coach Harry Perretta, play their games at Jake Nevin Field House due to renovations at The Pavilion and were members of the Big East Conference.^{[1] [2] [3]} They finished the season 23–9, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament to Georgetown. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated South Dakota State in the first round before losing to Notre Dame in the second round.

Previous season

They finished the season 20–15, 11–7 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament to St. John's. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Princeton, Drexel and James Madison in the first, second and third rounds, Indiana in the quarterfinals before losing to Michigan in the semifinals.

Schedule

^[4] |-!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| Big East Women's Tournament|-!colspan=9 style=| NCAA 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	NR	NR	RV	25	22	20	20	18	21	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	RV	N/A	RV	24	20	19	18	18	21	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV

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		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

See also

• 2017–18 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

Notes and References

1. Web site: Villanova University Official Athletic Site Villanova University Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball . Villanova.Com . 2018-02-21.
2. Web site: Villanova Wildcats Women's Basketball - Wildcats News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More . ESPN . 2018-02-21.
3. Web site: Villanova Wildcats . Villanova Wildcats on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games . Sports.yahoo.com . 2018-02-21.
4. Web site: Villanova Women's Basketball Official Schedule :: Villanova University Official Athletic Site Villanova University Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball . Villanova.com . 2018-02-21 . 2014-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141018010520/http://www.villanova.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/nova-w-baskbl-sched.html . dead .