2017–18 Houston Cougars women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Houston Cougars women's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the fifth for the Cougars as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Cougars, led by fourth year head coach Ronald Hughey, played their home games at Health and Physical Education Arena due to renovations at Hofheinz Pavilion, which will be renamed Fertitta Center and will reopen during the 2018–19 season. They finished the season 20–12, 9–7 in The American play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost to Tulsa in the first round of the American Athletic Conference women's tournament. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to South Dakota.

2017–18 Houston Cougars women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record20–12 (9–7 The American)
Head coach
  • Ronald Hughey (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Tai Dillard
  • Victoria Picott
  • Jamila Ganter
Home arenaH&PE Arena
2017–18 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 UConn †16–0 1.00036–1  .973
No. 19 South Florida13–3 .81326–8  .765
UCF12–4 .75022–11  .667
Cincinnati10–6 .62519–13  .594
Houston9–7 .56320–12  .625
Wichita State9–7 .56314–17  .452
East Carolina7–9 .43816–15  .516
Tulane5–11 .31314–17  .452
Memphis5–11 .31310–20  .333
SMU4–12 .25010–20  .333
Temple3–13 .18812–19  .387
Tulsa3–13 .18810–21  .323
† 2018 American Tournament winner
As of 30 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll
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